Reapit Australia & New Zealand

Regional Finance Officer

Brisbane, QLD, AU

3 days ago
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Summary

Reapit – Who are we?


Reapit is the original, end-to-end business technology provider for estate agencies of all sizes. We’ve been helping sales and lettings agents to build relationships and grow their businesses for more than 25 years. Our technology connects property professionals in Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand with buyers, sellers, tenants and landlords to power the relationships that change lives.

In Australia, Reapit stands as the preferred technology choice among the nation's leading estate agents and agencies. Tailored to the unique demands of the Australian property market, Reapit provides successful leaders with unparalleled tools across sales, property management, client relations, and data analytics, reinforcing their position at the pinnacle of real estate excellence.


What you’ll be doing


Reporting to Group Chief Financial Officer, the Regional Finance Officer is responsible for leading the finance function throughout the Australia and New Zealand Region for Reapit. The ANZ region includes a Sales product family, comprised of Agentbox (acquired in 2018) and Agentpoint (acquired in 2021), and a Property Management product family, comprised of Console Group (acquired in 2022), and InspectRealEstate (acquired in 2023).


In this role you will have a secondary responsibility to the Vice President, GM – ANZ, who is a member of the Group Executive Leadership Team (XLT), to support the development and attainment of the business plan for ANZ, including meeting revenue growth and contribution margin targets. You will be a part of the ANZ Executive Leadership Team (ALT) and Group Finance Leadership Team (FLT).

You are responsible for all aspects of financial management, including regulatory and financial reporting, budget and forecasts preparation, and commercial risk management. You will support the Group Financial Controller in the development of internal control policies and procedures relating to ANZ.


Key accountabilities include ANZ Financial Management, FP&A, and Commercial Business Partnering and more specifically;


  • Commercial Strategy: Develop and implement commercial strategies aligned with organisational goals and meeting group financial guidance.
  • Managing FP&A Cycle: Manage FP&A Analyst, coordinate, and direct the preparation of the annual budget and rolling quarterly financial reforecasts.
  • Group FP&A Alignment: Work with Group FP&A Manager to ensure alignment with global FP&A processes and key deadlines.
  • Business Partnering: Partner with Vice President, GM – ANZ to deliver Revenue and Contribution Margin in line with Annual Financial Budget and Business Plans.
  • Management Reporting Cycle: Support preparation of Monthly Financial Pack and Quarterly Financial Pack to support Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews.
  • Cash flow management and maximising EBITDA conversion to operating cash flow
  • Support peers in ANZ Leadership Team in commercial decision making.
  • Provide strategic and commercial insights to the executive team for informed decision-making.
  • Support Group FP&A Manager in developing budget infrastructure for the ANZ region.

  • Financial Operations & Accounting:

    • Change Management: Support the Group Financial Controller in changing Accounts Receivable, Financial Accounting, and Financial Control reporting lines to a central team.
    • Interim Financial Operations Oversight: Manage invoicing, accounts receivable, payroll, and financial accounting processes for the ANZ region until affecting a transition in reporting lines to the central team.
    • Financial Closures: Oversee month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial close processes for the ANZ region's fifteen subsidiary companies.
    • Reporting and Compliance: Work with Group and regional teams to ensure accurate management accounts, IFRS compliance, statutory account preparation, and timely completion of audits.
    • Tax Management: Handle local tax obligations and collaborate on global transfer pricing and tax strategy with the Group Tax Manager.
    • Regulatory Adherence: Ensure all financial activities conform to statutory laws and regulations


    Who we're looking for


    At Reapit, we prioritise hiring individuals who share our values and possess the right attitudes and behaviours for success. Whilst some of the listed requirements may be important, don’t worry if you don’t meet all of them, we’d still like to hear from you.

    • Bachelor's or Master's degree in finance or accounting
    • 10+ years of combined accounting, FP&A, or finance experience.
    • 5+ years in leadership position with Financial Control and FP&A responsibilities.
    • Deep knowledge of AASB & IFRS accounting principles and procedures
    • Experience preparing and analysing financial reports/statements and lodging statutory accounts.
    • Experience with general ledger functions and month end/year end close process.
    • Experience with M&A on buy or sell side preferred.
    • Post merger or acquisition integration experience preferred.
    • CA qualification preferred.
    • NetSuite experience preferred.
    • Experience in matrix organisational structure critical.
    • Experience in private equity or publicly listed company preferred.
    • Experience in multinational businesses preferred.


    This role requires work related travel:

    • International Travel: typically, 2–4 trips per year to the UK and South Africa for Quarterly Business Reviews and Annual Management Conferences. Each trip typically lasts 5–7 days.
    • Domestic Travel: typically, 3–4 visits per year to the Sydney office for Australian Leadership Team meetings and customer engagements. These trips usually span 1–2 days.


    Availability for International Collaboration:

    Given the international scope of Reapit and the finance function, senior managers are required to work outside standard business hours to accommodate time zones of global teams. Specific expectations include:

    • Night-Time Calls: Participation in evening calls to align with colleagues in South Africa and the UK, including weekly Finance Leadership calls and 1:1’s with key global stakeholders. Frequency and timing will depend on project priorities and business requirements.
    • Flexibility: Availability to respond to urgent matters or join critical discussions outside regular working hours when necessary.


    What your impact and success looks like


    As a Regional Finance Officer we expect your success and impact in the early stages of your career with us to look something like this:


    Within 1 month:

    • Scheduled and completed introductory meetings with key stakeholders in the ALT, FLT, and XLT
    • Evaluated the performance and skills of ANZ finance team members through one-on-one discussions and a preliminary skill matrix
    • Complete a detailed review of the FY26 Business Plan and Budget to understand the business and provide a 2-page written summary of risk areas and a quick win recommendation

  • Within 3 months:

    • Partner with the Group Financial Controller to develop and co-present an action plan for the transition of the financial control function from a regional function to a centrally managed group function.
    • Identify 2-3 operational inefficiencies in financial processes, propose actionable solutions, and implement at least 1 improvement.
    • Based on your initial budget risk review, identify 2-3 opportunities to increase revenue and reduce costs to mitigate risk, and implement at least 1 recommendation.


    Within 6 months:

    • Deliver FY26 Q1 Year To Go Forecast update with mitigation plans for any material risk areas.
    • Successfully execute ANZ finance components of financial control action plan.
    • Support successful implementation of ANZ inputs to new global quote and billing solution.


    Don't tick all the boxes? Neither do we

    We care about our industry and want it to become a more inclusive and diverse place to work. So, we’re driven by hiring not only by experience and relevance for the role but by sharing our values and the right attitudes and behaviours for success. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity through attracting and retaining a complementary team of employees and building an inclusive environment for all. We feel we have an empowering environment where everyone is supported and respected, and we want you to feel this too. We welcome new ideas, thinking and approaches, whilst listening to all

    our employees.

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