Europe Finance Manager Full-time

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 23,000 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.

Job Description

The Europe Finance Manager will be involved and responsible for several finance processes across the region including consolidation of monthly management accounts, reporting, cashflow, budgeting and forecasting processes. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with several year experience in management accounting. They will be a strong team player with an understanding of accounting principles and processes and strong MS Excel knowledge. – Italian language and proficiency in English are essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring financial accuracy in accounting, including group and local compliance requirements and deadlines are met for the assigned entity
• Monthly reporting and forecasting in line with region/group deadlines and year end reporting
• Preparation of monthly management accounts with supporting financial analysis and commentary. Monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts of assigned entity
• Leasing with country MD and project team to facilitate review of financial performance and to align on forecast.
• Electronic Invoicing & SDI. Operational management of the SDI system. Monitoring of inbound and outbound electronic invoice flows and liaison with the external accountant on tax-related matters
• Monitoring and supporting Vendor set up and payments. Leasing with central/SSC team
• Preparation of yearly budget and monthly forecast with supporting documentation and commentary
• Ensuring local compliance on tax and VAT and statutory reporting requirements are met. Coordination with the external accountant for tax compliance (VAT, F24, statutory filings)
• Leasing with on Auditors on the audit of the yearly financial statements
• Working on ad-hoc projects including new systems implementations, business acquisitions, cross border projects etc.
• Work across Europe Finance team to support whole team as necessary
• Supporting integration of new entities, preparing templates, process notes, assisting with required system configuration e.g. new entity or cost centre, customer, vendor onboarding, updating consolidated template to include the new information
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable

Key Stakeholders

• RFD, RMD, RFC, Country MDs and Cost centre leads
• Europe Finance
• Group Finance

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA or local equivalent); 3+ yrs experience as qualified accountant
• Strong Excel and MS office applications experience
• Confident individual with good interpersonal skills and ability to work with people at all levels
• Accuracy and high-level attention to detail
• Understanding of accounting principles and processes

Additional Information

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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com. #LI-PC1

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Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.