Senior Manager - Business Optimisation & Intercompany Services

Your Impact

You will lead the optimisation of end-to-end finance processes to drive productivity, efficiency, and service excellence across Business Services with Asahi Beverages. You will play a critical part in managing and strengthening intercompany, accounts payable, and finance operations-ensuring strong service delivery, compliance, and stakeholder satisfaction. You will also shape and deliver automation, integration, and continuous improvement initiatives, enabling scalable, high-quality services aligned to Asahi's broader transformation agenda.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive business services optimisation, including process discovery, standardisation, and continuous improvement across key finance processes (e.g. OTC, RTR).

• Govern service delivery performance, ensuring achievement of service levels, KPIs, and customer experience outcomes.

• Lead Intercompany, Accounts Payable and Travel & Expenses operations, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and strong internal controls.

• Oversee travel & expense processes, improving user experience while maintaining compliance and policy adherence.

• Partner with internal stakeholders to identify business needs and translate them into service and process improvements.

• Manage and optimise BPO/vendor relationships, driving accountability, performance, and value delivery.

• Collaborate with Business Process Efficiency teams to deliver automation and cost optimisation initiatives.

• Provide leadership to teams, fostering a high-performance, continuous improvement culture.

About You

• Tertiary qualified in Finance, Accounting or related field, with leadership experience in finance operations or shared services.

• Proven ability to lead high-performing, multi-regional teams and manage senior stakeholders.

• Strong knowledge and experience in finance operations, BPO environments, and vendor governance.

• Deep understanding of end-to-end finance processes and transformation initiatives.

• Analytical, strategic thinker with a track record of driving efficiency and improvement.

• Excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation skills in complex environments.

• Exposure to continuous improvement methodologies (e.g. Lean, Six Sigma) highly regarded.

Why Asahi Beverages?

At Asahi Beverages, we're passionate about crafting more than just drinks - we craft moments of connection, celebration, and shared enjoyment. We bring together a diverse portfolio of iconic beverage brands, a commitment to quality, and a drive to constantly innovate. Headquartered in Melbourne and with facilities right across Australia and New Zealand, you'll find Asahi is a place where talent is nurtured, and ambition is rewarded. If you're ready to toast your future, we're ready to meet you.