Financial Performance and Analytics Manager

About the job

Bayswater - VIC

• Dynamic Sports, Leisure, Health and Wellness Industry
• Competitive Salary + great benefits
• Great culture, hybrid role with career pathways

Our Company

Belgravia is the fastest growing, sports and leisure, health and wellness organisation in Australia. Comprised of multiple businesses, our core areas of business include health clubs, programs, tourism, wellness, destination spa reports, golf, aquatic and sporting venues in 250+ locations across Australia and New Zealand.

We are in an exciting period of growth and looking for a talented FP&A Manager

The Role

Reporting directly into the General Manager - Finance, the Financial Performance & Analytics Manager will be responsible for leading and managing the financial planning and analysis function of the organisation, overseeing budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting processes.

The FP&A Manager is also the senior conduit between finance and operations, leading analysis, modelling, budgeting and process improvements for specific areas of the organisation, converting financial and operational data into actionable insights for decision-making. The Financial Performance & Analytics Manager will also lead and coordinate the team to support tender processes and review and analysis at industry level to support the development of strategy and entity wide budgeting.

Key Accountabilities

Leadership

• Lead and manage the FP&A function, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting

• Provide strategic recommendations to support the organisations financial objectives and operational efficiencies.

• Work across multiple sources of data to enhance the efficiency and availability of insightful data through PowerBI, key metrics and strategic reporting tools.

• Collaborate closely with executive and the Financial Accounting team to provide financial insights that drive informed decision-making across the organisation

• Conduct comprehensive financial analysis, identifying trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement FP&A process

• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and policies, maintaining the highest level of accuracy and integrity in financial reporting.

• Help drive process improvement across the function.

• Prepare and deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual financial performance reports for the General Manager – Finance.

• Prepare and support the development of business cases, ensuring recommendations meet the needs of the contract and are financially sound

• Support the business development team in evaluating tenders and providing insight and analysis for both new and existing opportunities Operations

• Collaborate with Operations to prepare accurate budgets and forecasts and ensure the team act as a conduit between Operations and Financial Accounting

• Lead analysis of customer/partner contracts through the provision of detailed and relevant financial and non-financial analysis, advice, reports and formulated recommendations

• Provide analysis and insight to support the provision of financial information to Centre Managers, Heads of, Business Operation Managers, Belgravia management, and Contract Partners/Franchisees.

• Prepare reports and presentations for Contract Partners with the purpose of informing them of financial performance, risks, corrective actions and opportunities

• Assist operations align with financial goals by providing insights on cost-saving opportunities and resource optimization.

• Leverage PowerBI to improve reporting processes, ensuring data integrity, to maintain accuracy, completeness, consistency and validity data

• Evaluate PowerBI reports to deliver industry-standard comparisons and benchmarks for business cases and budgeting.

• Present financial and operational information into actionable insights for strategic decision making by senior management

• Support the development of venue managers financial acumen, proactively educate and challenge managers to understand and utilise the advice and information for decision-making, financial stewardship, measurement and achievement

• Prepare and support the development of business cases, ensuring recommendations meet the needs of the contract and are financially sound

• Identify any contractual and financial risks and proactively escalate these to management including business operations managers or health & fitness managers

• Maximise business growth and results

• Identify and address performance gaps in operating standards

• Make appropriate decisions in-line with business standards

• Positively promote your employer

• Learn about and adhere to all company policies

• Perform other duties reasonably directed by the company

The ideal candidate

Essential

• Degree qualification with CA/CPA

• Expert business partnering experience in a similar position in financial planning and analysis management ideally within a medium to large organisations

• Experience in automation and driving continuous improvement across an FP&A function

• Experience leading an FP&A or business partnering team

• Strong experience with excel, modelling and dashboards

• Good interpersonal skills

• Commitment to own personal development

• Enthusiastic, hardworking, flexible, and looking for a challenge

Desirable

• Experience with statutory reporting

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics (Business Central)

Qualification and Education Requirements

• Qualified Accountant/ Bachelor degree in Business/Commerce/Finance

• Current Working with Children Check (or Equivalent)

• National Police Check