Job Title
Financial Controller
Job Description Summary
The role will be responsible for supporting accurate and timely financial reporting, maintaining a strong control environment, and managing key accounting and treasury activities while working closely with local management and Regional Finance teams.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
• Manage monthly, quarterly and annual financial closing and reporting processes.
• Prepare and review financial statements, balance sheet reconciliations and key account analysis.
• Manage key accounting activities including revenue recognition, accruals, AP/AR and journal entries.
• Coordinate statutory and internal audits and liaise with external auditors.
• Support key tax compliance matters including Corporate Income Tax and VAT, working with external
tax advisors as required.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, SOX, Delegation of Authority (DOA) and corporate Finance
policies.
• Manage day-to-day banking and treasury activities, including bank accounts, cash management and
payment controls.
• Monitor cash flow and liquidity and coordinate funding requirements with Regional / Global Treasury.
• Support loan and intercompany funding activities, including drawdowns, repayments, interest
payments and related documentation.
• Maintain relationships with banks and support banking facilities and related requirements.
• Support Finance process improvement, standardization and automation initiatives.
• Work closely with FP&A and business teams on financial analysis and management reporting.
• Liaise with APAC / Regional / Global Finance teams on reporting and other Finance requirements.
• Provide guidance and support to Finance team members as required.
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in Accounting, Financial Controllership and/or Audit.
• Solid hands-on experience in monthly and annual closing and financial reporting.
• Good understanding of K-IFRS and/or US GAAP.
• Experience with internal controls and audit processes.
• Experience or good understanding of banking, cash management and treasury activities.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with ERP / financial reporting systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively with different functions and senior stakeholders.
• Business-level English proficiency for communication with Regional and Global Finance teams.
Preferred Qualifications
• AICPA or equivalent accounting qualification is preferred but not required.
• Big 4 and/or multinational company Finance experience.
• Experience working in a global matrix organization.
• Exposure to US GAAP, SOX and internal control frameworks.
• Experience with global Finance systems such as Workday, Hyperion or OneStream.
• Experience in Commercial Real Estate or Professional Services is an advantage.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for a hands-on Financial Controller with strong accounting fundamentals and a high level of ownership. The successful candidate will be comfortable managing day-to-day Finance and Treasury matters independently, while working collaboratively with local business teams and Regional Finance. This role would suit an experienced Finance professional looking to broaden their responsibilities in a multinational and dynamic business 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, sex, 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.
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