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