Senior Management Accountant

Please note: Our office is closed for the holidays. We'll be back on board from the 13th Jan 2025 and reviewing all applications then.

The Henley Properties Group was established in 1989 and is consistently ranked as one of the largest home builders in Australia with turnover in excess of $1 Billion and building over 2000 detached homes a year.

In Australia, Henley continues to grow across all markets in Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and New South Wales, conducting contract order homes, completed homes, multi-unit homes and large-scale land developments. The continued growth trajectory of the business has resulted in Henley also having an established market winning presence in Seattle, USA.

Henley’s shareholder register is unique in the Australian home building industry with the original founders involved along with the Tokyo stock exchange listed Sumitomo Forestry Corporation. Sumitomo Forestry has a net worth in excess of A$13B, providing all its businesses with substantial financial backing, and a rich history that goes back over 300 years.

Today, Sumitomo Forestry is a worldwide leader in new home design and building and its global building operations extend to over 15,000 homes per year globally. Both Henley and Sumitomo have a focus on continued improvement and growth, thus Henley is the place for opportunity and your next career move.

The Role

We are seeking a data driven Senior Management Accountant to join our finance team, in our head office in Mount Waverley.

Reporting to the State Financial Controller and working closely with business leaders, this is a position within the finance team that entails full divisional reporting and analytical responsibilities for our Victorian Completed Homes and Land Development divisions. The role will also involve managing an Assistant Accountant as well as working closely with the broader finance team.

To suit this role, we are looking for a commercially minded individual that enjoys working with data, confident with information and has a keen interest in the housing industry. This is not a pure month-end reporting role, and we are looking for an individual to value-add and develop within the business.

Join a close-knit team with a proven track record of fostering career growth and opportunities to learn and expand into different facets of the business and its industry.

Your responsibilities will be broad and will include the following:

• Prepare and review high quality month end financial reporting under strict timeframes to report to Tokyo, Japan.
• Assist in the preparation of land acquisitions and spec settlement cashflow tracking and reporting.
• Working closely with business leaders in preparing and scrutinising annual budgets and forecasts with WIP inventory of over $100m.
• Provide analytics on company and industry impacts such as cost overruns, construction timeframes and sales data.
• Prepare management commentary including variance analysis and key metrics.
• Working closely with the State and Group Financial Controllers on various analytical projects to assist in further business improvements, new opportunities and key decisions.
• Provide leadership and mentor an Assistant Accountant.
  
  

To be the successful applicant

• CPA/CA qualified and with at least 10 years’ experience as an Accountant
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meeting firm deadlines.
• Provide leadership and direction to the broader finance team.
• The ability to take ownership of tasks and be a self-starter.
• Advanced excel skills.
  
  

We Offer In Return

In addition to an attractive salary package and flexible working options, you will enjoy a friendly team-oriented environment that nurtures its people to achieve success and an organisation that values philanthropy with a strong sense of corporate social responsibility. In this role you will be encouraged to continue professional development, which will be supported by Henley.

We also offer generous staff and family benefits including discounted pricing with Henley’s valued supplier networks and our beautiful homes.