Finance Controller: Funds & Property Growth Lead

April Group Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct access to CFOO

Influence over finance function

Exposure across funds, property and交易

Job summary

April Group Australia is seeking a senior financial leader to run day-to-day finance across its corporate, funds and asset entities. You will own the integrity of the financial control environment, lead a small team and drive process, documentation and controls as the group scales.

The role demands strong technical accounting, Australian accounting standards know-how, and proven experience in month-end, statutory reporting and external audits, with a track record of improving systems.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualification with substantial post-qualification experience, including time as a Financial Controller or senior finance manager.
• Funds management accounting experience, including trust accounting, distributions and investor reporting.
• Strong technical accounting and current knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards.
• Proven ownership of month-end, statutory reporting and external audit.
• Experience leading and developing a small team.
• A track record of improving systems, processes and controls.
• Ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance people, and the confidence to raise issues early.

Responsibilities

• Month-end close and monthly management reporting across corporate, fund and asset entities with insightful commentary.
• Fund accounting, including trust accounting, distributions and investor reporting.
• Property accounting, including outgoings, recoveries and asset-level reporting.
• Statutory reporting, external audit and all tax obligations, working with external advisers.
• Treasury, cash flow forecasting and debt facility administration, including covenant reporting.
• Annual budget, rolling forecasts and scenario analysis to support leadership decisions.
• Finance systems and process improvement, building scalable workflows.
• Financial support on acquisitions, disposals and capital transactions.

Skills

Month-end close

Financial reporting

Cash flow

Leadership

Accounting standards

External audit

Education

CA or CPA qualification

Job description

April Group Australia is seeking a senior financial leader to run day-to-day finance across its corporate, funds and asset entities. You will own the integrity of the financial control environment, lead a small team and drive process, documentation and controls as the group scales.

The role demands strong technical accounting, Australian accounting standards know-how, and proven experience in month-end, statutory reporting and external audits, with a track record of improving systems.