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Join the team shaping the future of Australia’s game.

This is your chance to do work that has real impact, in an organisation that moves fast, aims high and plays a meaningful role in the lives of millions across the country through football. Every role at the AFL helps progress the game, so more people can love it, connect with it and see what is possible through it.

At Marvel Stadium, that impact extends to one of Australia’s leading sports and entertainment venues. From AFL match days to concerts, international sport, major events, functions and precinct experiences, your work helps bring millions of patrons together and deliver memorable moments in the heart of Melbourne.

The prospect

We are seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner - Stadium to provide commercial insight, financial analysis and decision support across Marvel Stadium operations, events, premium memberships and corporate hospitality.

In this full-time role, you will work closely with stadium and premium business leaders, operational teams and the broader AFL Finance function to support financial performance through accurate reporting, budgeting, forecasting and commercially focused analysis.

Based at AFL House in Melbourne and reporting to the Finance Manager - Stadium, the role offers exposure to major events, membership and hospitality products, and high-profile commercial activity across the AFL and Marvel Stadium.

What you’ll own

You will be a trusted finance partner, turning complex financial information into clear insights and practical recommendations that support strong commercial and operational decisions.

You’ll add value through:





- Acting as the primary finance partner for senior stadium leaders and operational leads, building trusted and effective working relationships
- Leading monthly management reporting and variance analysis, and coordinating annual budgets and forecasts with business owners
- Providing timely financial advice and analysis to support operational planning, product decisions, investment proposals and commercial trade-offs
- Coordinating budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning across assigned stadium, premium membership and corporate hospitality portfolios
- Identifying financial risks and opportunities, and working with stakeholders to develop practical actions that improve outcomes
- Analysing stadium, premium membership and corporate hospitality performance across revenue, yield, utilisation, retention, product mix, costs and contribution
- Delivering financial modelling, return on investment, business case and post-implementation analysis for events, products, commercial initiatives and investments
- Supporting pricing, packaging and product decisions by assessing customer, revenue and cost impacts across memberships, suites, hospitality and event offerings
- Maintaining financial models for stadium products and identifying efficiencies, revenue opportunities and improvements to financial performance
- Supporting strong financial governance,



audit readiness and compliance with AFL financial policies, controls and reporting standards
- Partnering with central finance teams on month-end, taxation, accounting, audit and compliance matters
- Building financial capability across operational and commercial teams through clear advice, practical tools and education

What you’ll bring

- Tertiary qualifications in accounting and a relevant postgraduate qualification, such as CPA or CA
- A minimum of six to seven years’ experience in accounting, finance business partnering or commercial finance
- Demonstrated experience delivering accurate and reliable reporting against approved income, expenditure and cash flow budgets and forecasts
- Strong financial modelling, analysis and interpretation capability
- The ability to translate financial information into clear, practical insights and recommendations
- Commercial judgement and an understanding of customer, product and operational drivers
- Proven ability to influence and partner effectively with senior stakeholders in complex organisations
- Sound decision-making and problem-solving capability in fast-paced, event-driven and customer-focused environments
- Advanced Microsoft Office capability, particularly in Excel
- Experience in stadia, events, sport, entertainment, membership, hospitality or another complex operating environment will be highly regarded
- Experience supporting commercial products, capital projects, large-scale events or contract-driven arrangements will be highly regarded
- Exposure to cloud-based budgeting and forecasting tools, such as Adaptive Planning, Power BI or Dynamics 365, will be highly regarded

Why y

📌 Senior Finance Business Partner (Melbourne)
🏢 Afl
📍 Melbourne