Finance Business Partner
Endeavour Group
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!
About the Role
- Love what you do and leave your mark
- Partner with Store Operations State Leadership teams to drive performance & improvements
- Be based in either Sydney, or Melbourne in this hybrid role
As a Finance Business Partner - Retail Operations, you will effectively partner with the Store Operations State Leadership teams across both of our major retail banners, BWS and Dan Murphy's.
Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, Retail Operations, this role leverages commercial acumen to drive performance for the State, using data to drive impactful decision making and improvements in retail performance.
You will also be a key partner in optimising critical spend across the retail network, identifying opportunities in the fixed and variable cost base.
Sound good? Read on.
Here’s a snapshot of the Finance Business Partner - Store Operations responsibilities:
- Provide financial leadership and commercial recommendations to the State leadership teams to drive growth in like-for-like sales, profitability, and operational excellence.
- Lead the planning, preparation, and review of store budgets while securing clear engagement and buy-in from the leadership teams.
- Deliver accurate, timely, and insightful monthly performance reviews and ad hoc analyses—covering store formats, demographic cohorts, categories, and channels—to drive business actions.
- Lead deep dives into new and existing competitors to achieve better commercial outcomes for our store network.
- Lead the broader Retail business Store Incentive Program by establishing targets, tracking performance against KPIs, and collaborating with the Performance & Reward team.
- Take responsibility for end-to-end financial compliance, including month-end, robust accruals, forecasts, and risks and opportunities (R&O) tracking.
- Provide coaching, mentoring, and leadership across the Endeavour finance and broader Operations teams.
- Proactively lead cross-functional activities, optimize ways of working, and continually identify and implement process improvements.
What do we need from you
Now let’s talk about you:
- 7+ years of progressive finance experience and are ideally CA/CPA qualified.
- Proven retail or FMCG sector expertise is required, with a deep understanding of commercial and operational drivers.
- You possess strong commercial acumen and a proven track record of effective business partnering to drive growth, optimize costs, and influence decision-making across a large-scale retail store network.
- Advanced proficiency in financial systems like SAP, TeamOne, IBM, and Excel , alongside exposure to technology or digital environments where you can translate data insights into financial outcomes.
- You demonstrate strong, impactful communication skills, with a capability to synthesize complex financial data and make the complex simple for senior audiences.
- You exhibit advanced time management and prioritization skills while delivering simple, structured, accurate, and robust outputs.
- You are a collaborative peer who acts on complex decisions, coaches others, and builds a culture of trust and inclusion.
The benefits are good too!
- An exclusive discount card for our ALH Hotels pubs & accommodation, BWS, Dan Murphy’s and other Endeavour Group brands. Through our partnership with Woolworths, you'll also enjoy discounts at Woolies supermarkets and BIG W
- As a valued member of the team, your health and wellbeing is our top priority. You will have access to 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
- Find out more about our range of benefits and discounts here
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.
What's in it for you?
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.
You can learn more about working with us at endeavourgroupcareers.com.au.
Our Talent Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Endeavour Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Finance Business Partner
Richmond, VIC, 3121
- Hybrid
- Full-time