About Us

Housing First is an award-winning, independent, not-for-profit organisation leading the way in how community housing is designed, financed, built and managed. By developing innovative partnerships and investment opportunities, Housing First creates beautiful homes for residents who pay rent within their means, minimising financial stress and giving them chance to achieve a higher quality of life.

With 35 years of financial, property development, tenancy, asset management and community development experience, we are in an exciting growth phase with the significant planned expansion of our property portfolio.

The Position

Reporting directly to the Corporate Finance & Treasury Manager, the Finance Analyst is a key member of the Commercial Team, supporting Housing First's strategic growth through financial modelling, compliance reporting, and business analysis.

This role plays an important part in maintaining corporate cashflow modelling, supporting project feasibility assessments, ensuring compliance with funding and lending obligations, and providing high-quality financial and housing data analysis to inform decision-making.

Responsibilities

- Assist with maintaining and updating corporate cash flow models across all Housing First entities
- Support feasibility analysis and financial modelling for new housing developments and strategic projects
- Provide analysis and insights to support debt servicing, asset management and operational planning
- Contribute to funding submissions and financial components of business proposals
- Prepare and coordinate compliance reporting for government funders, lenders and commercial partners
- Collate and validate housing, maintenance and financial data to support regulatory reporting requirements
- Monitor the accuracy and integrity of finance and housing data to ensure compliance with quality standards
- Prepare financial analysis, reports and presentations for management,



Board and Committee purposes
- Support compliance with funding agreements, commercial loan obligations and lender reporting requirements
- Contribute to a positive workplace culture that reflects Housing First's values and strategic direction

As our ideal candidate you will have:

- Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Finance, Property, Construction or a related discipline
- Demonstrated experience in financial modelling, cash flow forecasting, debt servicing analysis and project feasibility assessments
- Experience preparing financial and compliance reports for a range of stakeholders
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide meaningful insights
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Experience working collaboratively across teams and building effective stakeholder relationships
- An understanding of the community housing, property, infrastructure or not-for-profit sector will be highly regarded
- To be considered for this opportunity you must have full Australian working rights. A National Police Check will be required for the preferred candidate.

To apply please provide your resume and a cover letter outlining how you meet these requirements by clicking on the Apply tab. Please note that applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may be conducted throughout the advertising period. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

Housing First acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and live. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures: and to Elders both past and present. We are committed to the principles of social inclusion and aim to ensure that our workplaces, policies and services treat every person with respect and dignity, regardless of their gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, cultural background, ethnicity or religion.

📌 Finance Analyst (Australia)
🏢 Housingfirst
📍 Australia