Finance Manager – Commercial Real Estate

Job Summary

• Oversee the full spectrum of finance and accounting operations across property entities, SPVs and management companies, including month-end close, reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Prepare and review management accounts, statutory financial statements, budgets, forecasts and variance analysis to support management decision-making.
• Monitor asset-level financial performance across commercial properties, including rental income, operating expenditure, service charge recoveries, receivables and lease-related financial matters.
• Work closely with property management and leasing teams on tenant accounts, rental billing and collection, deposits, arrears, incentives, lease-related transactions and reconciliations.
• Monitor property operating costs, vendor payments, service charge recoveries and capital expenditure / project costs, supporting cost control and financial planning.
• Partner with property management teams to ensure accurate and timely accounting of property income, expenses, recoveries and tenant-related transactions.
• Manage cash flow, liquidity, bank facilities, loan obligations, covenant compliance and other treasury-related activities.
• Maintain accurate records of bank loans, financing schedules, covenants and related obligations, and liaise with banks and financial institutions where required.
• Coordinate audits, tax filings and regulatory requirements, including corporate income tax, GST, withholding tax and property tax matters, while ensuring strong internal controls and compliance standards are maintained.
• Liaise closely with auditors, tax advisors, banks, consultants and other external stakeholders on finance-related matters.
• Partner with property management, asset management and leasing teams to support financial planning, reporting, budgeting and ongoing business initiatives.
• Supervise and mentor junior finance team members, while supporting process improvements, operational efficiencies and ad hoc strategic projects.

• Degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline; CPA / CA / ACCA preferred.
• Approximately 8–12 years of relevant finance and accounting experience, ideally within property management, real estate, property investment or asset management environments.
• Proven hands-on experience in property management finance, with a strong understanding of commercial real estate operations and asset-level financial reporting.
• Experience supporting office, retail or other commercial property assets would be advantageous.
• Strong understanding of property accounting, SPV structures and lease-related financial matters.
• Experience handling full-set accounting, audits, tax matters, treasury, budgeting and forecasting independently.
• Familiarity with rental billing and collection, tenant accounts, service charge recoveries, operating expenses, property-related payments and capex tracking.
• Comfortable working closely with property management, leasing and asset management teams in a hands-on, operational environment.
• Strong communication, analytical and stakeholder management skills.
• Detail-oriented, reliable and able to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Prior team management or mentoring experience would be advantageous.
• Positive, adaptable and commercially minded, with a strong sense of ownership.