Assistant Finance Manager

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

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Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced accountant to help run the finance function of Malaysia region.

• Manage end-to-end financial accounting for our entities in Malaysia which includes performing accounting, managing accrual and deferrals, preparing bank reconciliations and related schedules to the balance sheet.
• Preparation and submission of monthly management accounts (P&L and Balance Sheet) and related schedules as a part of Group reporting. Presentation of results and providing clarifications to the Country/Regional business Leaders, as and when needed.
• Driving forecast discussions with Country leaders. Assist with preparation of Annual budgets, and submission of monthly forecasts.
• Analysis with respect to project profitability and providing variance analysis to the business leaders on monthly basis, for driving further actions.
• Review invoices and expenses processed by our offshore services team, and ensuring accounting is accurate and acceptable. Initiate vendor payments through internet banking.
• Preparation of cash flow statements on weekly basis and driving related strategies from senior management.
• Interact with External Auditors (Annual activity) – provide necessary information, schedules, and explanations to ensure smooth and timely audits.
• Responsible for filing sales tax returns (GST/SST/VAT). Working closely with the tax advisors to finalize tax computations and filing annual tax returns.
• To become our finance systems champion and a finance subject matter expert to our business teams in SEA. Perform any other finance tasks as assigned from time to time by the Senior Manager.

• At least 10 years of prior experience working in finance role.
• CPA / ACCA or any equivalent professional qualification.
• Experience with SOX controls and Dynamics 365 is preferred.
• Experience working in a professional services or consulting environment is preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent oral and written communications and organizational skills.
• Willingness to learn and grow further in the role.
• Eagerness to get hands on and get in details, with an eye always on being efficient.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Fluent in English language (both spoken and written).

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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