Assistant Finance Manager / Finance Manager

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Job Title Assistant Finance Manager / Finance Manager Job Description Summary This is a hands-on Assistant Finance Manager / Finance Manager role responsible for managing and supporting financial closing, reporting, cost and accounts payable, tax, treasury, and compliance matters. The incumbent will ensure activities are completed accurately, on time, and in line with Group policies, statutory requirements, internal control standards, and business needs, with the level of ownership calibrated according to appointment level and experience. Job Description About the Role Controllership & Compliance Manage and/or support the financial closing process in compliance with US GAAP, FRS, and Group reporting requirements. Ensure accurate and timely preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports. Oversee, manage, and/or support month-end closing activities to ensure accurate and timely revenue and cost recognition. Analyze P&L variances month‑over‑month, perform Balance Sheet reconciliations, and advise on appropriate corrective actions and accounting treatments. Review unbilled, deferred revenue, and cost positions with the Business, in conjunction with the Controllership and FP&A teams, to ensure accurate financial reporting. Manage and/or support intercompany accounting, reconciliations, eliminations, settlements, and global recharge arrangements, ensuring transactions are appropriately supported, recorded, and aligned with Group policies. Manage and/or support inventory system management, accounting, and reconciliation. Support and maintain internal controls and compliance frameworks in accordance with corporate and financial policies. Support and maintain SOX processes across the organization, ensuring compliance and timely remediation of control gaps. Ensure timely preparation, review, and retention of audit‑ready control evidence. Cost & Accounts Payable Manage and/or support end-to-end cost and accounts payable activities, ensuring supplier invoices, employee claims, accruals, and related cost entries are complete, accurate, appropriately approved, and recorded in the correct accounting period and cost centre. Ensure timely and accurate goods receipt note (GRN) processing by working with requestors, procurement, warehouse, operations, and project teams to confirm that goods or services have been received before invoice processing and payment. Review and monitor purchase order, GRN, and supplier invoice matching, including three-way match controls where applicable, and ensure deviations are supported by appropriate approvals and documentation. Investigate, track, and drive timely resolution of AP match exceptions, including quantity, price, tax, currency, duplicate invoice, missing PO, and missing or incorrect GRN discrepancies, with clear ownership and escalation of aged or recurring items. Review unmatched receipts, uninvoiced receipts, blocked invoices, open purchase orders, and AP ageing; ensure valid accruals are recorded, stale items are cleared, and month-end cut-off is properly supported. Perform and/or review supplier statement reconciliations, resolve vendor account discrepancies, and maintain accurate vendor balances and supporting documentation. Ensure invoices released for payment comply with payment terms, delegated authority, segregation-of-duties requirements, tax rules, and Group payment controls, while supporting timely and accurate payment runs. Analyse cost and AP trends, recurring exceptions, process bottlenecks, and control gaps, and partner with procurement and business stakeholders to implement sustainable corrective actions and process improvements. Tax, Transfer Pricing & Treasury Manage and/or support transfer pricing documentation, intercompany recharge governance, and related audit queries, ensuring appropriate documentation of pricing methodologies, service arrangements, and supporting evidence. Review global recharges and cross-border intercompany transactions to ensure proper accounting treatment, tax compliance, settlement tracking, and alignment with contractual and policy requirements. Assess and coordinate withholding tax obligations on cross-border payments, including service fees, royalties, management fees, and other applicable payments, working with internal and external tax advisors where required. Support tax restructuring initiatives, including assessment of operating model changes, intercompany arrangements, legal entity rationalisation, cash repatriation, and related tax, accounting, treasury, and compliance implications. Prepare, review, and/or oversee timely submission of GST filings, reconciliations, and supporting schedules, including follow-up on GST treatment, input tax claims, output tax reporting, and audit requests. Provide practical finance support on business tax inquiries, including tax treatment of customer contracts, supplier arrangements, intercompany charges, expense reimbursements, and ad hoc commercial transactions. Manage and/or support treasury operations including cash flow monitoring, bank account administration, payment controls, working capital planning, and coordination with Group Treasury and banking partners. Statutory Reporting and Audits Prepare, review, and/or support year-end statutory financial statements in accordance with FRS. Act as a key finance liaison with internal and external auditors, risk, and compliance teams. Coordinate and/or support the annual audit process, ensuring financial statements are clean, accurate, and represent a true and fair view. Track, resolve, and document audit findings and follow‑up actions in a timely manner. Support tax audits, IRAS inquiries, transfer pricing reviews, GST reviews, and withholding tax queries by coordinating information requests and maintaining audit-ready documentation. Business Partnering Act as a finance business partner, providing financial, tax, treasury, and working capital insights to support strategic decision-making and risk-aware commercial execution, with scope and autonomy commensurate with appointment level. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to align financial objectives with business priorities and ensure effective financial management. Work closely with business units, legal, FP&A, controllership, tax, and treasury teams to assess the finance, tax, cash flow, and compliance implications of new contracts, business initiatives, operating model changes, and tax restructuring projects. Process Improvement and Other Responsibilities Identify gaps, inefficiencies, or control weaknesses in finance processes and drive remediation actions. Support system enhancements, automation initiatives, and change management within the finance function. Support in‑house training on new accounting standards, policy updates, and corporate finance requirements. Review and support the Revenue team and business units on revenue recognition documentation, educating stakeholders on revenue recognition guidelines and compliance policies. Undertake other finance, cost, accounts payable, tax, treasury, tax restructuring, compliance, and process improvement projects and assignments as required. About You Degree in Accountancy, Finance, Commerce, or a related discipline. Minimum 5-8 years of relevant finance and accounting experience, preferably within a multinational or complex business environment. Demonstrates strong integrity, sound judgment, and a high standard of professionalism in handling financial, tax, treasury, and compliance matters. Takes a forward-looking approach by anticipating risks, identifying emerging issues early, and proactively recommending practical solutions. Acts as a structured problem solver who can investigate root causes, evaluate options, and drive matters through to resolution with clear ownership. Maintains a hands-on mindset and is willing to go into the details, roll up sleeves, and support execution when required. Works collaboratively with business units, controllership, FP&A, tax, treasury, legal, auditors, and other stakeholders to achieve balanced and well-governed outcomes. Why join Cushman & Wakefield? As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from; Being part of a growing global company; Career development and a promote from within culture; An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment. We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program. We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong. That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status. We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us. INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”