Finance Manager, Mandates

Together, we can do great things

We shape leading experiences across office, retail, logistics and student accommodation.

We’re one of Australia’s largest property groups, managing $35 billion worth of assets across the country.

Our sustainable returns from investments come from focusing on what matters most to customers — a great experience and doing good. Every day, our people are driving positive impact for people, place and planet. They’re inquisitive, pioneering industry firsts and pushing new ideas to deliver exceptional outcomes.

This passion and expertise creates an employee experience that puts wellbeing, flexibility and opportunity first.

Come join us.

The role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join our Mandates team in a 6mth Fixed-term contract.  You will be responsible for mandate accounting, reporting, and tax compliance, while supporting the Financial Controller, Mandates across month-end, quarter-end, and year-end processes, including statutory financial statements and board reporting.

This role operates in a fast-paced, complex environment, delivering fund accounting services to a diverse investor base with varying reporting requirements and deadlines. The successful candidate will be a driven finance professional with strong technical expertise, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining high standards of accuracy, control, and governance.

What you will be doing

• Partnering with Fund Managers to provide end-to-end Financial Reporting support.
• Preparing and monitoring the mandate reporting timetable, balancing multiple deliverables, and competing investor requirements.
• Drafting accounting treatment memos for auditors and responding to external audit queries.
• Preparing statutory financial statements and ensuring timely delivery of reporting across mandates.
• Reviewing monthly financial reporting, including investor reporting, unit pricing, trial balance and consolidation entries.
• Preparing distribution calculations and reviewing management fee calculations.
• Reviewing quarterly statements of taxable income and annual tax returns.
• Reviewing monthly BAS workings.
• Leading special projects, ad hoc reporting, and process improvement initiatives, including documentation and standardisation of mandate processes.

What makes you stand out

You will hold a relevant tertiary qualification (Bachelor of Commerce or equivalent) and be CA or CPA qualified, with experience in professional services or a related accounting role. You will have a strong understanding of IFRS, with experience in SAP, Anaplan and/or HFM advantageous but not essential, and property and/or funds management sector experience highly valued. You are agile and responsive, able to manage changing investor requirements and shifting deadlines, prioritise effectively across multiple assignments, and work confidently with ambiguity while delivering high-quality outcomes. You bring a strong focus on governance, accuracy, and compliance, alongside clear and professional stakeholder communication skills. You will also demonstrate leadership capability, strong attention to detail, and the ability to step back and see the bigger picture.

What makes us stand out

We value our people

• Enjoy flexible working arrangements and generous leave options.
• Experience market-leading parental leave benefits including 22 weeks paid leave for either carer and childcare allowance once you return to work.
• Embrace diverse and challenging career opportunities, supported by our dedicated Learning & Development Team committed to your growth.
• Engage in comprehensive Wellbeing programs and benefit from market-leading policies and support tailored to diverse needs.
• Be recognised by peers through nomination awards and take part in our generous Employee Referral Program.

We know the power of a great experience

• Ranked 5th in the 2024 Gender Equality Global Report released by Equileap.
• Achieved number 2 real estate company in S&P Global Sustainability Assessment.
• Earned a gold ranking in Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) for LGBTQIA+ inclusion.
• Awarded our fifth consecutive Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) in 2023-2025.
• Accredited Family Inclusive Workplace™.
• Committed to our second Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).

Everyone counts

GPT offers an inclusive workplace culture and embraces people with diverse perspectives, skills and backgrounds. We welcome applications from First Nations candidates, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, people living with disability and people of diverse ages, cultures and backgrounds. 

Let’s get started

If this role sounds like you, we want to hear from you. Go for it!

Click on “Apply” to submit your application and Olivia from the Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch.