Senior Accountant

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17 Locations
In-Office or Remote
Senior level
Professional Services • Real Estate • Consulting
Delivering impactful projects and programmes across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources.
The Role
Lead month-end close and accounting operations, manage direct and indirect tax compliance (Direct Tax, GST, Transfer Pricing), support audits, maintain financial records across AP/AR/GL, prepare reports, and mentor junior accounting staff while coordinating cross-functional stakeholders and strengthening internal controls.
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Company Description

Company Details:

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. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include program, 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 program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

1. Direct & Indirect Tax Compliance

  • Ensure accurate computation and timely payment of direct and indirect tax liabilities.
  • Maintain strong working knowledge of GST provisions and ensure monthly/annual compliance within statutory timelines.
  • Monitor changes in tax laws, assess their financial implications, and implement necessary updates in internal processes.
  • Coordinate with internal teams and external consultants for Direct Tax, GST, and Transfer Pricing audits.
  • Support preparation and review of Transfer Pricing documentation and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

2. Monthly Closing & Accounting Operations

  • Ensure timely and accurate completion of all month-end financial closing activities.
  • Review and finalize bank reconciliations, ensuring correct posting of P&L and other relevant entries in D365.
  • Calculate and post depreciation entries in D365; prepare and maintain monthly Capex reports.
  • Prepare and post prepaid expense accounting entries and ensure proper amortization schedules.
  • Prepare and book accurate provision entries, ensuring alignment with accounting standards and internal policies.
  • Review vendor ageing and period-end balances, ensuring correct allocation of payments and clearing of open items.
  • Prepare and close foreign exchange (forex) entries within defined timelines.
  • Ensure timely preparation and submission of intercompany forms (Form 1 & Form 3).

3. Audit & Internal Controls

  • Assist in successful completion of IFC Audit, Statutory Audit, Tax Audit, and GST Audit within scheduled timelines.
  • Ensure all audit documentation is accurate, complete, and submitted as per requirements.
  • Support strengthening of internal financial controls and adherence to company policies.

4. Financial Record Keeping

  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, and other relevant modules.
  • Collect, verify, and analyze financial data to ensure accuracy and correct classification of transactions.
  • Support preparation of financial statements and management reports as required.

5. Team Leadership & Collaboration

  • Lead and guide junior team members in day‑to‑day accounting, tax compliance, and month-end closure activities.
  • Review team deliverables to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with internal controls.
  • Provide training and mentorship to team members on taxation updates, accounting standards, and system (D365) processes.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and strong teamwork.
  • Coordinate effectively across functions — Tax, Treasury, Operations, Procurement, and External Consultants.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in commerce, Finance, or related field; CA Inter / MBA Finance preferred.
  • Strong understanding of Direct Tax, GST, Transfer Pricing, and accounting principles.
  • Hands-on experience with ERP systems (D365 preferred).
  • Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
  • Strong communication, stakeholder management, and team management capabilities.
  • 5–7 years of experience in taxation, accounting, and financial reporting, with exposure to audits and month-end closing.
  • Prior experience in leading or mentoring team members is an added advantage.

Additional Information

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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. 

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Finance, or related field
  • CA Inter or MBA Finance
  • 5-7 years experience in taxation, accounting, and financial reporting
  • Strong understanding of Direct Tax, GST, Transfer Pricing, and accounting principles
  • Hands-on experience with ERP systems
  • Experience with Dynamics 365 (D365)
  • Experience with audits (IFC, Statutory, Tax, GST) and month-end closing activities
  • Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, communication, stakeholder management, and team leadership
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The Company
HQ: Leeds, England
17,263 Employees
Year Founded: 1950

What We Do

Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes. Together with our clients, we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources.

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