Senior Finance Lead

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Senior Finance Lead - Project & Development Services (PDS)

Location: Charlotte, NC (hybrid work arrangement required)

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Finance Leader to join the Americas Project & Development Services (PDS) Finance team within JLL. This strategic role combines comprehensive financial business partnering, leadership, and executive advisory responsibilities to support the PDS business across the Americas region. As a key member of the finance business partnering team, you will provide data-driven insights, reporting, and strategic guidance to support business leaders in planning and decision-making to drive revenue growth and bottom-line margin expansion.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership capabilities, exceptional communication skills, solid financial and business acumen, and a strategic mindset with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights for executive decision-making. We seek a collaborative self-starter interested in advancing their finance career while building strong partnerships with business and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnership & Advisory

• Act as trusted advisor to PDS business leadership facilitating executive-level meetings and providing strategic insights aligned with organizational goals

• Provide proactive analysis and commentary on business performance demonstrating strong understanding of industry and end-market segments

• Support new business initiatives, investments and M&A activity

• Lead strategic analysis on growth strategies and corresponding investment requirements

• Provide guidance on contracting commercial models, pricing structures, and operational processes

• Lead ad-hoc projects for AMR business leaders, providing proactive insights and actionable approaches to understand and project business performance

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Lead development of annual financial plans and rolling forecasts, coordinating with business partners and regional finance teams

• Produce comprehensive pipeline analysis and conversion metrics to enable accurate revenue forecasting

• Develop monthly financial packages and performance metrics for leadership, including trend analysis, business drivers, variance analysis, and updated outlook

• Drive understanding and implementation of strategy with focus on revenue, profit, margin, and cash flow optimization

• Support rigorous financial analysis of forecast assumptions, historical performance, and sales acceleration opportunities

Reporting & Analytics

• Provide data, insights, and reporting to support business planning and decision-making, identifying key margin drivers through value-added analysis

• Drive improvements and enhancements in reporting, analytics, and dashboards to support business leadership decision-making

• Implement best practices for various ad-hoc analyses and systematic KPI development and tracking

• Enhance processes as key driver of integration and growth for Real Estate Management Services (REMS) clients and industry verticals

• Collaborate with finance counterparts globally as well as corporate finance

Technology & Process Improvement

• Drive implementation and utilization of financial systems, tools, and technologies to streamline processes and improve operational efficiency

• Demonstrate commitment to process improvement and problem-solving initiatives

• Support business case creation and accountability frameworks

Stakeholder Management

• Demonstrate high level of partnership with business leadership, operations, and regional finance teams

• Effectively communicate complex information to executive audiences, tailoring messaging to stakeholders

• Anticipate and proactively address executive stakeholder concerns with diplomacy and tact

• Serve as a finance business partner for one or more PDS re