Global Accountant/ Controller

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Company Description
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. 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. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Please visit our website:

Job Description
The Global DCS Accountant/Controller will manage key finance processes across the globe supporting the Global DCS lead including month end review, budgeting, forecasting and providing key insights to improve financial and non-financial metrics. They will be a strong team player with a substantial understanding of accounting principles and processes.

Responsibilities

• Review of global financial performance with supporting financial analysis, commentary and suggestions to improve performance of key financial and non-financial metrics
• Prepare consolidated reporting and deliverables for global DCS lead
• Evaluate existing accounting processes to ensure accuracy/transparency of month end reported data
• Drive the global monthly forecast process to ensure an accurate representation of expected future revenue and profit expectations are shown by country/client
• Support the global DCS budget process end to end
• Critically assess and provide support with commercial submissions/bids
• Provide feedback, training and support to regional finance teams as required
• Working on ad-hoc projects including new systems implementations, business acquisitions, cross border projects etc.
• Line management responsibilities of direct reports if applicable
• Focus on continuous improvement and identifying opportunities for process efficiencies and simplification
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable
• Working in accordance with our accounting and behavioural values.

Key Stakeholders

• Global DCS lead, Global DCS Cost centre leads
• Regional Finance
• Group Finance

Qualifications

• Qualified / Part Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)
• 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
• Experience working in a fast-moving, dynamic environment
• Substantial understanding of multi-currency environment, accounting principles and processes

Additional Information

Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world. We champion our people to succeed in both work and life, promoting a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from all sectors of the community.

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Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Accounting/Auditing

Industries: Construction, Civil Engineering, and Business Consulting and Services