Senior Commercial Finance Manager - Entertainment

TOM People; Sydney; On-site; AUD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

TOM People are partnering with a leading entertainment organisation in Sydney to appoint a Senior Commercial Finance Manager. Reporting to the CFO, you will lead budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and commercial decision support for a multi-revenue operation.

This highly visible role manages a commercial finance team, engages extensively with executive stakeholders, and delivers insightful financial analysis to drive profitability and strategic outcomes across the business.

Qualifications

• CA/CPA qualified.
• Strong FP&A or business partnering experience.
• Proven leadership capability with team management.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience in entertainment, retail, or multi-site businesses is valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning.
• Own management reporting and financial performance analysis.
• Partner with operational leaders to improve revenue, margins and profitability.
• Deliver commercial insights and recommendations to support decisions.
• Lead and develop a team of commercial finance professionals.
• Drive continuous improvement across reporting and planning processes.
• Support strategic initiatives through modelling and business-case analysis.

Skills

FP&A experience

Leadership experience

Stakeholder management

Business partnering

Entertainment experience

Education

CA/CPA certification

Job description

Senior Commercial Finance Manager - Entertainment

• Partner directly with the CFO and broader executive team to drive financial performance across a complex, multi-revenue operation
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and commercial decision support
• Highly visible leadership role with responsibility for a commercial finance team and significant stakeholder engagement

TOM People are partnering with a leading entertainment organisation to appoint a Senior Commercial Finance Manager. Reporting to the CFO, this role acts as the commercial finance lead for a major Sydney operation, with responsibility for planning, forecasting, management reporting, business partnering and performance analysis across the business.

About the job

• Partner directly with the CFO and broader executive team to drive financial performance across a complex, multi-revenue operation
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and commercial decision support
• Highly visible leadership role with responsibility for a commercial finance team and significant stakeholder engagement

TOM People are partnering with a leading entertainment organisation to appoint a Senior Commercial Finance Manager. Reporting to the CFO, this role acts as the commercial finance lead for a major Sydney operation, with responsibility for planning, forecasting, management reporting, business partnering and performance analysis across the business.

Role responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning
• Own management reporting and financial performance analysis
• Partner with operational leaders to improve revenue, margins and profitability
• Deliver commercial insights and recommendations to support decision-making
• Lead and develop a team of commercial finance professionals
• Drive continuous improvement across reporting and planning processes
• Support strategic initiatives through modelling and business case analysis

About you

• CA/CPA qualified
• Strong commercial finance, FP&A or business partnering experience
• Proven leadership capability with experience managing teams
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Background in entertainment, retail, consumer-facing or complex multi-site businesses highly regarded