Finance Manager, Commercial & Mixed Use Development

Mirvac's people are our most valuable asset. We are proud to have built a culture of inclusivity, innovation and collaboration, becoming a place where people genuinely want to work. Two recent accolades to reflect this are:

• #1 in AFR BOSS' Best Places to Work in Property, Construction & Transport 2022
• #1 Company Globally for Gender Equality in Equileap's 2022 & 2023 Review

We also offer a number of competitive and unique benefits for permanent employees including:

• Flexible Work Arrangements
• Leadership and Professional Development Programs
• Generous Parental & Partner Leave Policy
• Unlimited Volunteer Leave and National Community Day
• Mirvac Pride Committee

Mirvac is an Australian property group with a clearly defined purpose to 'reimagine urban life'. For over 50 years, we've dedicated ourselves to shaping Australia's urban landscape. Our evolution has been significant, growing from a small joint venture to a thriving ASX-listed property group that leads the way in sustainability, innovation, safety and placemaking.
Our opportunity
This is a key role in providing financial accounting support to the Commercial and Mixed Use segment which includes responsibility for the business unit's financial activities, reporting of monthly and half-yearly results and compliance with accounting standards.
In this role you will:

• Lead month-end close process which includes reporting and analysis of segment results and managing key deliverables such as elimination journals, balance sheet reconciliations, BAS, payroll journals and clearing of intercompany balances.
• Together with Financial Controller, Financial Accountant and offshore support team, manage and perform (half) year-end deliverables including delivery of audit program and responding to requests for information, completion of notes to financial statements, annual income tax returns and performing assessments for revenue recognition, inventory assessments and joint ventures.
• Support project accounting functions by providing technical accounting solutions as and when required and enhance system-based reporting for our Stakeholders.
• Involvement in capital partnering transactions to assess EBIT impacts from sell-down, including review of key documentation, and accurate recording of transactions to ensure compliance with Accounting Standards and Mirvac policies.
• Maintain, document and enhance procedures and control framework to achieve best practice, with a view to continual improvement.
• Lead month-end close process for segment and act as the communication interface with Group Finance to meet deadlines and manage deliverables which includes review of payroll journals, FBT, interest capitalisation, elimination journals, balance sheet reconciliations and clearing of intercompany balances.
• Liaise with Management Analysis team to deliver commentaries for variances in monthly EBIT and cashflow results.
• Build understanding of segment activities to deliver accurate cashflow forecast to Group Treasury and FP&A, which contribute to supporting the Group's capital management strategies.
• Responsible for submission of monthly BAS including responding to queries from Group Tax and contribute to the enhancement of system-based GST reporting to streamline BAS process.
• Financial management of the Waterloo JV, including reporting, equity, tax and accounting treatment, plus CoSec duties.
• Assist with the management of half-year and year-end activities including planning and the equitable allocation of responsibilities across Team to meet deliverables by performing financial close tasks (accruals, clearing journals, reconciliation of key balance sheet accounts), meeting Audit requests, preparing Inventory disclosures and performing assessments for revenue recognition, inventory and asset assessments and investments in JVA.
• Responsible for the preparation of the Annual Income Tax Return and preparation of supporting workpapers and checklists, and responding to queries from Group Tax.
• Review agreements with capital partners to accurately record sell-down transactions and implement and document processes for the efficient operational management of transaction (such as reimbursement of capital, banking and system setup)

Your point of difference
To be successful you will have prior accounting experience in an ASX listed property, construction, engineering or infrastructure company, whilst holding tertiary qualifications in accounting or finance and CPA/CA or equivalent.
Demonstrated experience in Financial Accounting and Tax compliance with previous exposure to Capital / JV Partners is preferred.
Finally you will have great communication skills to manage stakeholders, and analytical and problem solving skills.
All of these attributes are preferred, if you think you may be the right fit for the role please still apply.