APAC Client Account Finance Director

Apac Finance Lead

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Based at our client site office, the role serves as the APAC finance lead for a global financial institution account, providing strategic financial leadership, stakeholder management, and overseeing budgeting, reporting, benchmarking, and data integrity across APAC locations.

Leadership

• Provide clear direction and strategic financial advice to the team across the APAC region
• Sets objectives and measurable goals and motivates others to achieve them
• Maintain relevant policies and procedures with respect to financial and support services associated with the account

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a primary liaison for APAC Account Director and Global Finance Director of the client account
• Finance business partnering with JLL's country internal finance teams to ensure the correctness of account P&L and Balance Sheet reporting
• Serve as the single point of contact for both regional and country-level client stakeholders

Budgeting and Reporting

• Oversee and coordinate the activities of the team across the APAC region with respect to: Information, Report production, Financial Administration
• Ensure accurate and timely financial information is provided to all members of management team
• Ensure adequate flow of information that results in accountability and ownership
• Ensure timely production of annual budgets for the portfolio in conjunction with Regional Operations Director and Country Account Managers
• Maintain thorough understanding of client's accounting structure and associated systems and translating knowledge to ensure smooth and consistent flow of financial data
• Develop, maintain and deliver in timely manner the Client's approved financial formats across the region
• Prepare and analyze multi-x monthly financial data, timely production of account annual budgets/forecast and monthly reporting pack

Benchmarking and Analytics

• Develop systems and processes to enable benchmarking analytics across the client's portfolio, including but not limited to cost and energy savings and operational service delivery
• Facilitate the implementation of JLL technology to enhance the delivery of benchmarking analytics to the client as and when required
• Oversee and coordinate activities of the team across the region with respect to: Savings tracking and reporting, Contract management. Meeting client satisfaction and key performance indicators

Data Management, Policies & Procedures and Audit

• Ensure data integrity of the systems across the region and audit data
• Ensure that appropriate process and system controls are in place and maintained to guarantee the integrity of all transactions
• Ensure that all financial accounting and reporting is audit worthy and in keeping with recognized quality management processes
• Ensure all staff are well trained on financial systems and effectively able to extract data from the system

Location: On-site –Hong Kong, SAR, China

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all of the requirements. We're interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!