Woolworths

Finance Information Steward

• Permanent role
• Hybrid role, combining work from home and office (office based at Norwest Sydney)
• Critical role in the transformation of how Woolworths manages our organisational finance data

The Opportunity

The purpose of the Finance Information Steward role is to uphold the organisation's financial data governance framework, ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations. This role will define and enforce data standards, manage data quality, and act as a key liaison between finance and IT to protect the integrity of critical financial information

This critical project role supports the Finance BU Data Management Lead to deliver a fit for purpose Data Management capability for WoW Finance, alongside supporting data management capability as part of the Finance Systems Transformation program

In this role, you will work with multiple business groups, building and maintaining strong relationships. You will use your ability to support a diverse set of stakeholder groups to effectively manage their data management requirements, and contribute to our goals of safe and trusted data. 

What you'll do

The Finance Information Steward plays a vital role in maintaining the health and usability of financial data and acts as a guardian of financial information, ensuring it is accurate, reliable, and compliant with organisational and regulatory requirements.

You will:

• Ensure data accuracy, completeness and consistency through regular checks and corrections and identify and resolve data anomalies and errors.
• Establish and monitor data quality metrics and implement processes to continuously improve data quality.
• Implement and enforce data governance policies and standards and ensure compliance with relevant regulations (e.g., GDPR, SOX)
• Manage data access controls and permissions, ensuring data security and privacy
• Oversee the data life cycle from creation to archiving or deletion
• Investigate and resolve data related issues
• Work with key stakeholders including finance, IT, and other departments to ensure data alignment and articulately communicate data governance policies and standards
• Provide training, support and guidance on data management best practices and promote data awareness and literacy
• Support the creation and maintenance of data asset documentation and ensuring this is effectively published within Collibra

What you'll bring

• 5+ years experience working in a variety of Data related roles, ideally within a Finance function
• Proven experience working with financial data and a strong understanding of financial reporting and processes
• Experience in implementing and enforcing data governance policies and ensuring data compliance
• Ability to identify and resolve complex data issues
• Strong knowledge of data quality management principles
• Experience in data validation, cleansing, and metadata management
• Proven experience in building and maintaining strong collaborative working relationships
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to adapt communication styles to suit a diverse audience

What you'll experience

In addition to this exciting role, these are some of the benefits we offer:

• An attractive remuneration package including base + superannuation + bonus
• The opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia across our brands
• Flexible work arrangements
• An exciting career - as our business grows, so do  the opportunities for our people

Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group

We’re a proud part of the Woolworths Group – 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ 

Here you’ll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply. Please let us know in your application if we can assist you with any adjustments in the hiring process.

Finance Information Steward