Finance Analyst Job ID 214357 Posted 04-Apr-2025 Service line GWS Segment Role type Full-time Areas of Interest Accounting/Finance Location(s) London - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Reading - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland To provide financial management and governance for the client account across a number of countries in the Europe region. Ensuring appropriate and adequate financial management and controls to meet all Client and CBRE requirements. As a key member of the finance team, you will actively drive the region to ensure it meets the targets set through exceptional Client and CBRE operational team engagement and service. Specific areas of focus will include financial reporting (both client and internal), month end preparation, client billing, budget preparation, quarterly reforecasting, and ongoing analysis as required. This role requires excellent Operational stakeholder engagement skills, whilst balancing the demands of ongoing corporate responsibilities. Working within the financial contractual requirements and meeting all deadlines will be a key deliverable of the role. Key Tasks: CBRE Finance Responsibilities - Provide direct financial support and expertise to the account - Support the Senior Finance Manager (Europe) and other Finance Managers on the account with all month end processing and control - Manage the preparation of the monthly budget trackers and ensure all data is uploaded correctly into relevant reporting tools in accordance with month end timing - Provide commentary on all monthly and year-to-date actual variances to budget - Manage all balance sheet preparation and reviews in line with control requirements - Manage the preparation of client billing in line with contractual arrangements - Manage the Open PO and Invoice Pool process with the relevant Contract Support team - Support the preparation of CBRE annual budgets & ongoing forecast routines - Support the financial governance & control environment that supports the introduction of a new commercial model on the account - Ensure finance procedures are adhered to by the Operations team and take corrective action / escalate where required - Provide ad-hoc support to Finance & Contract Support teams as required - Support in ad-hoc financial analysis and projects as required Client Finance Responsibilities - Understand the new commercial model and enforce governance and compliance to support effective execution - Prepare the monthly billing and monthly accruals for the client ensuring adherence to contractual timing and quality - Prepare the monthly client reporting and analysis - Support the preparation of annual client budgets & quarterly forecast routines - Work closely with Operations teams to identify potential savings opportunities and ensure that financial targets are achieved - Manage the change request process for all business scope changes working closely with Operations to report accurate monthly data - Achieve results within quality and agreed timeframes People - Build trusted relationships with Account Operations, Contract Support Teams, and the Account Finance Teams - Support with Client relationships and engagement as required - Involve people and influence decisions - Ensure adherence to the company and account culture, behaviours, and values Person Specification: - Part or newly qualified accountant - Highly computer literate, with extensive experience in Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Intermediate to advanced level Excel skills are essential (lookups and pivots essential) - Complex commercial models with KPI reporting - Experience of PeopleSoft & Iscala - Working in an environment where delivering financial information within tight timescales is a pre-requisite - Providing senior management with financial results and analysis - Demonstrable experience working with complex financial and operational information systems and controls in a large business that provides consistent and reliable information - Familiar with a Cost-plus commercial model - Presentation skills to effectively communicate ideas and results to senior stakeholders CBRE GWS CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) works with clients to make real estate a meaningful contributor to organizational productivity and performance. Our account management model is at the heart of our client-centric approach to delivering integrated real estate solutions. Each client is entrusted with a dedicated leader and is supported by regional and global resources, leveraging the industry's most robust platform. CBRE GWS delivers consistent, measurably superior outcomes for our clients at every stage of the lifecycle, and across industries and geographies. Find out more (https://www.cbre.com/real-estate-services/directory/global-workplace-solutions) CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)