We have an opportunity for a Senior Accountant to join the team at our Sydney Head office.

ABOUT YOU

We are seeking a candidate with excellent business partnering skills. You will understand Stockland’s operations to identify and address business needs, manage team dependencies, and achieve goals through influence.
You will be skilled at developing and implementing stakeholder engagement plans, communicate effectively with various stakeholders, identify partnership opportunities and demonstrate your ability to influence. You will also recognise diverse perspectives and negotiate mutually beneficial outcomes.

THE STOCKLAND PROPOSITION

At Stockland we are a community delivering outcomes that benefit the community at large. We work collaboratively and inclusively, building strong working relationships. Our portfolio is diverse and so are the opportunities for professional and career development. We are committed to providing our people with broad experiences to build a successful career.
We recognise the importance of flexibility and work life-quality and over 80% of our employees have informal or formal flexible work arrangements. Additionally, Stockland has a strong commitment to achieving the best outcomes through an inclusive and collaborative culture. Our customers come from diverse backgrounds and we want our teams to reflect this.
Due to the nature of this role, we can only accept applications from Australian Citizens, Permanent Residents or Open Work Visa holders with more than 12 months validity from their role start date

THE OPPORTUNITY - ABOUT THE ROLE

A key hands-on role in our Record to Report team (part of the overall Group Financial Control team), which supports the overall stewardship of the organisation. In this role you will support the delivery of accurate, complete, and timely financial results and analysis, and contribute to building a high performance and collaborative team environment.
The role will require strong stakeholder management skills and a solution mindset to support continuous improvement in a dynamic environment.

DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Oversee the Stockland extended team in preparation of accurate, complete and timely accounting results for the Investment Management Asset portfolios.
• Responsible for ownership and delivery of monthly, half-year, and year-end financial results on behalf of Investment Management including accruals, journals entries, management reports, cashflows and balance sheet reconciliations and Capex.
• Responsible for performing second level review of the month end activities performed by the extended team.
• Responsible for accuracy of monthly result to include profit and loss and balance sheet review, variance analysis.
• Support Centre Managers, Asset Managers, Community Managers, Admin Managers and Marketing Managers to deliver a high-quality service to Stockland customers and suppliers.
• Prepare monthly, half year and full year regulatory requirements for submission to teams such as Tax and Statutory Reporting (BAS, STI) as required.
• Manage the year end audit process as relevant for Investment Management.
• Responsible for the delivery of Annual Outgoings Statements, involved in the audit of Outgoings Statements and preparation of Annual Outgoings Estimates.