Global FP&A Manager

CBRE; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Global Financial Planning & Analysis Manager in Malaysia will lead a team delivering financial planning, analysis, and reporting for operations. The role emphasizes short- and long-term forecasting, P&L, cash flow and balance sheet insights to guide strategic decisions.

You will supervise staff, coordinate daily activities, and ensure timely, accurate financial insights while upholding CBRE's RISE values.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; 3–5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in staffing, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention.
• Ability to convey complex information, set performance expectations and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to motivate team and impact quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Well-organized with an inquisitive mindset.
• Advanced math skills for percentages, fractions, and financial calculations.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision to employees; monitor training and development; conduct performance evaluations and coaching.
• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities; set and track staff deadlines.
• Support budgeting and forecasting and prepare clear reporting and insights.
• Perform financial studies and duties as assigned by management.
• Lead detailed P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet analysis to identify trends and risks.
• Participate in development of accounting policies and procedures as required.
• Consult with management on financial policies and applications.
• Ensure priorities and deadlines are met.
• Contribute to projects related to pricing, project cost tracking, and long-term planning.
• Model behaviors aligned with CBRE RISE values and influence stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Staff Development

Performance Evaluations

Coaching

Budgeting

Forecasting

P&L Analysis

Cash Flow

Balance Sheet

Financial Reporting

Excel Proficiency

MS Office

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About The Role

As a CBRE Global Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, you will manage a team responsible for a range of financial and reporting activities. This job is part of the Financial Planning and Analysis job function. They are responsible for the short and long-term financial planning and analysis of business operations.

What You’ll Do

• Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching. Oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees.
• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities. This can include work schedules, assign tasks, cross‑training staff, set and tracking staff and department deadlines.
• Support client budgeting and forecasting and prepare clear reporting and insightful findings.
• Conduct financial and business studies and other duties as assigned by management.
• Perform detailed P&L, Cash Flow, and Balance Sheet analysis, identifying business trends, risks and opportunities, and areas for improvement.
• Participate in the research, development, and preparation of accounting policy and procedures, as required.
• Consult with management on financial policies, procedures, and applications.
• Ensure overall departmental priorities are being completed and all deadlines are met.
• Participate in projects, relating to pricing, new project cost & savings tracking, and long-term planning.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence parties of shared interests to reach an agreement.
• Apply knowledge of own discipline and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day and moderately complex issues which may or may not be evident in existing systems and processes.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 3-5 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention preferred.
• Ability to guide the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the job discipline and department.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Extensive organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mindset.
• Advanced math skills. Ability to calculate difficult figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financialrelated calculations.