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Fixed Assets Manager

Melbourne CBD Permanent Work from Home or Hybrid View Job Description
This Fixed Asset Manager role is responsible for overseeing the acquire-to-retire asset lifecycle, ensuring accurate capitalisation, reporting, compliance and stakeholder engagement across the business. The position offers significant exposure to senior leaders, major CAPEX projects and the opportunity to streamline process within a complex, multi-brand environment
  • Lead asset accounting across a large-scale retail and brand portfolio
  • Drive process improvement and influence key investment decisions

About Our Client

Our client is one of Australasia's leading retail groups, operating a portfolio of iconic consumer and fashion brands with a strong presence across ANZ. With a focus on innovation, customer experience and strategic investment, the organisation continues to evolve its operations while maintaining a well-established market position.

Job Description

    • Take ownership of the fixed asset accountinglifecycle, managing assets from initial acquisition through to retirement and disposal.
    • Provide financial support for CAPEX planning, including the development, review and monitoring of business cases and capital projects in progress.
    • Apply accounting standards to assess and appropriately allocate expenditure between capital and operating costs.
    • Coordinate the efficient transfer of completed project costs into the fixed asset register, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
    • Work closely with project managers and business stakeholders to track project progress, spending trends and forecast completion costs.
    • Analyse monthly financial performance against approved budgets, identifying key drivers and communicating insights to stakeholders.
    • Maintain robust accounting records for store development projects, refurbishments, technology investments and other corporate capital initiatives.
    • Partner with finance, tax and operational teams to ensure adherence to accounting policies, reporting obligations and capitalisation requirements.
    • Drive continuous improvement across asset and project accounting processes, enhancing controls, governance and operational effectiveness.
    • Produce insightful reporting and presentations for executive stakeholders, leadership forums and governance bodies.



The Successful Applicant

A successful Fixed Assets Manager should have:

    • Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) or Certified Practising Accountant (CPA).
    • More than eight years of accounting experience, including recent exposure to project accounting, capital projects, or fixed asset accounting.
    • Sound understanding of accounting standards and regulatory requirements relating to capital expenditure, asset capitalisation, and fixed asset management.
    • Demonstrated experience overseeing the full asset lifecycle, from initial business case evaluation and project delivery through to capitalisation, depreciation, and asset disposal.
    • Proven capability to build credibility with and influence senior leaders and key business stakeholders.
    • Highly developed analytical skills, with the ability to prepare insightful financial reports and deliver clear presentations to diverse audiences.
    • Previous experience in retail or similarly project-intensive environments.
    • Track record of driving process optimisation, operational improvements, and successful change initiatives.



What's on Offer

  • Permanent full-time position, hybrid 3/2 in CBD.
  • Opportunity to join a market-leading organisation with a recognised portfolio of brands.
  • Significant stakeholder exposure across finance, operations and project teams.
  • Ongoing learning, development and internal career opportunities.
  • Employee benefits including staff discounts, wellbeing initiatives and additional lifestyle benefits.
  • Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on capital investment governance, reporting and process improvement.



If this Fixed Assets Manager role aligns with your background and career goals, we encourage you to apply.

Contact
Lucy Agathangelou
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JN-082026-7086831
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Job summary

Function
Construction
Specialisation
Accounts Other
Industry
Retail
Location
Melbourne CBD
Job Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Lucy Agathangelou
Consultant phone
Job Reference
JN-082026-7086831
Work from Home
Work from Home or Hybrid

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

We don't just accept difference - we celebrate it. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role and are committed to building inclusive, diverse workplaces where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Michael Page acknowledge and pay our respects to the Traditional Custodians of the land we operate on.