Finance Manager

2 months ago

City of London, United Kingdom CBRE Local UK Full time
Company Profile
CBRE is the global leader in real estate services and leverages the industry's most powerful knowledge base to meet the commercial real estate needs of its clients worldwide. Our vision is to be the preeminent, vertically integrated, globally capable real estate service firm. Globally we employ over 70,000 employees and operate in 48 countries.
Job Title: Finance Manager
CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is a leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management. We are recruiting a Finance Manager to join the team on the M&G Prudential contract based out of 10 Fenchurch Avenue.
Role Summary
Customer
o Developing high quality and effective Client relationships with key stakeholders within the M&G, major supplier, and external teams.
o Assist with client team requests in a timely and accurate manner.
o Preparation of client's forecast in line with the contractual changes and business requirements
o Provide information to include in the monthly report and present the to the client in the finance review and SRM meeting.
o Regular updates with the client's finance team to ensure all processes are in place.
o Tightly manage contract governance, demonstrating an in-depth knowledge of the terms and conditions of the contract, including the S1, O1, and OP18 documents to ensure that all cost elements are appropriately accounted for.
o Maintain visibility through frequent site attendance on a weekly basis and as required by the client and business demands
o Provide ad-hoc support as requested by the client.
Financial Reporting
o Liaising with the CBRE EMEA Finance or GWS EMEA Financial Planning and Analysis team to fulfil any ad hoc information requests.
o Support any GWS transformation and client initiatives, working closely with other functions to ensure full alignment of deliverables and results.
o Assist in preparation of accurate Contract Reviews in line with monthly company timetable including full Profit & Loss account with analysis and commentary, Balance Sheet extracts and reconciliations, detailed Project Profitability reporting, Profit & Loss forecasting and annual plans.
o Ad-hoc reporting as requested by Divisional Finance Director, Business Unit Director, BU Finance & Contract Support Manager, and Alliance Director
o Provide best in class Management Information to both Client and GWS management to include Actuals v Budget.
o Provide ad-hoc support and financial analysis as required.
Contract and Finance Management
o Prepare and review the contract P&L on a monthly basis, updating commercial trackers and providing commentary and challenging the operations team on actuals.
o Build and develop high level relationships with business and account leaders, central finance teams, customers and external agencies (e.g. auditors) acting as a trusted business partner to all.
o Identify, analyse and resolve potential business risks, as well as opportunities and solutions to enhance business performance.
o Verify all CCN's to ensure the correct mark up is applied based on different services
o Drive high quality financial / commercial performance through understanding the contractual commitments on service lines in EMEA and ensure is aligned and consistent with global contract management practices.
o Identify and help drive implementation of savings opportunities to ensure Client and GWS financial savings targets are maximized.
o Continually review, maintain and improve cash-flow, margins and reporting. Develop targets and benchmarking processes to challenge the financial information.
o Debt report - ownership of debt management
o Constantly improve quality, service and efficiency.
Finance Processes, Procedures and Reporting
o Ensure company policies and procedures are adhered to consistently throughout the Contract.
o Ensure all month end journals are SOX compliant and adhere to the company policies and directives as outlined on the SOX Compliance portal
o Ensure appropriate Financial Control is in place on the account and managed on a monthly basis including overseeing balance sheet reconciliations for the Account and ensuring timeliness / accuracy
o Manage the integrity of data in Client reporting and GWS systems.
o Develop an understanding of how to best utilize GWS system-generated reporting capabilities.
o Continually develop systems to maximize efficiency benefits for client & GWS.
o Drive deep dives of the annual subcontractor renewals
Finance Planning
o Working with the Contract Supports, Contract Managers, and Alliance Director to prepare the annual bottom up Plan and quarterly forecasts throughout the year.
o Assisting with Route to Plan, S1 vs O1, OP18, OP11 and OP12 and validating their integrity for SLT reporting
Financial Governance
o Ensure CBRE and statutory obligations are met for reporting and governance purposes.
o Responding to all internal and external audit queries in a timely manner
o Responsibility for ensuring the integrity of the Balance Sheet and Balance Sheet Commentary.
o Driving and agreeing any financial policy requirements with the Divisional Financial Director and BU Finance and Contract Support Manager.
People Management
o Recruit, induct, manage, target, motivate and develop the Contract Support team.
o Review and advise on resourcing gaps.
o Carry out structured appraisals and ensure personal development plans are in place and include succession plans.
o Build, lead and motivate a diverse and effective team. Empower team members to take responsibility and accountability.
o Weekly meetings with CS and Ops teams
o Additional training carried out for CS and Ops teams on a quarterly basis
Experience Required:
Essential
Hold a Chartered Accountant qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
1-3 years post- qualified
Highly computer literate, working with speed and accuracy
Ability to work in fast-paced and demanding environment under pressure
Superior written and verbal communication skills with strong oral presentation skills
Desirable
Capable of working in a matrix environment
Strong focus on customer service
Ability to pivot based on changing information and client requests
Commitment to continuous improvement
Initiative to adopt technology to improve analysis and reporting (PowerBI)
Track record of people management
Track record of achieving results through others.
Previous experience of a service industry role using operating systems (Peoplesoft, IBM Planning Analytics)
Proven commercial acumen and ability to contribute to decision-making
Self-motivated and ambitious
Capable of critical thinking / decision making
Results / task orientated, with attention to detail and accuracy
Excellent time management / organisational skills
Ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently
Confidential and discrete approach

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