The Opportunity

One of Australia’s leading property investment vehicles with a multi-billion dollar portfolio of assets, our client has recently undertaken a strategic realignment of its finance function to support its next phase of growth. Reporting directly to the CFO, this is a broad and influential role with responsibility for the performance of the finance function and a mandate to strengthen reporting, controls, planning and commercial insight across the organisation.

The Challenge

• The role provides genuine breadth across financial control, FP&A, tax, property accounting, treasury, capital management, governance and transactions, making it an attractive opportunity for a senior finance leader looking to operate at the centre of a sophisticated listed property business. Specifically, responsibilities will include:Lead the delivery of high quality statutory, management and financial reporting
• Further strengthen financial controls, governance and risk frameworks within a listed and regulated environment
• Drive the budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning agenda, providing meaningful insight to the executive team and Board
• Partner with fund management and asset management to enhance portfolio performance and decision making
• Oversee property accounting and improve the quality, consistency and efficiency of property financial information
• Support acquisitions, disposals, developments, refinancing and other strategic capital initiatives
• Lead tax, finance operations, sustainability reporting and broader finance transformation initiatives
• Build capability, accountability and succession depth across the finance team
• Develop strong relationships with the investors, lenders, auditors, advisers, board and regulators

The Expertise

• This opportunity is appropriate for a finance executive with proven listed experience in a property/infrastructure/funds management/real assets environment. To excel in this, you will most likely possess:CA/CPA qualified, ideally gained at PwC, Deloitte, EY, KPMG or a leading tier 2 CA firm
• Significant financial leadership experience
• Strong technical accounting, financial control, governance and risk capabilities
• Corporate tax compliance and planning experience
• A track record of leading and developing high performing multidisciplinary finance teams
• Sound understanding of treasury, funding and capital management
• The presence and communication skills to successfully support and report to CFO and board
• Proven capability to develop and lead high-performance teams
• High achievement drive, with a genuine focus on developing people while remaining a hands-on leader
• Experience across debt markets, banking relationships, M&A or capital transactions will be viewed favourably

If this position will enhance your career and you would like further details on the client, the role, remuneration or a copy of the position description, please call Jimmy Carruthers for a confidential discussion on 0436326546.