Commercial Finance Manager - Housing & Property
Commercial Finance Manager - Housing & Property
Salary:
150000 - 160000
/ Year
Contract Type:
Permanent
Location:
VIC - Melbourne - VIC
Industry:
Professional
Reference:
0405SKE
Contact Name:
Sarah Kettlewell
Contact Email:
sarah@publicsectorpeople.com.au
Date Published:
21-May-2026
About Uniting Vic.Tas
Uniting Vic.Tas is a values driven community services organisation with a proud history of supporting people and communities for over 100 years. Working across Victoria and Tasmania, Uniting delivers a broad range of services spanning housing, homelessness, family services, disability, mental health and community development, guided by a clear purpose: to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.
Within this, the Housing & Property division is entering a significant growth and transformation phase, with an expanding development pipeline, increasing portfolio complexity and a strategic focus on long term sustainability across community housing, retirement living and property operations.
As the organisation continues to evolve its Housing strategy across Victoria and Tasmania, this newly positioned role represents an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded finance leader to step into a highly visible and influential role.
About the Role
The Commercial Finance Manager – Housing & Property sits within the Finance & Procurement division, reporting to the Head of Finance and partnering closely with the Executive Director – Housing & Property and broader leadership team.
This is not a traditional finance role, sitting at the intersection of finance, property, development and community impact, the role will act as the commercial finance lead across a complex and evolving housing and property portfolio.
A key focus of the role will be supporting strategic investment and development decisions through advanced financial modelling, feasibility analysis, forecasting and long term sustainability planning. You will work across a portfolio of projects, developments and operational assets, helping leadership understand how individual projects contribute to the broader funding and balance sheet strategy of the organisation.
The role will play a critical part in supporting:
You will lead a small team while working closely with finance, development and operational leaders across the organisation. The environment is dynamic, evolving and highly collaborative, requiring someone comfortable navigating complexity and balancing competing priorities.
The role will also contribute to strengthening internal financial capability, improving visibility across the portfolio and helping shape the next phase of Uniting’s Housing & Property strategy.
About You
You are a commercially astute finance professional with experience operating within complex property, infrastructure, development or asset intensive environments.
You understand feasibility modelling, development finance and long term funding structures, and you are comfortable partnering with senior stakeholders to guide commercial and strategic decisions.
Importantly, you are not someone who sits purely at a high level. You are willing to roll your sleeves up, work through operational detail when required and thrive in environments where agility and adaptability are critical.
Your background may come from:
CA / CPA qualifications are essential, or CIMA or CFA also highly regarded, alongside strong experience in financial modelling, feasibility analysis and business partnering.
Application Process
For a confidential discussion or to receive a copy of the Candidate Information Pack, please contact Sarah Kettlewell on 0478 041 199 or sarah@publicsectorpeople.com.au
Public Sector People are partnering exclusively with Uniting Vic.Tas on this retained appointment. All applications and enquiries will be managed by Public Sector People.
Applications Close; Wednesday the 10th of June 2026.
Uniting Vic.Tas is a values driven community services organisation with a proud history of supporting people and communities for over 100 years. Working across Victoria and Tasmania, Uniting delivers a broad range of services spanning housing, homelessness, family services, disability, mental health and community development, guided by a clear purpose: to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.
Within this, the Housing & Property division is entering a significant growth and transformation phase, with an expanding development pipeline, increasing portfolio complexity and a strategic focus on long term sustainability across community housing, retirement living and property operations.
As the organisation continues to evolve its Housing strategy across Victoria and Tasmania, this newly positioned role represents an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded finance leader to step into a highly visible and influential role.
About the Role
The Commercial Finance Manager – Housing & Property sits within the Finance & Procurement division, reporting to the Head of Finance and partnering closely with the Executive Director – Housing & Property and broader leadership team.
This is not a traditional finance role, sitting at the intersection of finance, property, development and community impact, the role will act as the commercial finance lead across a complex and evolving housing and property portfolio.
A key focus of the role will be supporting strategic investment and development decisions through advanced financial modelling, feasibility analysis, forecasting and long term sustainability planning. You will work across a portfolio of projects, developments and operational assets, helping leadership understand how individual projects contribute to the broader funding and balance sheet strategy of the organisation.
The role will play a critical part in supporting:
- Property development feasibilities
- Capital projects and tender submissions
- Cash flow and funding sustainability
- Debt covenant and scenario modelling
- Budgeting, forecasting and board reporting
- Financial governance and portfolio performance
You will lead a small team while working closely with finance, development and operational leaders across the organisation. The environment is dynamic, evolving and highly collaborative, requiring someone comfortable navigating complexity and balancing competing priorities.
The role will also contribute to strengthening internal financial capability, improving visibility across the portfolio and helping shape the next phase of Uniting’s Housing & Property strategy.
About You
You are a commercially astute finance professional with experience operating within complex property, infrastructure, development or asset intensive environments.
You understand feasibility modelling, development finance and long term funding structures, and you are comfortable partnering with senior stakeholders to guide commercial and strategic decisions.
Importantly, you are not someone who sits purely at a high level. You are willing to roll your sleeves up, work through operational detail when required and thrive in environments where agility and adaptability are critical.
Your background may come from:
- Property or development
- Infrastructure or capital projects
- Commercial finance
- Community housing
- Retirement living
- Complex not for profit environments
- Commercial acumen
- Technical finance capability
- Strategic thinking
- Strong stakeholder engagement
- And a willingness to work across both strategic and operational finance responsibilities.
CA / CPA qualifications are essential, or CIMA or CFA also highly regarded, alongside strong experience in financial modelling, feasibility analysis and business partnering.
Application Process
For a confidential discussion or to receive a copy of the Candidate Information Pack, please contact Sarah Kettlewell on 0478 041 199 or sarah@publicsectorpeople.com.au
Public Sector People are partnering exclusively with Uniting Vic.Tas on this retained appointment. All applications and enquiries will be managed by Public Sector People.
Applications Close; Wednesday the 10th of June 2026.
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