Global Commercial Finance Manager

JLL; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global real estate firm is seeking a Global Commercial Finance Manager to lead the financial execution of client contracts and drive financial performance. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in managing financial processes, building stakeholder relationships, and delivering insightful client reporting while being a qualified accountant with over 5 years in a commercial finance role. This role is based in London, UK and offers a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing financial processes in a commercial environment.
• Ability to maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience with client reporting and executive summaries.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of financial processes supporting client contract commercials.
• Drive performance against financial KPIs including compliance.
• Manage Global Client Budgeting and Forecasting process efficiently.

Skills

Financial governance

Stakeholder management

Analytical problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Qualified Accountant

Experience in finance commercial role for 5+ years

Job description

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Global Commercial Finance Manager – HSBC Account

Real Estate Management Services EMEA

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Global Commercial FM will be responsible for successful delivery of financial processes to support delivery of client contract commercials. Working closely with the client and account leadership to provide financial governance and action oriented financial insights to drive value to both JLL and the client. The right candidate must have the ability to establish and maintain stakeholder relationships, both internally within JLL and externally with the client.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Contract Management

• Provides clear direction and commercial advice to the account team and regional commercial leads.
• Drives processes to support global objectives and goals and motivates others to achieve them.
• Support Global Change Control Process, including support & maintenance of process and supporting IT software.
• Review of Change Control Notices (CCN) for compliance with managed service agreement (MSA) and data accuracy.
• Delivery of Financial KPI measurement method.
• Contribute to MSA changes and updates.

Service Delivery Spend – Reporting, Budget and Forecast

• Ensure on time delivery of accurate and Month End Results with appropriate commentary across Client Reporting.
• Management of the Global Client Budgeting and Forecasting and Year End process with the regional finance teams.
• Create financial templates to review and bridge the consolidation of country level budgets/forecasts.
• Manage JLL contribution to Client’s Quarterly Budgeting and Forecasting Process including future strategy modelling inclusions, Regional submission co-ordination and quality control reviews.
• Support Small Projects leadership team with financial input and management of annual pricing process.
• Maintain thorough understanding of client’s accounting structure and associated systems and translating knowledge to ensure smooth and consistent flow of financial data.
• Drive performance against financial KPIs including Budget overspend, Financial Compliance and delivery of insights.

Stakeholder and Team Management

• Financial strategic partner for Global and Regional leadership teams.
• Proactively develop and manage both external and internal client relationships ensuring that the expected financial services are delivered across region consistent with the contractual scope of services.
• Actively encourage an environment that supports teamwork, functional integration, financial transparency, co-operation & performance excellence across the account.
• Financial strategic partner for key global suppliers.
• Line Management of Commercial Senior Finance Analyst

Management of Commercial models

• Customer service orientated, a primary liaison with the client’s global RES commercial and Finance teams
• Detailed understanding of the MSA commercials with a broader appreciation of all aspects of the contract
• Develop financial modelling & analysis supporting the senior leadership team
• Read pricing support for global scope or service changes.

Project work

• Key contributor in the development of new analysis, BI and financial management tools to drive efficiency and innovation within the account.

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATION: KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

Ideal Experience

• In a finance commercial role for 5 years or greater with a proven track record of performance at a senior level
• Qualified Accountant
• Remote management of a geographically and culturally diverse team

Critical Competencies for Success

Technical Competence

• Ability to draw coherent input from a variety of functional units to compile concise financial information.
• Demonstrated experience with client reporting including preparation of straight forward executive summaries

Quest for Excellence

• Has an eye for detail, while not losing sight of the larger picture
• Goal-oriented, able to focus on meeting all performance targets

Problem Solving & Strategic Thinking

• Capacity to deal with ambiguity and solve complex problems effectively
• Analytical, proven ability to solve problems using an objective approach
• Proven ability to employ holistic approaches and look towards long term solutions

Project Management & Organizational Skills

• Excellent planning & organizational skills to prioritize work and meet global and regional deadlines
• Team player and flexible, focused on the best outcome for all.

Other Personal Characteristics

• Demonstrates ability to build and retain key stakeholder relationships – able to interact across all media, including face to face with external clients at regional and global levels
• Clear communicator for teams in region and global – presentation skills and possesses strong verbal & written communication skills; also an active listener
• Self-motivated and a positive “can-do” attitude.
• Proactive and flexible – able to adapt to rapidly changing situations
• Proven ability to initiate and follow through with improvement initiatives
• Exhibits honesty, trustworthiness and high standards of personal integrity
• Challenging colleagues, supporting an open culture for new ideas and willing to challenge status quo
• Ability to recognize when and who to escalation issues

Location

UK - London

KEY STAKEHOLDERS

Account and Client Leadership at regional and global levels

REPORTING TO

Global Finance Director

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