Finance Manager - Property | Permanent Part Time
The Role
Are you an experienced Finance Manager/ Senior Property Accountant looking for an opportunity to work in the dynamic world of land development? Join a leading business at the forefront of property development, where you'll play a key role in financial management, reporting, and intercompany accounting for large-scale projects.
Working closely with the Director, you will be responsible for overseeing financial operations for a portfolio of land development projects. You'll manage project accounting, intercompany transactions, and ensure compliance with financial regulations, working closely with stakeholders, and external partners.
Key duties:
- Managing the day-to-day financial operations
- Preparing and analysing management reports, budgets, and forecasts; providing insights and recommendations to the leadership team
- Month end closing activities including the processing of monthly journals
- Perform balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances
- Preparation of cost analysis for specific project viability assessments
- Managing external relationships such as external accountants, banks and insurers
- Providing financial guidance and support to the broader business.
- Invoice checking and management from a wide range of suppliers
- Checking all claims from consultants and civil contractors across multiple projects
- Collaborating with third-party lawyers on financial and contractual matters to ensure compliance and mitigate risks across projects.
- Preparing project feasibility reports with detailed cash forecasting and IRR calculations
- Managing a loan portfolio with construction finance lending
- CA/CPA qualification
- 5+ years of accounting experience, preferably in property development or civil construction industry
- Experience working in a business with multiple entities and group consolidation and intercompany accounting expertise
- Strong technical accounting skills, with experience in property-specific accounting principles
Your personal attributes:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with stakeholders
- Proactive with a strong sense of initiative
- Ability to work independently and support a growing business.
- High degree of attention to detail and accuracy
- Takes ownership of the numbers
- Excellent problem solving skills with capability to identify issues and provide suggested solutions.
To be successful you will need to be able to hit the ground running, have a great attitude and a real passion for what you do!
Please note, this position is only open to those who are Australian citizens or are currently residing in Australia and hold Australian residency.
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