Group Finance Architect for Multi-Entity Growth

Chandler Macleod Group; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Chandler Macleod Group – Campbellfield VIC is representing a founder-led private group seeking a Group Finance Manager. This role owns the consolidated financial position, oversees multi-entity accounting and drives cash flow planning across six entities, including property development financing.

You will interact directly with the Director, implementing formal controls, intercompany transfers, and timely financial reporting to support strategic decisions and growth plans.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in a senior finance role, ideally across multiple entities or a group structure.
• Hands-on experience with property development finance: construction loans, feasibility, project cost control
• Comfortable working directly with a founder where priorities shift fast; you're a stabilising force, not an extra variable
• Advanced Xero skills across multiple entities, without needing support
• Experience managing or directing bookkeepers and junior finance staff
• CPA or CA preferred, though exceptional experience will be considered in place of it
• Absolute discretion; you'll have full visibility of the Director's personal and business financial position

Responsibilities

• Owning the Group's consolidated financial position at all times, with the Director able to get an accurate answer to any financial question within the hour
• Managing everything from personal expenses through to major capital requirements for property acquisitions and construction
• Rolling cash flow forecasts and a weekly cash and debt summary for the Director
• Overseeing the bookkeeping team and liaising with the external tax agent on compliance
• Building and enforcing clear financial controls, including a formal intercompany transfer process
• Supporting evaluation of new property acquisitions, including development feasibility modelling
• Managing banking relationships and lender communication across a large number of accounts

Skills

Senior finance leadership

Group finance

Cash flow forecasting

Intercompany transfers

Education

CPA or CA preferred

Tools

Xero

Excel

Job description

Chandler Macleod Group – Campbellfield VIC is representing a founder-led private group seeking a Group Finance Manager. This role owns the consolidated financial position, oversees multi-entity accounting and drives cash flow planning across six entities, including property development financing.

You will interact directly with the Director, implementing formal controls, intercompany transfers, and timely financial reporting to support strategic decisions and growth plans.