Job Description

Financial Controller | Construction & Property Group | Northern suburbs

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Job Openings Financial Controller | Construction & Property Group | Northern suburbs

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About the job Financial Controller | Construction & Property Group | Northern suburbs

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Financial Controller | Construction & Property Group | Northern suburbs

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- Own the finance function across a growing Melbourne construction and property group.
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- Work directly with the owner and General Manager, with real autonomy and influence.
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- Be involved in deals from purchase and funding through to project delivery and sale.
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About the business

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This is a privately owned, Melbourne-based construction and property development group with multiple entities under common ownership, currently scaling through an active acquisition that will bring the group to 10 entities. The business is owner-led and moving quickly, with a small, close-knit team and a genuinely flat, hands‐on culture.

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About the role

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Reporting directly to the owner and working closely with the General Manager, you will be the finance expert at the centre of the business. This is not a traditional back‐office reporting role - you will be hands‐on across:

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- Managing accounts across multiple related entities, including intercompany transactions and loans
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- Preparing monthly reports, cash flow forecasts, budgets and clear, decision‐ready information for the owner
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- Overseeing accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll (including a large contractor workforce), bank reconciliations, BAS, GST and year‐end requirements
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- Working with external advisers to structure transactions properly and identify lawful ways to reduce tax
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- Monitoring construction job costs, development budgets, feasibility assumptions, project funding, property loans and profitability




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- Overseeing purchasing, stock, margins, supplier payments and customer accounts for the group's trade distribution arm
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- Being involved end‐to‐end in building projects, from purchase and funding through to costing, lending, contracts and sale
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- Putting simple, practical systems and procedures in place, then training staff to actually use them
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- Using AI and automation to improve reporting, streamline admin and make the business more efficient
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About you

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- Australian Accounting and finance degree
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- CA or CPA qualified (registered tax agent experience an advantage)
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- Background in construction, property development, building supplies, trade distribution or a similar owner‐led private group
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- Experienced accountant or finance professional who is happy to be hands‐on, not just supervise
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- Strong working knowledge of Australian tax law, including GST, income tax, CGT, Division 7A and private group structures
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- Comfortable managing multiple entities, trusts, related‐party transactions and intercompany loans
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- Confident using AI tools practically for reporting, analysis and admin
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- Strong Excel and accounting systems skills
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- Construction, property development, building supplies or trade distribution experience highly regarded
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- Organised, commercially minded and trustworthy, with the confidence to work directly with an owner‐operator
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- Able to build procedures, train staff and follow through to make sure they stick
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- Melbourne‐based and available across our offices and operating locations
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If you want real autonomy, a seat close to the decisions, and the chance to build and improve the finance function as the business scales, we would love to hear from you. Please note that a police check will be conducted as part of the recruitment process.

📌 Financial Controller | Construction & Property Group | Northern suburbs (Victoria)
🏢 FemEdge Solutions
📍 Victoria