Strategic FP&A Manager — Student Living & BTR

Scape Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Scape Australia in Sydney is seeking an FP&A Manager to own budgeting and forecasting for our Student Living and BTR assets. You will partner with senior leaders to ensure budgets are accurate, timely, and aligned with strategic plans, driving FP&A process improvements.

Day-to-day you lead the annual budget and reforecast, build cash-flow forecasts with Treasury, and deliver monthly and quarterly performance insights on occupancy, room rates and revenue drivers.

Qualifications

• CPA or CA qualified with 7+ years in FP&A or related roles.
• Experience in budgeting and forecasting within large, complex organisations.
• Strong Excel and financial modelling skills; advanced scenario analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budget and reforecasting process with leadership and BU's.
• Prepare cash flow forecasts with Treasury and monitor covenants.
• Partner with operational, corporate and functional teams to translate budgets into outcomes.
• Deliver monthly and quarterly performance analysis with trends, risks and opportunities.
• Draft quarterly management reports with commentary on performance vs budget/forecast.
• Support KPIs, dashboards and senior management presentations; mentor team.

Skills

CPA or CA

7-10+ years experience

Advanced Excel

Tableau

Power BI

Stakeholder communication

Education

CPA or CA qualification

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Scape Australia in Sydney is seeking an FP&A Manager to own budgeting and forecasting for our Student Living and BTR assets. You will partner with senior leaders to ensure budgets are accurate, timely, and aligned with strategic plans, driving FP&A process improvements.

Day-to-day you lead the annual budget and reforecast, build cash-flow forecasts with Treasury, and deliver monthly and quarterly performance insights on occupancy, room rates and revenue drivers.