Management Accountant

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 Joining Aveo as a Management Accountant, you'll partner with Community Managers and Operations leaders across your portfolio of communities, turning financial data into clear, forward-looking insight that supports budgeting, forecasting and day-to-day decision-making. You'll be a trusted advisor to non-finance stakeholders, helping them understand their communities' financial performance and key drivers, and you'll build positive relationships with residents and committees along the way. 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 dashboards, using Power BI to highlight variances, trends and areas requiring attention. Conduct variance analysis and investigate significant movements, working with Operations to understand root causes and identify actions. Own the maintenance and accuracy of budgets within the ERP system for your portfolio of communities. Identify and lead improvements to management reporting, budgeting and forecasting processes, including standardising templates and championing Power BI to reduce manual reporting. Act as the primary finance point of contact for your Community Managers, providing trusted financial advice and support while building strong relationships with Resident Committees and visiting communities as required. Provide guidance and coaching to junior members of the Community Finance Team, including Assistant Accountants. What You'll Bring 3+ years’ experience in management accounting, FP&A, finance business partnering or a similar role. Demonstrated experience preparing budgets, forecasts and variance analysis. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, with experience using Power BI or similar reporting and dashboard tools. 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. Ability to manage a portfolio of stakeholders and prioritise competing demands independently. Degree qualification in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline, with CA/CPA (or equivalent) qualifications completed or in progress. Exposure to Retirement Living, Aged Care, Property Management or Body Corporate legislation is desirable but not essential. A valid Driver’s Licence and vehicle is also required for 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.