Finance Analyst - Commercial

To provide commercial support and advice to the Endeavour Group Merchandise Team, using data to drive performance reporting, planning and insightful analysis that improves and supports decision-making.

Here is a taster of what you can expect in this role:

• Own and manage the weekly & monthly performance reporting insights, clear communication of key drivers.
• Partner with the Head of Wine and Wine category team to support, develop and maintain robust processes to measure and track financial performance across the Wine category initiatives. 
• Support the forecast and budget processes for sales and profit.
• Proactively work with key stakeholders to optimise ways of working across Merchandise
• Responsible for building ad hoc analysis based on the needs of the category teams
• Proactively communicate commercial impacts on past and future activities amongst stakeholders.  
• Analyse Initiatives to improve visibility and accountability of the categories financials and performance
• Support strategic and project analysis to drive improved returns on capital investments and business initiatives
• Identify opportunities to liaise with relevant teams on cross functional activities 
• Support broader commercial finance team when necessary and ensure Merchandise strategies are widely known across the broader finance 

At Cars24 we don't just accept differences, we celebrate it and support it for the benefit of our employees and customers!

CARS24 is a global used vehicle e-commerce platform with over US$1billion in sales. The company originates in India, where it is the largest player in used vehicles, 10X the size of the next competitor. Australia, along with Dubai and Saudi Arabia are priority markets. Join the business that's changing the way Australians buy and sell cars!

High volume business with huge growth opportunity!

About the role:

We are looking for a professional, friendly, multi-skilled individual to join us as our Finance and Business Manager to guide and help customers through their finance applications when they buy their car. You will be assisting customers navigate finance options at the time of check-out and will be screening and assessing customers to find them the best finance option while providing exceptional customer experience throughout the process.

The role will be based out of our location in Morningside QLD on a 5 day roster including Saturdays.

• Minimum 2 years experience as a finance consultant / broker / business manager, preferably in Asset Finance or car dealerships
• Cert IV in financial services (good to have) or equivalent and / or relevant tertiary qualifications
• Assessing customers' needs, creditworthiness and affordability using data shared by customers and from credit agencies
• Provide exceptional multi-channel (calls, emails) assistance to our customers through their finance application using your deep knowledge of car loan products
• Acting as a liaison between lenders and customers to help customers navigate through declines or requests for more information from lenders
• Acting as trusted advisor to customers looking to purchase other ancillary products such as Extended Warranty and tinting from Cars24
• Passion and go-getter attitude to achieve strong customer outcomes
• Excellent communication skills with ability to explain and resolve queries regarding financial products to customers
• Proven customer service background with experience in both inbound and outbound calls to customers
• Flexibility to work with new and changing technology platforms
• Attention to detail to make sure all I's are dotted and T's are crossed in the entire customer loan journey
• Be prepared to undergo a police and background check

• Competitive salary package and exceptional employee benefits!!
• Industry leading OTEs
• Monthly Phone Allowance + More
• Great Employee Benefits
• OTE - $130K+ uncapped earnings (base + super + Commissions)
• Employee Assist Program
• Ground-up opportunity: build a big business from scratch and shape the strategic direction of the market, changing the way Australians buy cars
• Amazing people & network. You are not alone - we keep standards high for anyone who joins us here. We also have access to an amazing list of advisors and investors that we actively engage

• Proactively deliver insightful finacial analysis and commercial recommendations
• Partner with BWS & Dan Murphy Brands 
• Love what you do and leave your mark

The Senior Finance Manager - Commercial will partner with Commercial Heads of Brand (BWS and Dan Murphy’s) supporting Endeavour and Retail Brand strategies with revenue of +$10Bn.

With a strong commercial growth and transformational mindset you will drive business
performance and proactively provide commercial support through thought leadership and
actionable insights. The role has 3 direct reports (category finance business partners) and a total team size of 4 FTE’s,

Here is a taster of what you can expect in this role:

Performance Reporting, Interpretation & Planning

• Proactively deliver insightful analysis and commercial recommendations to the business
• Ensure robust frameworks are in place for all Commercial reporting, ensuring messaging is actionable and insightful
• Monitoring performance against plan, establishing early warning signals to ensure that plans are met or that corrective actions are taken. Avoid surprises through proactive oversight and communication.
• Proactively manage, agree and communicate business Budget/Forecasts and any other strategic planning requirements
• Managing business initiatives against targets, supporting key stakeholders to optimise opportunities
• Provide strong cross functional leadership, ensuring Merch performance drivers are transparent and understood by FP&A, eCom, Marketing, Loyalty and Operations and that trading initiatives ultimately focus on holistic outcomes for Endeavour Retail.

Decision Support

• Support strategic recommendations in line with Strategy to the Merch Leadership team and Brand GM Finance/LT
• Partner with the Heads of Brand and Category to operationalise revenue and earnings growth through commercial decision making
• Play the role of ‘commercial advisor’ in all category activities, including supplier negotiations and discussions.
• Advise on performance and opportunities in relation to long-term business initiatives.Ensure long term financial targets have relevant and sound strategic thinking.
• Support promotions builds, ensuring optimised performance based on  category strategy and playing the required role to achieve targets

Team and Culture

• Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring to direct reports and across the broader Endeavour finance and commercial teams
• Establishing and developing relations with senior management, external partners, finance and commercial stakeholders
• Work closely with finance peers across all brands and the group

We currently have a permanent opportunity for a Senior Finance Analyst – Financial Planning &  Analysis to join the BWS Finance team. The primary purpose of the Senior Finance Analyst role is to  play an integral role in the annual budget process and monthly forecast cycles, whilst creating  analysis and tracking of performance, and maintaining the integrity of the financial data that the  business uses to make key commercial decisions.

We are looking for someone who has strong data  analysis and modelling skills to be able to analyse and summarise high volumes of data, strong  presentation skills and communication skills and most importantly are highly analytical and has  excellent attention to detail. If you are curious, and constantly seeking to grow and learn, believe yourself to be adaptable and confident enough to present to a broad and senior stakeholder base,  then this could be the role for you.

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Here is a taster of what you can expect in this role:

• Improve team ways of working by introducing innovative analysis, systems efficiencies, improving processes and providing constructive challenge to all areas 
• Deliver insightful analysis and commercial recommendations including ownership of the  monthly BWS performance pack, and input into Endeavour reporting cycle 
• Work with FP&A Manager and the wider finance team to ensure consistent rhythm in place for  weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly deliverables 
• Assessment of risks and opportunities against financial targets and provide recommendations  for mitigating actions 
• Provide leadership in financial control with management of month end close, posting of  relevant month end journals and coordination with FSS-A (shared services team) on balance  sheet reviews 
• Work closely with colleagues to identify key performance issues and propose solutions • Management of National / overhead costs 
• Working capital analysis and the management of associated improvement initiatives • A key point of contact for Endeavour Finance team
• Support the preparation and submission of the annual budget and forecast, including ensuring  they are understood and owned 
• Working with key stakeholders to ascertain sales, profit, inventory and cost control measures  and resource requirements 
• Managing costs against budget/targets and assisting key stakeholders to monitor  budgets/targets at all levels 

• Bring your passion and feel the energy
• Hybrid/remote working.  We value our people
• Team discounts across Endeavour Group

The Finance Analyst role will help support the Pinnacle International & Wholesale Team, a growing part of the overall Pinnacle business responsible for domestic wholesale and international external sales.

This role will report to the Finance Manager (Pinnacle International and Wholesale), and partner with the Head of International and Wholesale.

A dynamic role within a growth area of business covering commercial partnering, financial reporting and process improvement, requiring close teamwork with sales, operations and other stakeholders.

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Here is a taster of what you can expect in this role:

• Support and partner the Head of International and Wholesale and supporting leadership team in the development of the International and Wholesale plan.
• Drive and support the annual operating budget with the team across International and Wholesale.
• Support a “no-surprises” forecasting process across the International and Wholesale portfolio  including the identification of risks and opportunities.
• Support the International and Wholesale team on commercial matters as and when necessary (e.g. product pricing, volume, rate & mix analysis etc). 
• Support the assessment of portfolio performance through diagnostics on performance vs targets.
• oversee the preparation of Balance Sheet reconciliations and responsibility for clearing of reconciliation items, preparation of journals to ensure all month end transactions are posted into the general ledger. 
• Matrix-style partnership required in order to support the team with other Pinnacle finance team members given the E2E view of International and Wholesale cuts across wine making (Vinpac) and Paragon.
• Working closely with Pinnacle and Endeavour retail finance teams to simplify business processes, enhance insight.