About this Manager - Property Finance role at WPP
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Why we're hiring:
We are seeking an experienced and articulate Finance Manager to join our Global Real Estate Finance team in Mumbai. In this role, you will hold key ownership of real estate cost tracking and business casing, with specialized expertise in IFRS 16 (Leases) and modelling sublease arrangements across multiple global jurisdictions. The role would also involve engaging with out global FP&A function to help model long term plans and company wide establishment tracking.
This position requires exceptional communication and presentation capabilities across a global network of properties from the World Trade Centre in New York to large London campuses. You will collaborate daily with global stakeholders—including Global Real Estate Leads, Regional Finance Directors, and Executive Leadership—translating complex international lease accounting data into clear, visual, and compelling executive presentations.
What you'll be doing:
Global IFRS 16 & Sublease Technical Accounting
- Global Portfolio Ownership: Drive technical accounting and financial compliance under IFRS 16 across the enterprise’s global real estate and asset lease portfolio.
- Sublease Accounting Management: Manage complex global subleasing transactions, including derecognition of head-lease ROU assets, evaluation of net investment in subleases (finance vs. operating classification), and foreign currency impacts across regions.
- Technical Guidance: Serve as the SME on international lease standard updates, lease vs. buy models, and landlord concessions for regional operational teams.
Stakeholder Management & Executive Presentations
- Executive Presentations: Create high-impact PowerPoint/Google Slides presentation decks summarizing global estate financial performance, balance sheet exposures, and cost-optimization trends for C-suite and regional leaders.
- Global Business Partnering: Partner with Global Corporate Real Estate (CRE), Procurement, and Regional Finance teams to present financial implications and scenario modelling for prospective lease renewals, relocations, or subleases.
- Communicate complex technical accounting metrics clearly to non-finance regional stakeholders across different time zones.
FP&A and Transformation
- Tracking our total spend on real estate and working alongside transformation teams to understand cash and P&L impact of various transactions
- Helping the team build out a global function and setting standards and guidelines for our wider group of portfolio companies.
What you'll need:
Education & Professional Certification
- Chartered Accountant (CA), ACCA, CPA, or equivalent professional qualification.
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Commerce, Finance, or Accounting.
Technical Experience
- 4–7+ years of post-qualification finance experience, preferably within a Global Capability Center (GCC), Multinational Corporation (MNC), or Big 4 audit firm.
- Hands-on mastery of IFRS 16 and global sublease accounting, including multi-currency lease schedule management.
- Solid background in general financial controllership, ledger controls, and cross-border financial reporting.
- Proficiency with enterprise ERPs (SAP, NetSuite, Oracle) and specialized lease accounting tools (e.g., CoStar, LeaseQuery, MRI, Nakisa).
Communication & Global Stakeholder Skills
- Advanced presentation skills—proven ability to build clean, executive-ready decks and present seamlessly to global stakeholders.
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills for working across Asia-Pacific, EMEA, and Americas time zones.
ERP Knowledge
- Knowledge of major consolidation ERPs would be highly desirable
Who you are:
You're open: we are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.
You're optimistic: we approach all that we do with confidence: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.
You're extraordinary: We are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.
What we'll give you:
Passionate, inspired people – we champion a culture of people that do extraordinary work
Scale and opportunity – we offer the opportunity to create, influence and deliver projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.
Challenging and stimulating work – unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers.
#LI-Hybrid
We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
