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We are looking for an experienced Finance Manager, to join the Stockland Masterplanned Communities(MPC) finance team.
This is a fantastic role for someone to work closely with Stockland’s largest business unit. Our growing development pipeline of MPC’s across Australia’s growth corridors places Stockland as a market leader in the residential development space.
This is an exciting strategic role that offers the opportunity to work on a variety of tasks utilising your critical thinking and problem-solving abilities to drive outcomes for your stakeholders. In addition to this, you will also manage a small team and work with a manager who is genuinely looking to drive strategic outcomes for the business and professional development of the team.
This role is being recruited on an initial 12-month Fixed-term contract until January 2025 with potential for extension.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive and support proactive engagement with the Business Unit (BU) team and Senior Finance Leadership Team on the identification of opportunities, management of risks, drivers of business performance, opportunities, trends, and their implications for the business
- Responsible for the analysis of drivers of business performance – and support ensuring all risks are communicated, mitigated and minimised where possible
- Responsible for challenging the current BU’s finance processes and assumptions to drive greater control, accuracy and simplification where required
- Utilise business knowledge and experience to challenge BU results and projected data analysis, developing advice on implications to drive strategic decision making
- Support positive change management initiatives and process enhancement across the BU and finance
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with key internal customers / stakeholders including Senior Management and peers
- Take an active leadership role in broader innovation across the BU at a state/ divisional level
- Responsible for assisting with the preparation of a timely, relevant and accurate BU Budget, including review of assumptions and assisting with generation of key insights
- Support the review of business opportunities for profit/ income maximisation and cost optimisation/reduction
- Data and modelling for a range of complex and evolving projects
- Support the development and review of assumptions for BU Budgeting
- Mentoring and development of junior staff member
About You:
You are a passionate and proactive finance professional who is keen to partner with stakeholders to deliver on the wider group strategy. You will be a self-starter that knows how to develop and support a team. You will have the following:
- Experience in commercial management, financial accounting, forecasting & analysis or planning and business insight in a similar-level role
- Strong experience using planning and modelling tools
- Demonstrated time management skills and working under pressure to meet deadlines
- Appropriate tertiary qualification/s is required
The Stockland Proposition
At Stockland we are a community delivering outcomes that benefit the community at large. We work collaboratively and inclusively, building strong working relationships. Our portfolio is diverse and so are the opportunities for professional and career development. We are committed to providing our people with broad experiences to build a successful career.
We recognise the importance of flexibility and work life-quality and over 80% of our employees have informal or formal flexible work arrangements. Additionally, Stockland has a strong commitment to achieving the best outcomes through an inclusive and collaborative culture. Our customers come from diverse backgrounds and we want our teams to reflect this.
We offer competitive remuneration and benefits. Benefits include free to access or subsidised lifestyle, health, well-being and financial services products.
Please note we can only accept applications from Australian Citizens, Permanent Residents or Open Work Visa holders with more than 12 months validity from their role start date.
Apply today – Stockland – it's your place.
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