Finance Manager

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About JLL –

We’re JLL. We’re a professional services and investment management firm specializing in real estate. As a Fortune 500 company, we help real estate owners, occupiers and investors achieve their business ambitions.

If you’re looking to step up your career, JLL is the perfect professional home. With us, you’ll have a chance to innovate with the world’s leading businesses, put that expertise into action on landmark projects, and work on game-changing real estate initiatives. You’ll also make long-lasting professional connections and be inspired by the best. We’re focused on opportunity and want to help you make the most of yours. Achieve your ambitions - join us at JLL!

About the role:

As the On-site Finance Manager, act as the primary financial controller and trusted business partner for the JLL Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) team at the client's headquarters/office buildings. Responsible for managing end-to-end financial operations, including annual/monthly budgeting (for both client and JLL), monthly/annual financial settlements, expense reimbursement management, financial reports and financial compliance. Drive operational efficiency, maintain strict fiscal discipline, ensure highly responsive customer service, and support both current Mainland China operations and future international/overseas facility project expansions.

What this job involves:

Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

· Annual & Monthly Budgeting: Lead the preparation, consolidation, and review of annual operating budgets (OPEX/CAPEX) and monthly financial forecasts in close collaboration with the Facility Manager, JLL account leadership, and client finance teams.

· Variance Analysis: Conduct monthly budget vs. actual (BvA) variance analysis, identify risks and opportunities, provide actionable financial insights to site management, and track financial performance against key KPIs.

· Cash Flow Management: Manage local cash flow projections, funding requests, and liquidity tracking to ensure uninterrupted facilities operations.

Financial Settlement & Revenue/Expense Management

· Monthly & Annual Settlements: Manage the monthly financial close process, cost allocation, and annual financial settlements/reconciliations between JLL, suppliers, and the client.

· Expense Reimbursement & Compliance: Audit and approve staff operational expense reimbursements, ensuring strict compliance with both client travel/expense policies and JLL financial guidelines.

· Billing & Invoicing: Oversee customer billing, pass-through cost verification, sub-contractor payment applications, and ensure timely collections and accurate ledger entries.

· Financial Reporting: Prepare transparent, high-quality weekly, monthly, and annual financial packages/reports for both client review and JLL internal reporting systems.

Global & Overseas Project Support

· Regional & International Expansion: Actively participate in financial setup, cross-border financial governance, and budget management for upcoming international/overseas facility projects as business expands.

· Cross-Border Compliance: Support cross-border payment structures, taxation compliance, currency conversion tracking, and international vendor financial evaluations where required.

Internal Controls

· Audit & Risk Management: Enforce strict internal financial controls, manage anti-bribery/ethics compliance, facilitate financial audits, and ensure all transactions are fully documented and compliant with statutory and corporate guidelines.

· Overtime Cost Management: Ensure overtime cost is well within budget to maximize account Contribution Income.

Client Service Excellence & Team Leadership

· Proactive Response & Communication: Maintain a highly proactive work attitude, ensuring swift, timely, and precise response to queries from client finance counterparts, internal stakeholders, and suppliers.

· Client Relationship Management: Build strong, trust-based relationships with client finance leaders through transparent financial management and problem-solving agility.

· Leadership & Continuous Improvement: Guide and mentor junior finance/admin personnel, streamline financial workflow procedures, and participate in JLL training and career development initiatives.

Document & Information Management:

· Maintain and organize project-related documents, records, drawings, reports, contracts, meeting minutes and other project files.

· Maintain document registers and track document status.

· Handle sensitive project information with appropriate confidentiality and professionalism.

Account Coordination & Administration:

· Provide administrative and coordination support to the account team.

· Coordinate internal and external meetings, including scheduling, invitations, meeting rooms, agendas, attendance and meeting materials.

· Support project activities, workshops, inspections, site visits and other project-related events.

· Assist with onboarding and offboarding of project team members, including access, equipment and documentation arrangements.

· Perform other duties as reasonably required to support the effective delivery of the project.

Sound like you? To apply you will have:

· Education & Professional Credentials: Bachelor's degree or above in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related disciplines. Professional qualifications (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CMA) are highly preferred.

· Work Experience: Minimum 5–8 years of progressive finance/accounting experience, with at least 2–3 years in a managerial or team-lead role within Integrated Facilities Management (IFM), Commercial Real Estate, Hospitality, or Professional Services.

· International Operations: Prior experience handling multi-currency, cross-border transactions, or international accounting practices is preferred for future overseas expansion.

· Technical & Systems Proficiency: Proficient in major ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Yardi) and advanced Microsoft Excel (financial modeling, pivot tables, complex formulas).

· Financial Acumen: In-depth knowledge of PRC accounting standards, tax laws, budgeting methods, and corporate financial reporting protocols.

· Service & Work Attitude: Proactive mindset with a high sense of urgency, excellent responsiveness, and customer-first service orientation.

· Language Skills: Fluent in written and spoken English and Mandarin to interface effectively with international client teams and regional leadership.

· Strong organizational and time-management skills.

· Good attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

· Good document management and information organization skills.

What you can expect from us

We’re an entrepreneurial, inclusive culture. We succeed together - across the desk and around the globe. We believe the best inspire the best, so we invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our success.

Our Total Rewards program reflects our commitment to helping you achieve your ambitions in career, recognition, well-being, benefits and pay. We’ll offer you a competitive salary and benefits package.

With us, you’ll develop your strengths and enjoy a career full of varied experiences. We can’t wait to see where your ambitions take you at JLL.

Apply today!

Location:

On-site –Beijing, CHN

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