Corporate Finance Manager

ESR is a leading Asia-Pacific real asset owner and manager focused on logistics real estate, data centres, and energy infrastructure that power the digital economy and supply chain for investors, customers, and communities. Through our fully integrated real asset fund management and development platform, we strive to create value and growth opportunities for our global portfolio of investors. We offer our customers modern space solutions to realise their ambitions across Australia and New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Greater China, Southeast Asia, and India, including a presence in Europe.

The role is based in our Sydney office and will report to the Finance Controller. It will coordinate with other finance departments and be responsible for delivery of all end-to-end finance tasks.

This job description is indicative of the general role you will perform whilst at ESR, however it is not an exhaustive list of your role or responsibilities.

Key Accountabilities - including but not limited to:

• Provide support to the Finance Controller.
• Business partner with group finance, fund finance, property finance, FP&A, other internal or external stakeholders.
• Manage, mentor, and review the work of a team of Senior Accountants/Accountants.
• Coordinate month end activities and review of GL reconciliations.
• Preparation and review of group consolidation and reporting.
• Partner with other business units or wider team to prepare accurate reporting.
• Review of ESR’s management fee calculations, financial results, non-financial metrics, and expense forecasts to ensure accuracy and alignment to management agreements.
• Suggest and contribute to process improvements and key finance initiatives.
• Management of working capital and cash requirements.
• Review and lodgement of tax returns, BAS, tax submissions, etc.
• Coordinate annual audits, and ensure compliance requirements are met (tax, statutory, GS007, management agreements, internal controls etc).
• Review of tax calculations and liaise with external advisors.
• Preparation and review of annual statutory financial statements
• Liaise with group finance, senior management and other stakeholders on any ad-hoc requirements.

• CA/CPA or equivalent.
• Big 4 trained with commercial experience would be advantageous.
• Funds / real estate experience.
• Self-starter with demonstrated ability to use initiative, work without supervision and assume full responsibility for completion of tasks.
• High attention to detail.
• Proactive and willing to look for ways to improve processes and procedures.
• Able to solve problems, be highly flexible and able to adapt in a changing and demanding environment.
• Good communication, time management to be able to meet tight deadlines.
• Experience with Yardi ERP accounting software would be an advantage.

Grow with us – Career growth and learning

We believe our greatest strength lies in the growth and development of our team. From day one, we create an environment that builds confidence and lays the foundation for long-term success. Whether you’re launching your career or stepping into a leadership role, we provide the tools, learning opportunities, and personalised guidance to help you thrive.

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Our values and purpose

Our values are the foundation of everything we do—shaping our performance, culture, and ambition. Our purpose is rooted in the pursuit of excellence across all areas of our business, with a focus on maintaining the highest standards of performance, accountability, and integrity.

When you join us, you commit to three core principles:

• We Do the Right Thing: Integrity is non-negotiable. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of accountability, ensuring that every financial decision and business move is ethical and transparent.
• We Win as One Team: Our culture thrives on collective success. We break down functional silos to ensure that our ambitions are met through seamless collaboration and mutual support.
• We Think Beyond the Present: We don’t just manage for the quarter; we build for the years to come. We challenge ourselves to look past immediate gains to secure long-term excellence and sustainable growth.

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