finance manager in commercial real estate

Cushman & Wakefield is a global leader in commercial real estate services, helping clients transform the way people work, shop, and live. Its employees across more than 70 countries provide local and global insights across agency leasing, asset services, capital markets, facilities services, global occupier services, investment management, tenant representation, and valuations and advisory.

• Support the Account Director, Client Accounting Director, and other CWFM personnel in delivering contract obligations;
• Support the timely and accurate mobilisation of new locations and suppliers;
• Manage the client accounting team’s transactional processing, purchase order and invoice processing, and vendor payments using E1 360, Yardi 7, WorkDay, and client internal systems;
• Manage the client accounting team through one-to-ones, goal setting, performance reviews, planned development, delegation, and workload management;
• Ensure payments are made according to supplier terms and conditions;
• Deliver primary client key deliverables through a monthly deliverables calendar;
• Work with account management and the client to define the scope of global accounting services;
• Produce detailed EMEA Regional contract monthly accounts with variance analysis for client reporting;
• Provide timely Budget Vs Actual Reporting and participate in client meetings with accurate financial data and reviews;
• Produce contract management accounts with monthly variance analysis for internal corporate reporting;
• Produce performance management reporting to support cost control, reduction targets, and optimal tax reporting locations;
• Ensure compliance with client, internal, and statutory processes and requirements, including VAT and Audit;
• Perform ad hoc projects such as financial modelling and play a key role in the annual budgeting process;
• Identify and improve processes, systems, and work products;
• Identify solutions that reduce expenses and suggest new ways to differentiate CW services;
• Support new business generation and existing business with knowledge and experience;
• Create collaborative opportunities and communicate proactively across relevant organizational levels;
• Encourage and support peers, colleagues, and the team through constructive feedback, workload management, and knowledge transfer;
• Support and implement change by fulfilling new plans and directions and reevaluating existing processes;
• Manage client and vendor relationships and develop engagement;
• Support and develop early talent;
• Make informed decisions and take responsibility for outcomes;
• Forecast and evaluate commercial and financial risks and identify procedures to reduce their impact;
• Maintain current expertise and share knowledge;
• Determine clients’ critical business needs and deliver timely, effective solutions.

• Qualified Accountant with at least 4 years of post-qualification experience;
• Degree qualification;
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail;
• Proven team management skills;
• Experience producing timely management information to client and company deadlines;
• Knowledge of IFRS, UK and US GAAP, and reporting in a multi-currency environment;
• Experience with major accounting applications, financial processes, and control systems in the property services sector;
• Proficiency with MS Office;
• Fluent business English;
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with clients, account teams, and C&W management at all levels;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a strong team;
• Proactive, self-motivated, tenacious, amiable, and committed to continuous improvement;
• Nice to have: knowledge of MS OneNote.

• Ability to travel to client sites as required, mainly in Ireland and Eastern Europe.