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Assistant Finance Manager (Petaling Jaya, Selangor)

Job ID

177875

Posted

01-Aug-2024

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Accounting/Finance

Location(s)

Petaling Jaya - Selangor - Malaysia

Assistant Finance Manager (Petaling Jaya, Selangor)

CBRE is the global leader in commercial real estate services and investments. With services, insights and data that span every dimension of the industry, we create solutions for clients of every size, in every sector and across every geography. CBRE is the place where talented people who want to do impactful work can realize potential in every dimension.

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS)

As one of CBRE's core global businesses, Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) provides end-to-end services to occupier clients across the entire lifecycle of a building.

Our teams help companies improve their operations and reduce costs, through expert facilities management, project management, real estate and energy and sustainability services. Our dedicated teams work across all industries, and support clients ranging from global Fortune 500 companies to single, iconic buildings.

About the Role:

This is a key role within the account team providing commercial and contractual management to Cluster/Sub-regional Operations Managers.

The account is split into sub-regions; Greater China, North Asia (Korea & Japan), South East Asia, Pacific and South Asia (India & Bangladesh).

The Assistant Finance Manager will support the operation to delivery high quality finance and commercial advice to the operational leadership. It is expected the position holder will have very little day to day supervision as there is an emphasis on self-starting and pro-active management to attain the expected outcomes; the ability to prioritise workload and being able to work to deadlines is a major requirement as is the ability to meet client expectations.

Working in a matrix organisation the role needs to be able to balance the requirements at a local level whilst also ensuring regional standards and processes are adhered to; good communication is a must to ensure that all parties understand deliverables and obligations.

A strong relationship with the operation leaders is a key requirement as is the ability to understand how operational decisions impact the finance and commercial obligations on the account, there is an expectation that this role will form part of the regional management team and be involved in all aspects of decision making which influence the operational outcomes.

What You’ll Do:

• Work with Regional Finance Manager to ensure tight finance control is maintained throughout the regions

• Support the contractual and commercial relationship with the client at country level

• Fully understand the contractual obligations through the Master Services Agreement, ensure that correct accounting treatments are in place to reflect CBRE’s obligations.

• Ensure all planed and forecast targets are achieved, Trade Working Capital targets are met and cash is collected in a timely manner

• Be the sounding board to the operational leads for all commercial and operational matters

• Support calculation, consolidation and delivery of planning and forecasting packs where required

• Drive consistent performance in financial execution across all countries, auditing and implementation of best practice

• Support the delivery of account wide finance related processes

• Pro-actively drive the savings targets through working with, and active financial leadership across the operational teams, encourage continuous improvement in the operation

• Own and ensure adherence to the change control process, provide guidance to the operations teams through the regional structure

• Deliver timely client budgeting, forecasts and reconciliations of actuals

• Portray a thoroughly credible and professional image to the customer at all levels, at all times.

• Continuously develop and improve the output of the role

• Ad hoc reporting and duties when required

• Take ownership of all accounting & financial matters on the account

• Annual budget process

• Quarterly and monthly forecast

• Reporting and analysis for variances / gaps against budget

• Business reviews

• Month-end closing accuracy timeliness

• Manage CBRE’s financial statements (P&L and Balance Sheet): review monthly deferred revenue schedules, journal entry accruals, budget vs. actual variance analyses, risk/opportunity tracking, etc.

• Ensure quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of all financial processes

• Process compliance – ensure P2P process is well managed and executed

• Manage Billing to Collection process – ensure billings get issued on time and collected

• Audit and risk mitigation

• Client Baseline and Budget

• Contract Change Control

• Audit check points and compliance

• Understanding fully contractual obligations and associated KPIs

• Drive continuous performance improvements

• Contractual compliance

• Drive account growth

• Drive CBRE initiatives and growing capabilities within account

• Financial and commercial advice to the Operations Manager and the account leadership

• As finance representative for APAC to interface with broader account regional teams as well as global teams

• Collaborate with regional, sub-regional/country account team and platform team across all Line of Business (GWS, Projects and Advisory)

About you:

• Qualified accountant and member of recognised accounting organisation

• Advanced numerate & analytical skills aligned to good presentation and enhanced spreadsheet skills

• Experience of working within multi country environment and within a cross functional organisation essential

• Experience of planning and forecasting within a multi $m organisation

• Knowledge of FM markets, pharma or life science market experience an advantage, understanding of commercial models and the requirements of managing to an expected outcome

• Experience in a lead or supervisory capacity

• Fluency in written and spoken English with other languages a benefit

• Thinks strategically - ability to bring together seemingly disparate ideas, areas, products, to create new solutions

• Drives accountability - ability to establish clear, measurable goals, taking ownership of responsibilities and commitments to those goals and moving others to responsibility for their goals

• Team building - ability to promote collaboration and cross-cultural cooperation

• Leads and engages others - demonstrates leadership by giving positive example and drives engagement by creating opportunities for growth

• Demonstrates integrity - acts consistent with what he/she says and believes in line with ethical standards

• Shows respect for others - ability to understand, value and navigate different perspectives and modify own views

• Communicates and influences - ability to convince, influence or persuade others to gain support for own agenda across the organisation

• Customer focussed – develop strong customer relationships by listening to and satisfying customer needs

• Results oriented - ability to achieve business goals, with a concern for working well, surpassing standards of excellence and passion for challenges

• Analytical thinker - ability to analyse complex problems and provide simplified solutions for fast and effective decisions

• Demonstrates professional ability to share proven professional experience effectively with others

• Self-starter and autonomous mindset

• Excellent in business partnering ability

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Willing to be hands on manager

• Experience of engaging and working remotely

• Deep commercial acumen to deliver better business insight by aligning finance objectives and operational and strategy.

• Understanding interactions between people and applying interpersonal skills and techniques to enable those interactions

• Microsoft Office product literate, excel modelling and data manipulation skills

So, what's in it for you?

• Talented High Performers - You will have the opportunity to work with some of the most talented people in our industry, tackling our clients most complex challenges.

• Values deeply ingrained - You’ll experience a culture grounded in our values of respect, integrity, service and excellence (RISE).

• Working alongside an experienced and established team/leader.

• We offer a range of networking groups, committees and programs including Women’s Network, DE&I Network, LinkedIn Learning, Harvard Manage Mentor, Aspire Program, PMEI Leadership Training, Mentoring Program, and more!

If the above interests you, we would love to hear from you!

Our ambitious growth plan creates the space for dynamic colleagues to build non-linear career paths. We share a commitment to excellence and believe the best work happens in connected communities where respect for each other is foundational. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values — respect, integrity, service, and excellence — and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your full potential.

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