Senior Finance Manager – Property Development

Melbourne | Senior Leadership Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Finance Manager to join a highly regarded, privately owned property and development business with a strong track record across residential, multi-residential and mixed-use projects.

With an integrated development model spanning the property lifecycle, the business places significant importance on disciplined financial management, commercial decision-making and understanding the financial drivers behind each development.

The Opportunity

Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, you will take ownership of the day-to-day leadership of the finance team while playing a key role in the broader commercial and strategic finance agenda.

Act as 2IC, providing senior financial leadership across the business.
Lead, mentor and develop a team of accountants, ensuring high-quality financial reporting and accounting outcomes.
Own and review property development feasibilities, including project assumptions, cash flows, funding requirements, margins, returns and sensitivity analysis.
Partner with the Development team throughout the project lifecycle, from acquisition and feasibility through to delivery, sales and settlement.
Provide commercial analysis and financial insight to support investment and development decisions.
Prepare and review monthly management reporting, budgets, forecasts and financial performance analysis.
Monitor project profitability, cash flow and financial performance across the development portfolio.
Support with annual budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning.
Oversee financial controls, accounting policies and compliance requirements.
Manage and review statutory reporting, taxation, audit and year-end processes.
Support project funding, debt facilities and banking relationships as required.
Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, systems, reporting and controls.

About You

You will be a commercially minded finance professional who combines strong technical accounting capability with genuine property development experience.

You will ideally bring:

CA/CPA qualification with significant post-qualification experience.
Proven experience in a Senior Finance Manager, Financial Controller or similar senior finance role.
Strong experience within property development, ideally across residential and/or mixed-use projects.
Demonstrated experience preparing and reviewing property development feasibilities and financial models.
Strong understanding of development project economics, including acquisition, construction, funding, sales, settlements, cash flow and project returns.

If interested, please apply directly or contact Megan Lively at megan@redpathpartners.com for a confidential discussion.