Finance Manager

We’ve made it our business to understand how people want to live and work today, tomorrow and beyond and as you’d expect, we practise what we preach in our own workplace as well.​

For more than two decades, Investa has led the way in making positive change in Australia’s workplaces. We’re an Australian diversified real estate company. We have a recognised track-record of investment and development across both office and living markets. Our purpose is to create a legacy of positive impact for our people, our customers, and for our investment partners. Investa designs buildings and communities for the way people work and live today – and the way we want to work and live in the future.

At Investa we’re looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Finance Manager to provide overall financial support to the Funds Management business. This newly created role will be primarily responsible for the delivery of the financial and tax reporting, manage finance compliance matters as well as providing support to the Head of Finance – Funds and Mandates and the broader Funds Management team.

Key responsibilities:

• Fund monthly unit pricing, monthly and quarterly reporting (financial information)
• Financial Reporting, including annual Financial Reports and managing external audits ensuring compliance with IFRS/AASB and other regulatory requirements
• Tax reporting, including income tax, GST returns, depreciation and distributions
• Review balance sheet reconciliations monthly prepared by either internal or external trust accounting team
• Assist the resolution of any accounting technical matters and preparation of accounting papers
• Effectively interface with the internal and external Tax team
• Ensure accurate and timely payment of payments including fund distributions
• Provide recommendations regarding policies and governance issues
• Early identification and reporting of potential risks to statutory compliance
• Prepare and review all debt compliance covenant certificates
• Prepare materials and attend the Management Accounts Committee.

What you’ll need to be successful:

• Must have Commerce or Business / Commerce Degree majoring in Accounting qualification
• Professional qualifications: CA or CPA (desirable, but not essential)
• People management and leadership
• Strong knowledge of IFRS/AASB and financial regulations
• Excellent knowledge of accounting and reporting systems
• Experience in preparation of Statutory Reports and Income Tax Returns for Trusts and Companies
• Experience within property sector
• Experience in dealing at the most senior level of an organisation
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Hands on approach to getting the job done and strong attention to detail
• Teamwork and team development both within direct team and a broader matrixed finance group
• Sound negotiation & influencing skills at all levels.

Why join Investa?

We’re an organisation known for our culture – we're unique, friendly and transparent. We work hard to maintain our culture and we've received some pretty cool accolades along the way:

• Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) for 2023-25
• Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) LGBTQ Inclusion 2024 Silver (Small Employer) 
• Certified Family Friendly Workplace since 2020
• AFR Boss Best Places to Work (Property, Construction, Transport sector) – First Place (2021)
• Australian HR Awards – Excellence Award: Best Workplace Flexibility Program

It’s not all about the awards though! We offer our people opportunity to grow and shape their career, with support including Leadership programs, education assistance, study assistance, professional membership fee support and generous parental leave and return to work benefits.
We know that the lines between work and home life have blurred over the past few years and we do our best to support our people with having the flexibility they need to be able to do the things that are important to them. Whether it’s a morning surf before work, leaving a little earlier to take the kids to sport our flexible working policy provides over 21 different formal flexible working options. The truth is though that the options are unlimited – talk to us about what works for you, and we’ll do our best to make it work for us too.
Back to the environment we create though, we are so proud that Investa is a safe, diverse and inclusive workplace where you can truly be yourself.  We particularly welcome applications from individuals in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, as well as those identifying as LGBTQ or neurodivergent. Even if you don't meet all criteria, we encourage you to apply and let us know more about you – if this isn’t the right opportunity for you, there may be another opportunity coming up.
We understand that traditional hiring processes can come with challenges for some people. If you have a disability, identify as gender diverse or are neurodivergent, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition Manager, Ella Mannix at emannix@investa.com.au  and Ella will tailor our processes to accommodate your specific needs. If you require no additional assistance to accommodate your requirements and wish to be considered for this position, kindly submit your application online.
We are inundated with a high volume of application responses, therefore, we request that applications not be submitted directly to an email address.