At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a finance team, oversee trust accounting, and drive business enhancements.
- Company: Dynamic property-focused business with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, superannuation, and local work opportunities.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and to work closely with decision-makers.
- Why this job: Influence finance evolution and support impactful decision-making in a growing company.
- Qualifications: Strong trust accounting experience and exceptional communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 160000 - 180000 $ per year.
Company Background
Our client is a growing, property-focused business managing commercial property assets. They have some great tenured employees coupled with some impressive new hires, creating a dynamic team to support the business's projected growth. With a local business, you’ll have direct access to decision-makers and the opportunity to influence how the finance function evolves as the business scales. If you are currently working in a large property business in the CBD, this could be your opportunity to work closer to home & truly support business-wide decision-making.
The Role
- Lead, support and uplift two accountants plus offshore administration roles.
- Oversee reporting schedules and improve the quality/timeliness of outputs.
- Own end-to-end trust accounting across multiple trust accounts (daily transactions, allocations and reporting).
- Ensure compliance with trust accounting legislation and regulatory requirements.
- Complete regular reconciliations, coordinate audits and investigate discrepancies.
- Partner with the systems team to maintain data integrity and reporting accuracy.
- Identify efficiencies, automation opportunities and future AI-enabled reporting improvements.
- Contribute as part of the senior leadership team to drive business enhancements.
Your Background
Key requirements for this role are:
- Exceptional communication skills and the ability to present information to executives with confidence.
- Strong trust accounting experience (essential).
- Property management industry experience.
- Experience leading teams and improving processes/reporting.
- You are currently a senior finance leader - Financial Controller, Head of Finance or Senior Finance Manager.
Head of Finance employer: Richard Lloyd Recruitment
Join a dynamic and supportive team in the heart of Sydney's Western Suburbs, where your expertise as a Senior Bookkeeper will be valued and rewarded. Our company fosters a collaborative work culture that prioritises employee growth, offering ongoing training and development opportunities to help you excel in your career. With a focus on work-life balance and a commitment to innovation, we provide a unique environment for you to thrive while managing the full transactional cycle in a fast-paced SME setting.
