Help turn financial data into better business decisions. Australian Venue Co. is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to join our Finance team based in Melbourne. This is an opportunity to play a key role in delivering accurate month-end reporting, providing meaningful commercial insights and supporting stakeholders across a large and rapid-paced hospitality business. As a senior member of the Management Accounting team, you will analyse financial performance, explain variances and identify opportunities to improve business outcomes. You will also support the Finance Manager with team workload management and lead two junior team members.

About the role

- Preparing and finalising monthly venue profit and loss statements.
- Analysing financial results and explaining favourable and unfavourable variances against budget.
- Preparing complex monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
- Investigating and resolving material reconciling items.
- Providing technical support and guidance to junior finance team members.
- Identifying opportunities to improve reporting and reconciliation processes through automation.
- Leading process improvement initiatives that improve efficiency, accuracy and reporting outcomes.
- Building strong relationships with venue managers, department heads and finance stakeholders.
- Acting as a trusted finance business partner by providing practical and commercially relevant advice.
- Managing the workload, performance and development of two junior team members.

About you

- A tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting or a related discipline.
- CPA or CA qualification.
- At least five years’ practical experience in a similar industry role or within a large or mid-tier accounting firm.
- Strong experience across month-end reporting, profit and loss analysis and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex formulas, financial modelling and large data set analysis.
- Experience with Power BI, ERP or financial reporting systems will be advantageous.




- Previous people management or team leadership experience is desirable.
- Excellent problem-solving, numeracy and analytical skills.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to meet tight deadlines.
- The confidence to make decisions and take ownership of outcomes.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- A proactive, organised and continuous improvement mindset.

Why join us?

You’ll join a collaborative Finance team supporting one of Australia’s leading hospitality groups. This role offers the opportunity to influence decision-making across a diverse venue portfolio, improve the way finance operates and develop your leadership capability in a growing business.

Flexible working arrangements are available, with a requirement to work from our Melbourne office three business days each week.

The work you do will directly impact everyone of our customers and our aim is to ensure our employees are provided with the support and knowledge to exceed our customers’ expectations.

Our culture and career development

Australian Venue Co. promotes a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion through programs like AVC Pride for LGBTQIA+ support, Her Hospo for empowering women, and a First Nations Committee for reconciliation. We are committed to growing our understanding and engagement in diversity, equity and inclusion to build a more inclusive industry.

Turn your hospo job into a rewarding career. Whether you’re already in a hospitality management role or you’re ready for career progression into management, you can take the next step with Australian Venue Co. We’re passionate about training & developing our team members and providing internal career advancement opportunities. At AVC, we turn hospo jobs into careers! Join our team & get access to our AdVanCe Career Pathways program, our in-house development program that is tailored to the hospitality industry. If your next step is to become a Duty Manager, Assistant Venue Manager or Venue Manager, we can support you on your career journey.

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