Senior Finance Manager

3 months ago


Sydney, Australia Stockland Full time

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We have a permanent full-time opportunity for a Senior Finance Manager to join the Group Financial Control team at our Sydney Head Office on Castlereagh St.

Please note that the closing date for completed applications will be Friday 19th July 2024.

The Opportunity

The Senior Finance Manager, Group Accounting, together with their team and supporting stakeholders, is responsible for supporting the delivery of Accounting and Taxation outcomes as well as the continuous optimisation of processes and systems relating to group and financial accounting and taxation.

This role is also the custodian of the chart of accounts and financial reporting hierarchies in conjunction with the Senior Finance Manager, Statutory Reporting & Policy, and owns the accounting and taxation consolidation worksheet, ensuring appropriate system configuration and adequate processes exist for accuracy and completeness.

  About the Role

Oversee the delivery of accurate financial information for the Stockland Group, from both a management, statutory, legal and taxation view. Involves ensuring the existence of proper processes and monitoring of GL accounts and subledgers for their correct use and processing (e.g. timely clearing, timely netting, appropriate tax recordings etc), educating and directing relevant parties to take the required action, both from a tax and accounting perspective. Ensure appropriate system configuration, processes and controls exist for closing the GL, including Divisional month-end activities, and for producing the accounting and taxation consolidation worksheet, monitoring the outputs for completeness, accuracy and efficiency. Govern the chart of accounts, financial reporting hierarchies and BPC accounting consolidation system in line with Stockland’s Chart of Accounts Governance Policy, working with the Finance Data & Reporting Governance team to ensure they are technically sound and fit-for-purpose, and provide advice to the business about their correct use for single transactions through to change of control events. Partnering with GM Tax to ensure accurate recognition, reporting and reconciliation of corporate tax and indirect tax positions (Income Tax and GST). Identify opportunities for automation relating to Tax accounting to ensure the effective, efficient and accurate provision of data to GM of Tax for reporting purposes. Review of GST reconciliations (BAS returns) for the Stockland Group and divisions. Assist with Audit and Tax queries. Own the BlackLine platform, overseeing the preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations across the Stockland Group; and identify and drive optimisation opportunities to align with BlackLine standard or best practise to achieve efficiencies in how work is performed. Understand end-to-end processes that result in a financial record to provide accounting/tax support and bring parties with relevant information together to resolve issues. Act as an escalation point for queries and anomalies in regulatory submissions to the Group Tax and Statutory Reporting & Policy teams.

About You

Bachelor or Master Degree in Business, Commerce, Finance, Taxation or Accounting required. CA or CPA accreditation required. Experience of working with SAP (desirable) 10+ years post-qualification experience (ideally a strong blend of consolidation accounting technical experience and business experience). Experience working in large, complex, listed organisations. Track record of achieving results through complex problem-solving, collaboration and relationship skills. Experience in the service level management of business operations. Practical experience in process design, measurement and improvement. Experience in managing a similar size team. Demonstrated understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards and Interpretations. Demonstrated understanding of Group accounting and consolidation principles. Demonstrated experience in and knowledge of relevant tax laws and regulations. Demonstrated understanding of the interaction of the tax and accounting environments in respect of Fixed Asset and Tax Asset register perspective. Track record of supporting the delivery of external reporting obligations to stock exchanges and regulatory authorities (including ATO).

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.



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