Finance Manager - Data and Technology

Company Description

Let’s create a more sociable future together

At Endeavour, we’re totally into what we do. With a portfolio that includes Dan Murphy’s, BWS, ALH Hotels, Pinnacle Drinks and more, we love to bring people together. Together we share our passion for our products and industry; it’s what inspires us to dream big, and continue to create new experiences for our customers and teams across Australia. If you thrive on positive energy, we want to meet you!

Job Description

• Work with a supportive team
• Come as you are
• A pivotal role within Finance

We are looking for a Finance Manager - Data and Technology to play a crucial role in two distinct yet interconnected areas of financial oversight. You'll be responsible for Data & Artificial Intelligence (D&AI), which involves partnering closely with the D&AI leadership team, various data product areas, and brand stakeholders.

In this capacity, you'll drive financial performance management and forecasting to enable informed decision-making, optimize costs, prioritize investments, and support strategic planning. Additionally, the role covers Technology finance, where you'll contribute to business case preparation and support, as well as actively work on process optimisation and streamlining initiatives.

Sounds good? Read on.

Here is a taster of what you can expect in this role

• Partner with the Data & AI leadership team, alongside the Senior Finance Manager, to provide financial and commercial insights, support business case development, and drive alignment to financial targets
• Constructively challenge assumptions, influence prioritisation decisions, and help shape the strategic direction of Data & AI investments
• Support preparation and tracking of business cases, ensuring robust ROI analysis and alignment with the Group’s investment framework
• Monitor and report on the financial performance of both capital and operational expenditure across Data & AI
• Provide actionable insights to inform business decisions, support cost optimisation initiatives, and guide resource prioritisation
• Work with the Senior Finance Manager to manage a transparent budget and forecast cycles, including variance analysis, risk identification, and proactive mitigation strategies
• Contribute to the ongoing review and optimisation of the D&AI cost base through analysis of resource mix opportunities and evaluation and measurement of non-resource spend
• Drive transparency in performance reporting by identifying financial risks and opportunities at the initiative, brand, and segment level
• Collaborate with stakeholders across, Retail, and Hotels to ensure visibility of benefits and appropriate attribution within segment P&Ls as value is realised
• Enhance financial reporting to support decision-making, including initiative-level tracking, trend analysis, and insight-driven commentary
• Support financial governance processes including capex vs. opex classification, cost allocation, and adherence to capital governance frameworks
• Provide support to the business for investment cases ensuring any linkages between D&D and Technology are captured 
• Implement finance process best practice across Technology and D&D, considering nuance and where processes can be streamlined, allowing for optimisation.

Qualifications

Now let’s talk about you

This role requires a blend of strong financial acumen, analytical capabilities, and effective business partnering skills, particularly within the fast-evolving domains of data, AI, and technology.

• A Bachelor's degree in Finance, or a related field and CA / CPA qualified
• Minimum 7+ years experience, including finance partnering
• Experience in a technology-driven company or a role supporting technology/data functions would be a significant advantage
• Strong commercial acumen, ability to translate financial data and insights into meaningful and relevant action
• Experience with both capital (capex) and operational (opex) expenditure
• Demonstrated experience in analyzing cost bases, identifying cost-saving opportunities, and evaluating resource mix and non-resource spend
• Strong modelling, analytical skills and an expertise in developing and presenting clear, actionable financial reports.
• Created sustainable commercial value with proven P&L management
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively partner with diverse stakeholders
• Proficiency with financial planning software, ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle), and advanced Excel skills for data analysis and modeling.

Additional Information

The benefits are good too!

• We offer flexible working in every sense
• An exclusive discount card for BWS, Dan Murphy’s, Woolworths, BIG W and other Endeavour Group brands, including our ALH pubs
• Monthly meeting-free days
• Your health and wellbeing is your most important asset, and as one of our valued team members, it’s our first priority. You will have a range of free services to help you live well and support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Endeavour Group is full of opportunities - use our dedicated learning and development options to grow an idea, yourself, and your career. This is just the start, so dream big.

At Endeavour, we value being a workplace where everyone’s welcome - if you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to apply.

We are together creators

With a portfolio that includes Dan Murphy’s, BWS, ALH Hotels, Pinnacle Drinks and more, Endeavour Group is big on sociability. Together we create the moments that bring millions of people together. And together we have more fun, create more opportunities, and score a lot more goals. We’re serious about creating a safe, inclusive and fun place to rock up to where equal opportunity is key, and flexibility is part of how we roll.

We’re all about creating a more sociable future - for our customers and each other. If this job excites you - and you’re close-enough on the requirements, reach out, we’d love to hear from you.

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