About the Role
We are seeking a commercially minded Finance & Business Support Manager to partner with General Managers, Department Heads, and Owners across our hotel portfolio. This role is crucial for driving financial performance, enhancing operational controls, and supporting strategic decision-making. You will serve as the primary financial advisor, offering insights, analysis, and coaching to ensure property efficiency and profitability. This is a fixed-term maternity cover contract for approximately 15 months, starting in November 2026.
Responsibilities
- Partner with General Managers, Department Heads and Owners to provide commercial and financial support.
- Drive the use of dashboards and reporting tools across all departments.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and action planning.
- Maintain strong internal controls, compliance and financial policies.
- Oversee daily, weekly and monthly financial reporting, including revenue, payroll and F&B cost analysis.
- Safeguard assets through effective cash, debtor and stock controls.
- Lead general ledger management, balance sheet reconciliations and monthly/annual reporting.
- Manage credit, payroll compliance, purchasing and accounts payable processes.
- Coach and develop finance and business support team members.
- Promote a disciplined cost-control culture and commercial mindset across all properties.
Requirements
- Background in hotel finance or multi-site operational finance.
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to interpret data and influence decisions.
- Proven experience managing financial controls and compliance.
- Skilled in budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis.
- Confident communicator with strong stakeholder-management capability.
- Experience leading and developing finance teams.
- High attention to detail and strong cost-management discipline.
- Proficient in financial systems, reporting tools and Excel.
Skills
- Financial Analysis
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Stakeholder Management
- Team Leadership
- Cost Management
- Financial Systems Proficiency
- Excel Proficiency
Location
- Melbourne
Work Type
- Fixed-term contract
Experience Level
- Manager
Benefits
- Elevate Perks from Day One
- 50% off dining and stays across EVT hotels
- $2 movie tickets
- Discounts on Gold Class, Moonlight Cinema and Candy Bar
- Seasonal perks at Thredbo
- Rapid career growth across hotel & entertainment network
- Paid parental leave
- Community & volunteering opportunities
About the Company
- EVT is one of Australasia’s market-leading experience creators offering careers across entertainment, ventures, and travel.
- QT Hotels & Resorts is EVT’s premium lifestyle hotel brand, with locations in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.
- EVT has an endless range of roles and careers paths to explore across over 140 entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150 award winning restaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo, Independent Collection and Australia’s most loved year round alpine resort, Thredbo.
- Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management.
Equal Opportunity
- We welcome applicants from all backgrounds
