The Company

Our client is a dynamic and growing property development and investment business with an entrepreneurial mindset and a strong pipeline of projects. The business operates across the full property lifecycle - from acquisition and development through to asset management and investment performance - and has built a reputation for identifying opportunities, moving decisively, and creating value through smart commercial thinking.

With a lean, high-performing culture, the organisation is seeking a commercially astute finance leader who thrives in an agile environment and enjoys being deeply involved in both strategic and operational decision-making.

This is a rare opportunity to join a business where finance is viewed as a genuine commercial partner to the development and investment process.

The Role

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this role is both a hands-on and commercial CFO position combining financial leadership with development, investment, and asset management decision support. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping commercial outcomes across the portfolio while leading the finance function and supporting the continued growth of the business.

The role will broadly focus across:

Development and investment decision support
Asset management and portfolio performance
Financial leadership, reporting, and systems
Capital structuring and lender/investor relationships

This is not a traditional institutional CFO role focused purely on reporting and compliance. The business is seeking a commercially minded operator who understands how property deals work in practice and can contribute meaningfully to real-time commercial decisions.

Key responsibilities include:

Partnering with the Managing Director and leadership team on development and investment decisions
Preparing and reviewing project feasibilities, forecasting models, and scenario analysis
Manage the full finance function from cashflow to the preparation of accurate and timely financial and management accounts as well as Board reports.
Providing commercial insight across acquisitions, development delivery, stabilisation, hold/sell strategies, and portfolio performance
Supporting funding structures, project finance, lender relationships, and capital management initiatives
Managing project-based budgeting, cash flow forecasting, and variance reporting
Overseeing financial reporting, management accounting, compliance, tax, payroll, audit, and governance functions as well as HR and administration
Driving systems, reporting, and process improvements through technology and automation
Supporting investor reporting, capital calls, distributions, and stakeholder management
Working closely with development managers, consultants, agents, and external advisors to assess project outcomes and commercial performance
Leading and mentoring a small finance and administration team

The successful candidate will be comfortable operating in an entrepreneurial environment where initiative, adaptability, and commercial judgement are highly valued.

The Successful Candidate

The ideal candidate will come from a private property development environment and bring a strong blend of commercial, operational, and financial capability. This opportunity is best suited to someone who has been embedded within a developer rather than operating solely within institutional funds, banking, or advisory environments.

You will bring:

CA or CPA qualification with tertiary qualifications in Accounting or Finance
Early career training within a Big 4 or mid-tier accounting environment highly regarded
Proven experience within a private property developer or property investment business

Strong experience and understanding across:

Development feasibilities
Project finance and funding structures
Project and portfolio reporting
Cash flow forecasting and budgeting
Asset-level commercial decision making
Financial and management accounting
Leasing impacts on asset value
Incentives versus IRR outcomes
Hold versus sell strategies
Development and stabilisation cycles

Experience contributing to commercial discussions and strategic decision-making — not simply reporting outcomes after the fact
Confidence engaging with development managers, agents, consultants, lenders, and external stakeholders
A proactive, commercially curious, and solutions-focused mindset
Strong leadership capability with the ability to operate effectively within a lean, high-performing team
A genuine interest in leveraging technology to improve reporting, processes, feasibilities, and operational efficiency

The successful candidate will be someone who is comfortable operating without a rigid playbook - a commercially minded operator who can think critically, solve problems, and contribute strategically as the business continues to grow.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious finance leader seeking a broader commercial role within a highly entrepreneurial property environment where they can genuinely influence outcomes and help shape the future direction of the business.

For more information, please feel free to contact cam@aligntalent.com.au or luke@aligntalent.com.au

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