Finance Manager - Property

Finance Manager — Property

Stonewood Group |  Auckland CBD (Princes Wharf) |  Full-time, Permanent

 

Stonewood Group is a privately held NZ investment and operating group with a commercial property portfolio spanning circa 19 entities across Auckland and Wellington. We’re in an active period of growth and structural change — completing an IFRS Tier 1 transition, delivering our FY26 statutory accounts, and building a best-in-class finance function that uses modern tools, including AI, to run efficiently.

This is a technically demanding role for a CA-qualified accountant with genuine depth in property and IFRS reporting. You’ll own the accounting engine for our commercial property perimeter — consolidation, audit, bank covenant compliance, and operating ledger integrity — working closely with the Financial Controller and engaging directly with our Big 4 auditors and banking syndicate.

The Role

You will be the technical accounting lead for the commercial property perimeter, responsible for:

• Monthly management accounts production (target D+5 cadence by August 2026)
• NZ IFRS Tier 1 sub-consolidation across the property group — intercompany eliminations, common-control predecessor-values methodology, opening balances, and all required disclosures
• Stand-alone NZ GAAP statutory accounts for the Property Cos and Borrower entity through the FY26 cycle
• Technical positions on IAS 40 (investment property, fair value model), IFRS 16, IFRS 7, IAS 24, and common-control restructure accounting
• Primary day-to-day interface with our Big 4 audit firm — driving queries to closure and co-ordinating document production
• Quarterly bank syndicate Compliance Certificates (LVR, ICR, debt service, occupancy) — first due November 2026
• Owning Xero, Re-Leased and ApprovalMax integrity across all commercial property entities
• Balance-sheet reconciliations (target zero unresolved items >20 business days from July 2026)
• Supervising transactional processing through our offshore analytics team in the Philippines
• Liaising with property managers (Auckland and Wellington) on tenant accounts, recovery rates and OPEX wash-ups

What We’re Looking For

• CA-qualified (CAANZ) or equivalent IFAC member — full membership required
• Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience
• At least 3 years in property, real estate, REIT or property fund accounting
• Demonstrated experience preparing NZ IFRS Tier 1 (or full IFRS) financial statements including group consolidation
• Hands-on experience with Re-Leased and Xero in a multi-entity environment
• Bank syndicate covenant reporting experience (LVR, ICR, debt service)
• Experience as the primary audit interface with a Big 4 or mid-tier firm on a complex multi-entity audit
• Strong technical depth across IAS 40, IFRS 16, IFRS 7, IAS 24, IFRS 15 and common-control restructure accounting
• NZ GST and corporate income tax compliance knowledge
• Auckland-based with the right to work in NZ

Desirable

• Hotel or hospitality property accounting experience (operating-lease models)
• Experience preparing compliance certificates for syndicated debt facilities
• Exposure to ApprovalMax and Hubdoc
• Experience working with offshore finance teams
• IFRS transition project experience (Tier 2 RDR → Tier 1)
• Private property group or family office background

What You’ll Get

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience, plus KiwiSaver employer contributions
• CA fees and CPD fully supported
• Waterfront CBD office at Princes Wharf
• Hybrid working flexibility once embedded (in-office through the FY26 close peak)
• Access to AI tools — the team actively uses Claude, ChatGPT and other automation tools
• A technically interesting environment: IFRS transition, syndicated debt, multi-entity consolidation