Finance Manager - Property

Finance Manager — Property

Stonewood Group | Auckland CBD (Princes Wharf) |

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