Senior/ Finance Manager

Cushman & Wakefield; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global company

Career development

Diversity & Inclusion

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield in Singapore is seeking a Senior/Finance Manager to oversee the financial operations, reporting, budgeting, compliance, and governance of a sizeable property and asset management portfolio.

You will lead a finance team, ensure robust controls, manage audits, statutory submissions, taxation matters, and engage with stakeholders, auditors, and fund managers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accountancy or related field.
• Professional qualifications (CA/ACCA/CPA/ICAEW) are advantageous.
• Minimum 5–8 years in finance, with 1–3 years in supervision.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial statements, management reports, and statutory submissions.
• Lead annual audits and coordinate with external auditors.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and financial planning.
• Ensure regulatory, taxation, and reporting compliance.
• Review journals, reconciliations, and internal controls for accuracy.
• Administer government grants, contracts, and procurement financials.
• Monitor portfolios and evaluate proposals from external fund managers.
• Develop and lead the finance team and drive process improvements.
• Engage with stakeholders, clients, tenants, and service users on financial matters.

Skills

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Audit management

Internal controls

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy/Finance/Business

Professional qualifications (CA/ACCA/CPA/ICAEW)

Job description

Job Title

Senior/ Finance Manager

Job Description Summary

We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to oversee the financial operations, reporting, budgeting, compliance, and governance of a sizeable property and asset management portfolio. In this role, you will be responsible for managing financial reporting, statutory compliance, budgeting, cash flow management, audits, taxation matters, fund management, and stakeholder engagement. You will work closely with internal stakeholders, auditors, regulatory bodies, fund managers, and service providers to ensure robust financial controls and effective financial management.

Job Description

About the Job:

• Manage the preparation of financial statements, management reports, and statutory submissions.
• Lead annual audits and coordinate with external auditors to ensure timely completion of audit requirements.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, fund transfers, and financial planning activities.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory, taxation, and reporting requirements.
• Review financial transactions, payment vouchers, journals, reconciliations, and financial controls to ensure accuracy and governance.
• Administer government grants, insurance matters, contracts, and procurement-related financial processes.
• Monitor investment portfolios and review proposals from external fund managers.
• Lead and develop the finance team while driving continuous improvements in financial processes and controls.
• Engage and respond to queries from stakeholders, clients, tenants, and service users on financial-related matters.

About You:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy, Finance, Business, or a related discipline. Professional qualifications (CA, ACCA, CPA, ICAEW, or equivalent) will be an advantage.
• Minimum 5- 8 years of relevant experience in finance, accounting, auditing, or financial management, with at least 1-3 years in a supervisory role.
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting, taxation, audit management, compliance, and internal controls.
• Proven people management and stakeholder management experience.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

• Being part of a growing global company;
• Career development and a promote from within culture;
• An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.

We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.

That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status. We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.