Global Finance Manager

Job Title

Global Finance Manager

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Global Finance Manager

Portfolio Administration Lease Finance

Budapest, Hungary

Cushman & Wakefield is a global leader in commercial real estate services, helping clients transform the way people work, shop, and live. The firm’s 52,000 employees in more than 60 countries provide deep local and global insights that create significant value for occupiers and investors around the world.

We are looking for a dedicated Global Finance Manager, responsible for oversight of finance delivery for clients, including activities in Budapest & Manila Operational Hubs.

This exciting role will include leading teams in delivering lease admin finance service across multiple clients, developing the teams’ capabilities to deliver client scopes. You will proactively drive governance, controls and productivity reviews to drive operational efficiency for the occupier clients of Cushman & Wakefield Global Occupier Services.

Other professional qualifications:

• Professional Accountancy Qualification ACCA, CIMA, ACA (or local equivalent) required
• BSC/MSC degree preferred
• Minimum 10 years finance or real estate operation experience in international environment is required
• Minimum 6 years people management experience required preferably in shared services environment
• Knowledge Transfer/Process transitioning experience is required
• Knowledge of IFRS16 preferred

Language skills:

• Professional English language advanced in line with specification area
• Knowledge of any other European language is an advantage

Required skills:

• Excellent IT literacy
• Ability to oversee processes and technology platforms in use for service delivery
• Advanced MS Office
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent Analytical skills
• Excellent leadership skills
• Able to work independently and in a team
• Strong work ethic
• Flexibility during times of change
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Proactive, enthusiastic and willing to learn
• Independent mindset and willing to make responsible decisions
• High Emotional intelligence
• Able to oversee selection process
• Focused on continuous improvement and exceeding set targets

Responsibilities:

• Comply with Lease Finance processes and quality controls as per the Clients’ and Cushman & Wakefield’s internal standards
• Deliver the contracted service level with required and justified productivity throughout the Teams
• Proactively develop and maintain strong client and internal stakeholder relationships
• Continuously improve lease finance process efficiency and effectiveness
• Proactively monitor productivity across all direct teams and drive targets to be achieved
• Awareness of C&W’s wider business environment, particularly within the GOS service line, and the impact the role holder’s service area has on the wider business

Regular tasks:

Business as Usual responsibilities:

• Control and monitor training and onboarding process of the new team members
• Monitor service excellence and productivity throughout Lease Finance Team against internal SLA’s, objectives and client KPI’s
• Support, manage and coordinate client transitions in Lease Finance Team
• Initiate and support process and technology improvement projects
• Oversee/lead client meetings
• Ensure client requirements and quality procedures are followed
• Ensure implementation of process controls/SOC reporting
• Drive automation of routine tasks and promote efficient working practices
• Manage monthly deliverables timetable covering AP, AR, Cost Management and Client Accounting
• Sales Tax reporting
• Withholding Tax monitoring and reporting
• Validate and authorize deliverables prior to submission
• Provide audit support for Annual SOC Audit
• Manage client budgeting/forecasting process

Service coordination and account governance tasks:

• Keep in contact and cooperate with account management teams and in-country teams regarding the delivery of the contracted service level
• Present and report lease finance service results, raise service issues to internal and external stakeholders, manage action plans in collaboration with account teams and clients

People management responsibilities:

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