SEA Finance Director

SEA Finance Director

Job ID: 175997
Posted: 16-Aug-2024
Service line: GWS Segment
Role type: Full-time
Areas of Interest: Accounting/Finance
Location(s): Singapore - Singapore

About the Role:
Finance leader for South East Asia and accountable for leading Finance for the division which generates U$150m of revenue and partnering with the Business Leaders to drive performance and strategy for the business.
The Finance Director is required to build relationships across the wider CBRE organization, sharing knowledge of the local market, influencing stakeholders, bringing together a diverse mix of people, SMEs and functions in order to grow the CBRE financial performance and mitigate risks.
The Finance Director provides leadership, training and decision-making support to the finance teams dedicated to the business unit.

What You'll Do:

Business Partnering

1. Drive & control financial performance throughout the business
2. Provide financial and commercial advice to country leaders
3. Ensure reporting consistency, accuracy, and integrity to CBRE APAC leadership teams
4. Use commercial acumen to ensure we meet contractual requirements and maximize returns to the Company profits and cashflow.
5. Lead the transition & go-live of new accounts in South East Asia
6. Support the resolution of business challenges if & when they arise, in coordination with the business leaders.
7. Develop an "Acts of service" culture, aiming at enhancing dedicated accounts teams' ability to outperform business & financial objectives

1. Support & coordinate dedicated account teams for all CBRE corporate finance matters & processes (Budgeting, forecasting, P&L & balance sheet management)
2. Support CBRE's central controllership teams, ensuring compliance processes are followed by dedicated account teams
3. Coach country finance team to implement financial compliance check points
4. Support & lead - whenever required - the enhancement of financial capabilities for the Local businesses in South East Asia
5. Drive CBRE finance processes improvement projects

1. Build, lead and motivate a diverse and effective team. Empower team members to take responsibility and accountability.
2. Convey messages and ideas clearly and openly. Involve people and influence decisions.
3. Lead structured performance management, personal development, talent and succession activities to ensure that there is a robust pipeline of talent available.
4. Maintain a pool of strong South East Asia based finance experts (Finance leads, Finance managers, Finance Analysts)
5. Facilitate knowledge sharing across accounts and between CBRE's platform and accounts

1. Bachelor's Degree preferred with at least 10 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
2. Qualified accountant and member of recognised accounting organisation preferred but not mandatory if candidate can demonstrate equivalent skillset
3. Experience driving financial performance in an industrial business context. Knowledge of Facility Management markets is an advantage
4. Local financial statutory knowledge across SEA markets is an advantage
5. Experience of planning and forecasting financial performance within a multi million organisation
6. Demonstrated management experience, in a matrix organisation
7. Experience managing a high degree of complexity, bringing together financial, commercial, operational and people considerations, to secure the best outcomes
8. International/regional/cross-country or multi-cultural experience
9. Experience with contract management is preferable
10. Ability to work in a Matrix organisation involving many stakeholders
11. Ability to convince, influence or persuade others to gain support for own agenda across the organisation
12. Microsoft Office product literate, excel modelling and data manipulation skills
13. Solid understanding of modern Digital & Technology solutions, used to facilitate and enhance business performance (ERP, Reporting tools, Cloud based solutions, etc.)