Finance Business Partner - Property Development

MPAU Finance; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive remuneration

Career development opportunities

Job summary

MPAU Finance in Melbourne CBD is seeking a Finance Business Partner to drive budgeting, forecasting, and insightful financial analysis for a property development portfolio.

You will partner with senior leadership, deliver meaningful reports, support strategic planning, and help translate financial data into actionable outcomes in a hybrid work environment.

The role focuses on performance monitoring, risk assessment and process improvements to enable informed decision-making across the business.

Qualifications

• A degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Professional accounting qualifications (e.g., CPA, CA) or equivalent.
• Experience within property development.
• Experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and standards.
• Proficiency in financial modelling and reporting tools.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial analysis and insights to support business decisions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop budgets and forecasts.
• Monitor financial performance and provide variance analysis.
• Prepare and present financial reports to senior management.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities within the business.
• Support strategic planning initiatives with financial modelling.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to process improvements and efficiency initiatives.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Financial modelling

Reporting

Accounting knowledge

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

CPA/CA or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Financial modelling

Reporting tools

Job description

Finance Business Partner - Property Development

An exciting opportunity for a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to join a Melbourne CBD-based organisation with flexible hybrid working arrangements. This role combines budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and stakeholder partnering, providing key insights to support business performance and strategic decision-making.

This role is with a company operating in the property development sphere.

Working closely with operational and senior leadership teams, you will be responsible for delivering meaningful financial reporting, analysing business drivers, supporting the budgeting and forecasting cycle, and influencing outcomes through strong stakeholder engagement. This position is ideal for a finance professional who enjoys partnering with the business and translating financial data into actionable insights.

Description

The Finance Business Partner will be responsible for the following:

• Provide financial analysis and insights to support business decisions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop budgets and forecasts.
• Monitor financial performance and provide variance analysis.
• Prepare and present financial reports to senior management.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities within the business.
• Support strategic planning initiatives with financial modelling.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to process improvements and efficiency initiatives.

Profile

A successful Finance Business Partner should have:

• A degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Professional accounting qualifications (e.g., CPA, CA) or equivalent.
• Experience within property development
• Experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and standards.
• Proficiency in financial modelling and reporting tools.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement.

Job Offer

• Competitive remuneration
• Opportunity to work with proven and high-performing leaders that value development, learning and progression
• Engage in meaningful projects with a focus on financial strategy.
• Hybrid working opportunity