Do you love to build genuine connections, nurture belonging and enhance life? At Aveo, you can do just that and more. Join us and feel confident to embrace new challenges in our supportive culture. Bring your whole self to work, grow as you learn new things and be rewarded through the joy of helping others. Together, let's redefine retirement living for senior Australians.
Location: Aveo Newstead Office - 5 Days On-Site
Opportunity: Permanent full-time
Reports to: Finance Business Partner - Communities The Opportunity
As a Management Accountant at Aveo, you'll partner with Community Managers and Operations leaders across our retirement communities, turning financial data into clear, forward-looking insights to support budgeting, forecasting, and day-to-day decision-making. You'll be a trusted advisor, helping them understand their communities' financial performance and key drivers, and you'll build positive relationships with residents and committees along the way.
This is a great prospect for an Accountant with strong communication skills who wants to take the next step in their career.
Your Impact
- Lead the preparation of annual budgets in partnership with Community Managers, Operations and Resident Committees, ensuring budgets are well supported and clearly presented.
- Prepare and maintain rolling forecasts for your portfolio, highlighting emerging risks, opportunities and key financial trends.
- Prepare management reports and Power BI dashboards, conducting variance analysis to identify trends, investigate significant movements and highlight areas requiring attention.
- Own the accuracy and maintenance of community budgets within the ERP system.
- Drive improvements to management reporting, budgeting and forecasting processes, including standardising templates and championing AI and Power BI to reduce manual reporting.
- Act as the primary finance partner to Community Managers, providing trusted financial advice, building strong relationships with Resident Committees and coaching team members.
What You'll Bring
- 3 years' experience in a Big 4 firm or in management accounting, financial accounting, FP&A;, FBP, Analyst or a similar finance role.
- Demonstrated experience preparing budgets, forecasts and variance analysis.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, with experience using Power BI (or similar) and AI.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate financial detail into clear, accessible insights for non-finance stakeholders, including Resident Committees and residents.
- Degree qualification in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline, with CA/CPA (or equivalent) qualifications completed or in progress.
- A valid Driver's Licence and vehicle for occasional travel to communities as required.
Why Aveo?
- A role with genuine purpose, where your work directly supports residents and frontline operations while building expertise in a complex, multi-site environment.
- Be part of a purpose-led organisation that is reshaping how Australians live.
- Annual salary reviews and incentive scheme.
- Enjoy a range of health and wellbeing benefits, including paid leave days, health insurance, retail and leisure discounts, annual vaccinations, skin checks, employee referral programs and employee assistance programs.
Who We Are
As a leader in retirement living, with 30 years' experience, Aveo provides the stability and confidence to try new things and keep innovating. Owned by The Living Company, we're on an exciting journey of growth. Our in-house range of services is holistic, supporting our customers in their independence for as long as possible.
This helps us deliver a seamless experience for our 10,000 residents across 60 diverse communities nationwide. We're a dedicated group of over 1,000 caring, friendly team members, united by our core values: Kindness, Care and Respect. Together we create thriving communities that help retired Australians be their best selves.
What's Next
Apply now and take the first step in bringing your passion to life. We're ready to welcome you.
📌 Management Accountant (Newstead)
🏢 Aveo
📍 Newstead