Based on account in Melbourne CBD, the Finance Director is responsible in providing comprehensive financial services with a focus on quality and continuous improvement. You will assist to manage and maximise the commercial results of the account.

This is your opportunity to work on account for one of Australia’s largest and leading financial institutions.

This role is required to be based in Melbourne.

• Management and administration of the Service Provider Agreement between Client and JLL
• Manage the finance team to ensure client interfaces and reporting is accurate and provided on a timely basis
• As a member of the Account leadership team, contribute to its management to ensure account wide operations are efficient and as effective as possible
• Preparation of contract price variations and contractual pricing adjustments
• Manage Corporate Month End, forecasting and budgeting processes and associated reporting to the Account Director and Australasia Work Dynamics management
• Ownership of finance related contract KPIs ensuring minimal commercial impact on the account
• Manage the client Finance relationship to encourage partnering approach to work environment
• Oversight and development driving continuous improvement around periodic and ad-hoc reporting and related processes including forecast and budget
• Accountant team oversight driving continuous improvement around core accounting controls, processes and month end responsibilities including IFRS16 lease accounting
• Shared Services team oversight ensuring processes and responsibilities are efficient and accurate
• Support systems implementation and ongoing operations to ensure benefits are maximised for the account
• Ensure the integrity of critical data between finance (JD Edwards) and other key systems (Portfolio, Helpdesk and CAAPs, Corrigo etc)

• 10 years post formal finance qualification experience (CA, CPA)
• Strong proven financial / commercial governance experience
• Prior experience to managing financial aspects of contracts will be a distinct advantage
• Strong interpersonal skills to manage diverse range of stakeholders and clients alike
• Sound written and oral communication skills, and the capacity to deal with ambiguity & complex problems.
• Demonstrated ability to own / manage multiple and complex deliverables on a daily and project basis.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritise work within tight / competing deadlines.
• Experience in managing and leading accounting or finance teams
• Sound IT and Excel proficiency (ability to develop financial models and conduct analysis)