Administration Manager

SCENTRE GROUP LIMITED; Council of the City of Sydney; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail property company is seeking an experienced Administration (Finance) Manager at Westfield Hornsby. This role focuses on financial management, including budgeting and P&L oversight, while supporting day-to-day operations. The ideal candidate will have a background in accounting or financial services, strong analytical skills, and a passion for customer service. The position requires occasional weekend shifts and offers a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial management, budgeting, P&L oversight, and risk analysis.
• Ability to engage with finance and non-finance professionals.
• Proactive approach to challenges and excellence in customer service.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual asset budgets and achieve financial outcomes.
• Analyse and manage Profit and Loss reports.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities.

Skills

Financial management

Budgeting

P&L oversight

Risk analysis

Customer service

Education

Background in accounting or financial services

Job description

Our Story

Scentre Group is the owner and operator of 42 Westfield living centres in Australia and New Zealand; partnering with the world’s leading retail and luxury brands to create a unique shopping and leisure experience for our customers. A career with us fosters the chance to be a part of a company that is transforming the digital and physical retail space.

Every day, our people play a vital role in our purpose to ‘create extraordinary places, connecting and enriching communities.

Our role in the Customer, Community and Destination (CCD) team is to deliver the best experience for our customers and drive visitation into our Westfield destinations in line with one of our Big Goals – attracting more people, more often, for longer.

Your opportunity

We’re looking for an experienced and detail-oriented Administration (Finance) Manager to join our team at Westfield Hornsby. This role offers a unique opportunity to focus on finance while gaining exposure to all aspects of shopping centre management, making it a dynamic and rewarding position.

About the Role

From managing budgets and analysing Profit and Loss reports to supporting day‑to‑day operations, this is a varied and rewarding position. You’ll play a key role in maintaining financial efficiency, providing insights, and ensuring seamless operational support to enhance the customer and retailer experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of annual asset budgets and ensure financial outcomes are achieved.
• Analyse and manage Profit and Loss reports, including processing monthly accruals, journals, and prepayments.
• Identify and present financial risks and opportunities to the Asset Team with actionable recommendations.
• Conduct bi‑monthly budget forecasting to maintain financial accuracy.
• Oversee daily banking, reconciliations, accounts payable, and tenant invoices for expense recoveries.
• Support operational teams to address customer and retailer needs in a fast‑paced environment.

What sets you apart

• Strong acumen in financial management, including budgeting, P&L oversight, and risk analysis.
• Ability to identify trends and provide solutions with precision and attention to detail.
• Confidence in engaging with both finance and non‑finance professionals.
• A background in accounting or financial services, ideally within retail property or similar industries.
• A proactive approach to challenges and a passion for excellence in customer service.

This role includes Duty Management responsibilities, requiring occasional weekend shifts on a roster basis, balanced with a day off in lieu.

About us

Scentre Group owns 42 Westfield destinations across Australia and New Zealand. We create extraordinary places and experiences that connect and enrich communities.

We are focused on our customers and creating more reasons for more people to visit our Westfield destinations more often and for longer.

With approximately 75 professions within our business, our team has the expertise to design, construct, operate, manage and market our Westfield destinations and platforms.

We want to be the place where talent thrives. To support you thriving with us, we promise to respect, inspire and develop you, and that you will do work that matters.

Diversity, equity and inclusion underpins our culture, and our vision is that ‘Everyone Belongs’. We foster a workplace experience where everyone feels valued, supported and motivated to realise their full potential.

We aspire to create a workforce reflective of the communities in which we operate and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or life stage.

Applications close: Friday 5th December unless filled prior.

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and communities of the lands on which our business operates. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to their Elders past and present. We recognise the unique role of Māori as Tangata Whenua of Aotearoa/New Zealand.