Regional Finance Director

Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants Pte Ltd; Penang; On-site; MYR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants Pte Ltd in Malaysia seeks a Regional Finance Director to lead regional finance functions, delivering forecast, reporting and budgeting aligned with contractual requirements for the client account. The role drives cost efficiencies and fact-based decision making across a broad real estate portfolio, including facilities management and project management.

The successful candidate will manage a regional finance team, partner with client finance teams, and

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead finance teams and manage multi-country operations.
• Strong communication and presentation skills for senior leadership.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Knowledge of regulatory and governance requirements in a regional context.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial direction to the Regional Leadership team.
• Act as primary liaison with client’s finance teams and internal stakeholders.
• Oversee budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and financial controls.
• Lead and mentor a regional finance team.
• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting across regions.
• Identify revenue opportunities and evaluate financial viability of new proposals.

Skills

Team leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Financial analysis

Education

CPA / CMA or MBA or equivalent

Job description

The Regional Finance Director is a member of the Regional Leadership team for the Client Account and is responsible for managing effective forecast, reporting and analytics, budget management in line with contractual requirements for client JLL. The role is critical to the success of the Client relationship through driving informative decisions based on the current spend plan, navigating through Client priorities, market conditions and strategic business plans. The expectation from the role is continuous process improvement, innovation through fact-based decision making and driving cost efficiencies. This position provides an opportunity to work with a broad range of areas related to a regional real estate portfolio, including facility management and building operations, transaction management, project management and real estate portfolio planning to ensure the delivery of Client and JLL goals regionally.

Key responsibilities

Provide clear direction and strategic financial advice to the Leadership and extended leadership team as a member of the Regional Leadership team

Act as primary liaison with the Client's Finance teams

Proactively develop and manage client and business unit relationships ensuring expected services are delivered across regions consistent with contractual scope and within budgets

Manage a team with effective strategic leadership, coaching and mentoring

Oversee and coordinate team activities with respect to annual budget setting and quarterly forecasting cycles

Ensure accurate and timely financial information is provided to all members of the management team

Develop, maintain and deliver in a timely manner the Client's approved financial formats across the region

Ensure appropriate process and systems controls are in place and maintained to guarantee the integrity of all transactions

Develop and maintain all relevant policies and procedures with respect to all financial and support services associated with the account

Identify revenue opportunities by offering value-added services to client and perform financial evaluation for new business proposals

About you

Strong team leader with excellent presentation and communication skills (verbal and written)

Strategic thinking ability to think broadly, create a shared vision, and embrace change as an opportunity

Ability to deliver simple and effective solutions in a complex matrix-based environment

Ability to influence senior management on strategic matters

Knowledgeable about how organizations work and ability to get things done through formal channels and informal networks

Financial competency at both strategic and detailed level of operations

Demonstrated strength in client relationship management skills

Self-motivated, objectives focused, confident and energetic

Extensive work experience in the Finance Function including prior multi-country experience

Experience of working across a regional organisation with in-depth understanding of regulatory and statutory requirements and governance principles

Business partnering and commercial finance experience

CPA, MBA, Masters or other Finance/Business qualification or Accountancy Qualification