Manager, Working Capital, Buildings + Cities, Global Finance

Manager, Working Capital, Buildings + Cities, Global Finance

Manager, Working Capital, Buildings + Cities, Global Finance

Our Firm

Surbana Jurong Group is a global urban, infrastructure and managed services consulting firm, with over 70 years of track record in successful project delivery. Headquartered in Singapore, the group has a global talent pool of 16,000 across Surbana Jurong and our member companies. They include architects, designers, planners, engineers and other specialists driven by progressive thinking and creative ideas to help shape a better future.

Our technical experts deliver sustainable solutions that cover the entire project life cycle from planning and design, through to delivery and management, as well as decommissioning and closure. We provide a full suite of multidisciplinary consultancy services across a diverse range of sectors that includes aviation, healthcare, hospitality, transport, water and environment as well as energy and resources.

Job Summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Manager to join Buildings + Cities (one of the three Global Business Line(“GBL”)). Reporting to Director, Buildings + Cities (“B+C”), Global Finance and working closely with the finance and accounting teams across the globe, the Role will lead and improve the working capital results and performance of the Global Business Line communicating effectively with key stakeholders across Buildings + Cities to drive overall business performance.

Job Duties

• Manage working capital and cash for B+C aiming to achieve working capital KPIs set by the Group.
• Effectively lead and support management, operations and key stakeholders to identify and implement sustainable improvements in business’ cash conversion practices.
• Assess B+C’s current policies and processes, lead analytical efforts involving transactional data, financial data, and/or supply chain data, identify root causes that have resulted in the current working capital position and propose/develop recommendations to management to enable value creation.
• Demonstrate high levels of business acumen, subject matter expertise, and the ability to quickly assimilate new knowledge. Keep up-to-date with current developments and trends in design and engineering consulting capabilities, technology and sector specific knowledge.
• Form “trusted advisor” relationships with management and operations.
• Effectively develop, train, and mentor team members on working capital skills and knowledge.
• Provide support, guidance and vision in improving and enhancing the team’s practice working capital methodology.

Key Requirements

• Background in working capital / treasury in design, engineering and consulting industry.
• Degree holder in Finance or Accounting preferred.
• Qualified member of recognized Professional Accounting Qualifications, e.g. CPA, ACCA.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant global / regional FP&A / commercial experience in MNC environment (prior Big 4 experience highly regarded but not essential).
• Strong analytical mind with great commercial acumen.
• Advanced financial modelling skills, with the ability to handle and process large amount of data.
• Excellent communication skill in English and other local languages (preferred but not essential).
• Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skill.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Extensive experience working with large ERP systems (preferred SAP) and BI tools.
• Resilient, proactive and self-motivated.
• Able to work collaboratively with people from different levels, functions and cultural backgrounds.

Specific Skills Required

• Excellent communication and project management / accounting skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English and local languages.
• Stakeholder management skills and presence with regional / global exposure.
• Ability to efficiently navigate financial systems, ideally with SAP experience.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to draw conclusions.

At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world!