Business Control Manager - Star Hospitality
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
About us
DB Breweries and Star Hospitality are part of the global HEINEKEN group — one of the world’s largest brewers, operating in more than 70 countries. In New Zealand, we are proud to combine iconic beverage brands with the country’s largest hospitality group, creating unforgettable experiences for consumers across breweries, bars, and venues nationwide.
We believe diverse views make great brews, and the vibe in our team is very much reflected in our four values: PASSION for consumers and customers, CARE for people and planet, ENJOYMENT of life, and COURAGE to dream and pioneer.
We offer a great range of benefits and a positive, inclusive culture, including:
- Free health, life, and income protection insurance.
- 5% employer KiwiSaver contribution.
- Monthly allowance of beer, cider, RTDs, or alcohol‑free beverages.
- Generous employee discount at Star Hospitality venues.
- Enjoyment of Life leave — an extra paid day each year to do something you love
- Generous parental leave provisions
- Free confidential counselling.
- Digital wills, feminine hygiene products, retail discounts.
- Commitment to Fair Pay through Mind the Gap and the Pacific Pay Gap Inquiry.
About the role
Star Hospitality is one of New Zealand’s largest hospitality operators, with a diverse portfolio of venues across the North Island. Backed by DB Breweries and HEINEKEN, Star creates hospitality experiences that last — powered by great people, strong partnerships, and commercial excellence.
This is a senior finance leadership role, reporting to the NZ Finance Director and partnering closely with the Star CEO and leadership team to drive performance, profitability, and long‑term sustainability across the business.
As Business Control Manager – Star Hospitality, you will lead the Business Control function, providing strong commercial insight, disciplined financial governance, and clear performance visibility across a large, multi‑site hospitality network
What you’ll be doing
- Act as the strategic finance partner to the Star CEO and senior leadership team
- Own the Star P&L, delivering clear, timely performance insights
- Lead planning, budgeting, and forecasting across revenue, margin, labour, overheads and CAPEX
- Drive profitability through margin management, cost control, labour productivity and investment governance
- Strengthen venue‑level financial visibility, controls, and commercial understanding
- Ensure alignment with NZ business and HEINEKEN global governance, controls, and audit standards
- Lead and develop a high‑performing Business Control team and build finance capability across the Star business
What you’ll bring
- A degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or similar; CA/CPA preferred
- 7–10 years’ experience in commercial finance, business control, FP&A or operational finance
- Proven experience in hospitality, retail, FMCG or multi‑site environments
- Deep understanding of venue‑level drivers (revenue, COGS, labour, mix, pricing)
- Strong systems and analytics capability (SAP, AFO, Power BI, Excel)
- A pragmatic, commercially minded approach with high integrity and resilience
Please note: We are not accepting candidates from recruitment agencies for this role.
