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.
FP&A Manager
This is a manager role in the Local sub-segment FP&A team which is responsible for the management of, reporting on and budgeting & forecasting for the Global Local HQ P&L (mainly the Overheads base), and for providing business partnering support to the Global Local HQ Functional Directors.
Responsibilities
Reporting on monthly Global Local HQ opex spend by business area versus Plan / Forecast and Prior year, with meaningful commentary and analysis to explain variances in a commercial way;
In-depth analysis of opex run rate spend, and assist in identifying opportunities to improve results / cost savings
Management of monthly risks and opportunities based on run rate analysis and input from discussions and reviews with budget owners
Through analysis during month end before the close, ensure that that opex is booked in the correct general ledger account and cost centre so that opex reporting is accurate
Quarterly forecasting including submission to Corporate and providing back up analysis and support for the numbers
Own the models & run the calculations for: bonus accruals, growth bonus and stock compensation. This includes annual bonus file setups & uploads to compensation tool. Experience in building and managing complex bonus calculation models is essential
Annual budget process - manage and take responsibility for accurate budgeting. Present and explain the budget in a clear and succinct way, ensuring variances to prior year are understood.
Reporting on allocations within Global Local including all regional, group and corporate allocations down to SOP (Segment Operating Profit), allocations between sub-segments within DOP (Divisional Operating Profit) and down to SOP and any others
Promote and drive increased use of TM1/ Power BI for all management reports on opex across the business
Provide significant input into the Power BI reports for Global Local opex, ensuring that the reports are meaningful and include the key KPIs and information required, and that they are used by the business
Work closely with the other members of the team to ensure successful delivery of above, support them in effectively business partnering functional director
Person Specification
Qualified Accountant (ICAEW or CIMA preferable)
Likely to be between around 5 years PQE with 8 years experience in industry
Experience of business partnering to senior finance / directors and strong analysis, presentation and communication skills
Experience of working in a similar role in a complex multi-national organisation
Demonstrable experience of developing and running models to calculate bonuses for multiple schemes and with varied complexity and provide scenario modelling
Proven track record of reporting with and developing TM1 / HFM / Peoplesoft or similar software
Proven experience of analysing large data sets, identifying key trends and communicating findings to senior management in a concise and understandable manner
Excellent Excel skills essential ("VLOOKUP's", "sumifs", pivot tables, macros)/Modelling
Worked in an overheads/OPEX focussed role previously