About the company
Our client is a large, well-established Australian organisation with a national multi-site network and a diverse portfolio of retail and operational assets. With a capital program of around $450m a year, investment decisions here are big, complex and closely watched at executive level. Capital and property finance is a core part of how the business makes decisions, and this role is central to it.

About the role
This senior finance leadership role combines enterprise-wide capital investment with hands-on responsibility for the property portfolio. You’ll influence major property transactions, investment decisions and long-term commercial performance.

Responsibilities:

- Drive the financial evaluation of property acquisitions, developments, lease arrangements and sale-and-leaseback transactions, including network expansion and closures.
- Set the capital allocation framework for prioritising significant investment across the organisation, assessing competing opportunities, risk, returns and strategic alignment.Own investment governance, from business case development and financial modelling through to approvals, post-investment reviews and perks tracking.
- Oversee financial planning and performance across property, capital investment and key operational cost bases, identifying opportunities to improve returns and efficiency.
- Present recommendations on material investment decisions directly to the CFO, CEO and investment committee.




- Lead and develop a team of finance professionals while strengthening commercial partnering and investment decision-making across the business.
- Support financial due diligence on M&A; opportunities, from early evaluation through to completion.

About you:
You’re an established finance leader who combines hands-on property finance expertise with the commercial judgement to influence major investment decisions.

- CA or CPA qualification, with 15+ years’ experience in commercial finance, property finance or investment-related roles
- Experience at Head of Finance, Finance Director or equivalent level within a large, complex organisation
- Deep, hands-on property finance experience, including lease structures, developments, acquisitions and sale-and-leaseback transactions
- Experience assessing the financial performance and investment economics of retail property assets, multi-site portfolios or similarly complex property environments
- A proven track record leading enterprise-wide capital investment and prioritising investment across a broad portfolio
- Strong financial modelling, business case development and investment appraisal skills
- The ability to influence senior executives, challenge assumptions and turn complex financial analysis into clear commercial recommendations
- Experience leading teams and partnering across finance, property and operational functions

This is a chance to own how a large organisation invests in its property and capital, with a direct line to the CFO and CEO, and to build a function that’s still taking shape.

Apply today or reach out to Yolande Maritz at [axr] for a confidential conversation.

📌 Head of Property & Investment Finance (Sydney)
🏢 axr Recruitment & Search
📍 Sydney