Finance Director APAC, (Data Center Projects)

CBRE, Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. in Singapore is seeking a Finance Director to oversee and manage all departmental finance functions as part of the Financial Strategy and Operations team.

The role involves budgeting, forecasting, and financial policy development, with leadership responsibilities across staff and cross-functional partners to drive performance. This full-time position requires strong analytical skills and experience in the construction or facilities sector.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred with 8–12 years in accounting/finance.
• Experience in staffing, training, development, coaching, and performance management.
• Ability to handle sensitive information and set departmental targets.
• Advanced analytical and mathematical skills; proficient in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provide formal supervision to employees and manage staff development.
• Coordinate team daily activities; set schedules and mentor staff.
• Plan and execute budgeting, forecasting, and standard reporting.
• Review inputs to assist strategic planning and decision making.
• Establish departmental priorities and develop financial policies.
• Oversee preparation of reporting results and support operations initiatives.
• Execute capex projects under company guidelines.
• Lead by example and negotiate with external partners when needed.

Skills

Staff management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Strategic planning

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About The Role

As a CBRE Finance Director, you will assist with developing and managing of all departmental finance functions.

Job ID
295050

Posted
22-Sep-2026

Service line
GWS Segment

Role type
Full-time

Areas of Interest
Accounting/Finance

Location(s)
Singapore - Singapore

About The Role

As a CBRE Finance Director, you will assist with developing and managing of all departmental finance functions.

This job is part of the Financial Strategy and Operations job function. They are responsible for maintaining accounting, financial, and reporting policies and controls.

What You’ll Do

• Provide formal supervision to employees. Track 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. Establish work schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff. Set and track staff and department deadlines. Mentor and coach as needed.
• Plan and execute budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning processes, and standard management reporting.
• Review input from staff and business partners to assist with the strategic planning process.
• Work with management to establish departmental priorities to meet deadlines. Develop financial policies and procedures.
• Oversee the preparation of reporting results.
• Work with the Operations team to support initiatives within the business.
• Execute capex projects under company approval guidelines.
• Apply a robust knowledge of multiple disciplines, the business, and key drivers which impact departmental and cross-functional performance.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Persuade managers and other colleagues to take action while being guided by the organization's functional business plans. Negotiate with external partners, vendors, and customers of divergent interests to reach a common goal.
• Identify and solve multi-dimensional, complex, operational, and organizational problems leveraging the appropriate resources within or outside the department.
• Significantly improves and changes existing methods, processes, and standards within job discipline.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-12 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 is preferred.
• Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations, and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to set, manage and achieve targets with a direct impact on multiple departments results within a function.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Expert organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.
• Sophisticated math skills. Ability to calculate mildly complex figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.
• Work experience in construction or facilities industry preferred.

About CBRE Group, Inc.

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm and a premier provider of critical infrastructure services. The company has more than 155,000 employees serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves clients through four business segments: Advisory (leasing, sales, debt origination, mortgage servicing, valuations); Building Operations & Experience (facilities management, property management, flex space & experience, critical infrastructure); Project Management (program management, project management, cost consulting); Real Estate Investments (investment management, development). Please visit our website at www.cbre.com .

Service line: GWS Segment