Finance & Business Support Manager - QT Canberra

EVT - Entertainment | Ventures | Travel; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

EVT is seeking a senior finance leader to partner with General Managers, Department Heads and Owners across multiple hotel properties, delivering commercial and financial insights.

You will drive budgeting, forecasting and reporting, maintain strong control frameworks, and coach a finance team to support sustained growth across EVT’s hospitality network.

Qualifications

• 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

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.

Skills

Hotel finance

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Cost control

Tools

Excel

Financial systems

Job description

About EVT:

QTCanberra is part of EVT, one of Australasia’s market-leading experience creators offering careers that can take you wherever you want to go across entertainment, ventures, and travel. In a world of cookie cutter experiences, here at EVT we believe in changing the game. It’s why we all call ourselves Daymakers - because each day is a chance to add the wow factor for our customers and continually grow in our own careers.

QT Hotels & Resorts is EVT’s premium lifestyle hotel brand, with locations in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Pioneers behind the philosophy of ‘unexpected and unrequested’, with every guest engagement presenting an opportunity to delight, and every QT property inspired by local influence with signature quirk. And our people? With personalities as diverse as each property, individuality is more than encouraged.

EVT has an endless range of roles and careers paths to explore across over 140 entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150award winningrestaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges,Atura,LyLo, Independent CollectionandAustralia’s most lovedyear roundalpine resort,Thredbo.Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management, just to name a few. Onceyou’rein,there’sno limits on where your career could take you.

Key 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.

What You’ll Bring

• 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

How You Work

• Daymaker ethos — no one’s too big for the small things.
• Inclusive leader — values diverse perspectives; builds belonging.
• Owner’s mindset — acts on data/feedback; ships improvements.

Perks from Day One

As part of EVT, you unlock Elevate Perks from your first day. Parity for all levels - no ivory towers.

• 50% off dining and stays across EVT hotels – QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo and more.
• $2 movie tickets + discounts on Gold Class, Moonlight Cinema and Candy Bar.
• Seasonal perks at Thredbo.
• Rapid career growth across our hotel & entertainment network.
• Paid parental leave; community & volunteering opportunities.