Client Finance Manager

JLL; Makati; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

JLL is seeking a Client Finance Manager for Workplace Management in Metro Manila. The role partners with Operations Leadership to guide financial decisions, manage vendor payments, and monitor cash flow with a focus on governance and compliance.

You will lead month-end close, prepare financial packages, and drive efficiency improvements across the client finance function in a matrix environment, collaborating with SSCs and service providers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related discipline.
• Preferably CPA or equivalent certification.
• Minimum of 5 years of finance manager experience.
• Regional APAC exposure is a plus.
• Experience leading finance in a matrix environment and business partnering with commercial teams.

Responsibilities

• Be the trusted financial advisor to Operations Lead and Account Lead, providing data-driven insights.
• Collaborate with operation teams, SSCs and third-party providers.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities through performance analysis.
• Manage vendor payments, invoicing, and accounts receivable to optimise cash flow.
• Lead month-end closing and ensure compliance with policies and auditing requirements.
• Prepare and present monthly financial packages with variance analyses; support budgeting and forecasting.
• Drive process improvements and governance for financial operations.

Skills

Finance partnering

Analytical thinking

Commercial finance

Leadership in finance

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

CPA or equivalent certification

Job description

CLIENT FINANCE MANAGER – WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT

Job Description

What This Job Involves

Support Account Managers & account leadership team in handling business, operational, financial decision making, risk mitigation, other pricing advice and all account specific finance-related matters.

Your key responsibilities will be:

Business Partnering and Contract Management

• Be the trusted financial advisor to the Operations Lead/Account Lead/Account manager, providing data-driven insights to support decision making
• Collaborate with various stakeholders including operation teams, shared service centres and third party service providers
• Identify financial risks and opportunities through analysis of performance indicators
• Point of contact (POC) with client on finance related matters
• Assists with on-going cost saving projects, including identification, monitoring and analysis.

Financial Management & Control

• Collaborate with site teams and SSC to ensure the lifecycle of vendors’ PO processing align with JLL policies
• Manage vendor payments and monthly billing in compliance with JLL policies and guidelines
• Monitor accounts receivables to optimise cash flow
• Ensure robust documentation that meet audit requirements and maintain integrity of all financial transactions through effective processes

Month End Closing

• Lead the month-end closing process (expense/revenue accrual etc) for the business line, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Investigate and resolve unusual variances or accounting issues
• Ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies, local reporting standards and client contractual requirements
• Responsible in ensuring month end closing procedures are properly performed and investigated i.e. Bank Reconciliation, GRNV

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Maintain comprehensive account-level tracker containing key P&L metrics (revenue, costs, management fee etc) and business status and ensure timely update with proper supporting documentation
• Prepare and present month end financial packages with meaningful variance analysis for internal stakeholders
• Partner with the Operations Lead to develop comprehensive annual budget and rolling forecasts
• Monthly, quarterly & ad hoc reporting and variance analyses for client and corporate requirements, Annual budget & quarterly forecasts for both client and corporate
• Working closely with the local country Finance teams on profitability/revenue variances, issues and other requirements and task
• Adhoc scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis

Process Remediation & Standardisation

• Resolve existing financial process gaps and operational issues within the business line
• Establish robust framework for documentation and financial governance
• Drive process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy and consistency.

Client invoicing & Collection and Vendor payments

• Manage client invoicing and vendor payments in coordination with JBS
• Support and maintain all necessary guidelines and manuals associated with the accounts payable / receivable process
• Accountable for the timely coordination of the JLL invoice processing and monitoring the accounts receivable ensuring management of JLL cash flow
• Support overall P2P process and provide guidance to account team

Reporting

You with be reporting to the Head of REMS Client Finance and Business Partner, WPM (Philippines).

Sound like you? Here is what we’re looking for:

Being Analytical and Meticulous

Your role will involve coordination with various teams. You will be paying attention to detail and have excellent problem-solving skills. You will be using logic to trouble shoot problems; and assign and monitor financial aspects. You should have a good knowledge of the working procedures.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related discipline
• Preferably a certified accountant (CPA), or equivalent certification
• Minimum of 5 years of finance manager experience
• Candidate with regional exposure in APAC will be an added advantage;
• Experience in leading finance in matrix environment including ability to manage through complexity and ambiguity
• Business partnering and commercial finance experience
• Experience working with regional and shared-services models
• Experienced in navigating complex matrix environments
• Business partnering and commercial finance experience is added advantage