Job Description Summary Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a motivated and experienced Finance Manager to join our Controllership team in Sydney. This is a crucial position offering the opportunity to work closely with the Financial Controller (“FC”) and the CFO while managing your own team of finance professionals.

As a Finance Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the financial integrity of the company while driving continuous process improvement, operational performance, and efficiency. This is an excellent opportunity to develop within a publicly listed global business and contribute to its ongoing success.

Job Description Responsibilities: Financial Reporting:

• Support the FC in managing the governance of control environments, leveraging knowledge of JDE/Workday, HFM, and Essbase interdependencies.
• Improve controls around non-SOX reporting business units in journal entries, revenue, and cost accruals using existing templates and processes.
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of balance sheet reconciliations using tools like on Blackline.
• Drive governance and compliance audits on a periodic basis.

Treasury and Cash Generation:

• Support the FC in unlocking working capital, focusing on AR collections, minimizing provisions, and reducing unbilled revenue.
• Assist in managing bank guarantees, treasury facilities, and related RFAs to ensure timely renewals, cancellations, and new requests.
• Proactively reduce interest costs by negotiating and managing banking instruments.

Payroll Reporting:

• Support the FC in payroll reporting, forecasting, and reconciliation.
• Assist the HR/payroll team in resolving legacy and new payroll issues, including transition activities.

Tax Reporting:

• Safeguard profitability and cash flows by minimizing non-compliance penalties and interest charges.
• Develop detailed work papers to unlock low-value pool asset costs and offset tax liabilities.
• Manage ATO SoA reconciliation with books to ensure minimal overpayments.

Talent Management:

• Lead and manage a team of onshore and offshore accountants, ensuring quality deliverables, performance, and task execution.
• Serve as a backup to support reporting timelines and team development as needed.

Driving Process Efficiencies:

• Support the FC in driving process improvements and system implementation initiatives.
• Conduct user acceptance testing and communicate gaps and issues to improve systems and processes.

Qualifications:

• Qualified Accountant (CA/CPA)
• Minimum of 8 years' experience in a multinational controllership team
• In-depth knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS
• Proficiency in SOX documentation and compliance
• Strong background in cash conversion cycle and reporting
• Knowledge of tax governance and audits
• Hands-on experience in balance sheet review and reconciliation
• Previous experience in a shared service environment is an advantage
• Proven leadership experience, managing teams of at least 5 people
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy, with the ability to work with minimal guidance and manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Strong organizational and time management skills