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Shirley Partington

Melbourne

Summary

Finance professional with 20+ years of experience in property, infrastructure, and corporate real estate finance. Proven record in cashflow management, project reporting, and process improvement. Skilled at leading teams, optimizing systems, and delivering accurate, timely financial reporting in high-pressure environments.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Finance Analyst

Lendlease Group – Communities
05.2016 - 01.2025
  • Managed monthly actuals, project forecasts, and variance analysis reports for development teams
  • Oversaw settlement calculations and liaised with external lawyers to ensure compliance with GST margin schemes and landowner fund distributions.
  • Maintained integrity across stock, sales, and finance system
  • Reconciled ledgers, prepared statutory submissions, and managed JV development fee invoicing.
  • Monthly reporting for Victorian Communities region sales, settlement and stock
  • Input and reconciliation of bi annual budgets from Excel to TMI finance systems
  • Month end journals, AR billing, arrears management and GL reconciliations & BAS reporting
  • Key Achievements
  • Acted as Finance Manager on multiple occasions
  • Development and implementation of new sales reports
  • Assisted in the transition and training of offshore Shared Service function

Accountant

Neurosensory
02.2011 - 03.2012
  • Established monthly reporting processes and improved reporting accuracy.
  • Managed payroll, BAS, superannuation, and compliance obligations.
  • Cashflow management
  • Approval of suppliers payment. Ensured accuracy of processing
  • GL Reconciliation
  • Liaised with external auditors
  • Key Achievements
  • Implementation of month end and internal processing procedures, enhancing reporting accuracy and compliance
  • Reconciliation of prior year accounts to correct inconsistencies

Finance Manager – Corporate Real Estate

Brookfield Multiplex
05.2008 - 02.2009
  • Responsibility for ensuring the financial elements of new CRE contracts were transitioned in accordance with contract requirements
  • Implementation of systems, business processes and procedures across each client portfolio customised with individual clients business rule.
  • Delivery of financial and reporting services to the clients under the term of the management agreement.
  • Managed CRE finance teams, improving efficiency and reporting quality.
  • Provide support, leadership, guidance and mentoring of CRE finance staff
  • Key Achievements
  • Transitioned 100-property State Government Victoria portfolio in 6 weeks (normally 3 months)
  • Designed customized financial systems and led finance staff recruitment and training

Finance Manager – Corporate Real Estate

Jones Lang LaSalle &Global Property Solutions
11.2000 - 04.2008
  • Setup of finance function for 100 property State Government Victoria portfolio including customised client’s reports
  • Management of client’s trust account
  • Reviewed the processing of accounts payable, and accounts receivable for accuracy
  • Responsible for monthly rent roll.Business partnering with the property management team and lease administrator to ensure all rental variations were updated in line with lease agreements timely and accurately
  • Monthly reporting and GL reconciliation
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Staff management and training
  • Key Achievements
  • Setup of property database and finance function including creation of customised reports
  • Management of the Clients trust “dry” trust account and ensuring we consistently met our contractual obligations
  • Creation of induction and procedures manual for the contract.
  • Efficient and smooth transfer of data to new service provider

03.1991 - 10.2000
  • Various accounting roles (details on request)

Education

Bachelor of Business - Accounting

RMIT University
12-2009

Skills

  • Management Reporting & Financial Forecasting
  • Cashflow & Stakeholder Management
  • Financial Property Settlements
  • Project Setup & Stock/Sales Reporting
  • System Implementation & Process Improvement
  • Staff Leadership, Training & Development
  • Problem Solving & Time Management
  • Oracle R12, TM1/Perspectives, Hubspot, Salesforce, Excel,MYOB, CTI, Blackline, Vision

Timeline

Senior Finance Analyst

Lendlease Group – Communities
05.2016 - 01.2025

Accountant

Neurosensory
02.2011 - 03.2012

Finance Manager – Corporate Real Estate

Brookfield Multiplex
05.2008 - 02.2009

Finance Manager – Corporate Real Estate

Jones Lang LaSalle &Global Property Solutions
11.2000 - 04.2008

03.1991 - 10.2000

Bachelor of Business - Accounting

RMIT University

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