Finance Transformation Manager

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

• Bring your passion and feel the energy
• Team discounts across Endeavour Group
• Hybrid/remote working.  We value our people

Endeavour Group is Australia’s largest retail drinks network under the Dan Murphy’s and BWS brands. We also run the country's largest portfolio of licensed hotels (ALH Group).

Endeavour Group demerged from Woolworths in 2021 and as part of the transition is taking the opportunity to transform how we operate as an independent business and establish supporting technology.

As a critical part of the overall One Endeavour Transformation Program, the Finance Transformation Manager (FTM) will be jointly responsible for ensuring business readiness for go live of the Group’s new large ERP system and related finance sub-systems, related operating model and ways of working. You will be responsible for designing and agreeing elements of the Finance template, delivering world class processes which meet the business needs of Endeavour Group, whilst ensuring an appropriate level of internal control and segregation of duties are implemented, in addition to formulation of appropriate policies.

In addition, you will jointly lead the implementation of the Finance template, ensuring business readiness across relevant functional areas and businesses, actively engaging with business stakeholders to gain acceptance, and obtaining buy-in and support from other necessary teams, ultimately delivering a successful go-live within the overall scope of the project. 

Sound good? Read on.

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

• Drive the development, enhancement, and optimisation of processes, systems, and technologies that are critical for the successful implementation of the large ERP system
• Taking the direction from the Head of Finance Transformation, the FTMs will collaborate with Business and Functional Analysts and Leads to identify and document finance requirements. FTMs will also work with the selected System Implementation Partner, ERP system and other system experts. 
• Each FTM will be initially allocated a set of transactional/accounting streams, which are expected to play to the strengths and experiences of each FTM. For this specific role, these streams are expected to comprise:
  • Accounting reconciliations
  • General accounting (accruals, prepayments, intercompany, other payables and receivables)
  • Period end
  • Consolidation
  • Financial reporting masterdata
  • Tax and treasury
     

Qualifications

Now let’s talk about you

• 10+ years of experience within financial accounting or accounts processing roles. 
• Relevant undergraduate qualifications
• Previous experience in system implementations
• Previous training and testing experience.
• Possesses technical proficiency as a business analyst or like experience in other systems transformation projects.
• Previous exposure to large scale projects.
• Strong change management and leadership skills to effectively support the implementation’s change initiatives through the change team.
• Demonstrated ability to influence, facilitate, and negotiate effectively.
   

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.

Additional Information

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 on LinkedIn or 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.

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