Regional Finance Director

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**Regional Finance Director**

**What this job involves?**

The Regional Finance Director is the member of the Regional Leadership team for the Client Account and is responsible for managing effective forecast, reporting and analytics, budget management in line with contractual requirements for client JLL.

The role is critical to the success of the Client relationship through driving informative decisions based on the current spend plan, navigating through Client priorities, market conditions and strategic business plans; Also, the expectation from the role is continuous process improvement, innovation through fact-based decision making and driving cost efficiencies. This position provides an opportunity to work with a broad range of areas related to a regional real estate portfolio, including facility management and building operations, transaction management, project management and real estate portfolio planning to ensure the delivery of Client and JLL goals regionally.

Accountable for the successful delivery of a comprehensive range of financial services & support as defined in the contract

Monitor and ensure efficient use of resources that contribute to the Jones Lang LaSalle revenue and profit targets

Support through the team delivery of day-to-day regional financial and accounting operations with particular focus on the client’s reporting requirements at a regional level.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**

**Strategic Direction**

As member of the Regional Leadership team provide clear direction and strategic financial advice to the Leadership & extended leadership team.

Act as primary liaison with the Client’s Finance teams.

Actively looking for innovations within your area of responsibilities to add value to the client and the JLL business

**Client Relationship Management**

Proactively develop and manage client / business unit relationships ensuring that the expected services are delivered across regions consistent with the contractual scope of services and within budgets

Working with the client and jointly manage the total cost and driving savings opportunities on the uncovered scope

Actively encourage an environment that supports teamwork, functional integration, financial transparency, co-operation & performance excellence across the region.

**Team Management**

Manage a team, effective strategic leadership and coaching and mentoring the team

Ensure the team is structured to maintain & exceed the client’s financial expectations.

Act as manager and coach for the team ensuring high staff morale, trust, work ethics, clear goals and performance reviews.

Develop annual objectives and succession plans for all roles in the regional finance team, Process mapping and efficiency analysis.

Promotes a culture of teamwork and collaborates across other functional verticals within the firm in adopting/sharing of best practices

**Financial Planning and Analysis (Client and Corporate JLL)**

Oversee and coordinate the activities of the team with respect to the annual budget setting and quarterly forecasting cycle

Ensure that accurate and timely financial information is provided to all members of the management team

Maintain a thorough understanding of the Client’s accounting structure and associate systems. Translate that knowledge to ensure a smooth and consistent flow of financial data

Develop, maintain & deliver in a timely manner, the Client’s approved financial formats across the region

Coordinate managed and track spend within business lines and ensure all cost savings initiatives / commitments as per contractual obligation, together with benchmarking and implementing best practices

Accountable for consolidating the Jones Lang LaSalle regional annual profitability plan and subsequent forecasts

Review capital plan proposals and ensure activities are aligned to Clients’ Capex Policies

**Invoice Payment & Processing**

Ensure the country teams are effectively managing: Processing and payment of all property operating expenditure invoices, in accordance with legal obligations

Accountable for the timely coordination of the Jones Lang LaSalle invoice processing and monitoring the accounts receivable

Working with the team / Shared Service Centre and operations team to meet client deliverables

**Controls & Compliance; Policies & Procedures & Audit**:
Ensure that appropriate process and systems controls are in place and maintained to guarantee the integrity of all transactions

Develop and maintain all relevant policies and procedures with respect to all financial & support services associated with the account. Managing teams with focus on policy and strategy implementation and control;
Ensure data integrity of the systems across the region and audit data from time to time

Ensure that all financial accounting and reporting is audit worthy and in keeping with recognized quality management processes

**Business case modelling and soluti