Finance Manager

CBRE; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

CBRE Finance Manager in London, United Kingdom

Job ID: 212171

Posted: 25-Mar-2025

Service line: Accounting/Finance

Role type: Full-time

Location: London - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

About the Role:

As a CBRE Finance Manager, you will manage the team responsible for producing limited output associated with Finance Strategy and Operations, including but not limited to the annual budget preparation, monthly forecasts, strategic planning, and management reporting. This job is part of the Financial Strategy and Operations job function. They are responsible for maintaining accounting, financial, and reporting policies and controls.

What You’ll Do:

1. Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching. Oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees.
2. Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities. Establish work schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff. Set and track staff and department deadlines. Mentor and coach as needed.
3. Oversee the budgeting process, forecasting process, strategic planning process, and standard management reporting.
4. Review balance sheet account analysis, statement of cash flows and supporting schedules, and standard consolidated reporting packs for accuracy.
5. Review and approve basic monthly journal entries.
6. Produce a variety of routine and ad hoc financial reports, packages, and pro forma analyses for senior management and planning unit.
7. Coordinate research, development, and preparation of accounting policy and procedures.
8. Exchange and explain difficult information, convey performance expectations, and handle sensitive issues.
9. Influence parties of shared interests to reach an agreement.
10. Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values.
11. Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day and moderately complex issues which may or may not be evident in existing systems and processes.

What You’ll Need:

1. Bachelor's Degree preferred with 3-5 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
2. Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention preferred.
3. Ability to guide the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems.
4. Leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the job discipline and department.
5. In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
6. Extensive organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mindset.
7. Intermediate math skills. Ability to calculate complicated figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

ABOUT CBRE

CBRE is the world’s leading commercial real estate services firm with offices located around the globe. CBRE currently employs roughly 80,000 people worldwide, with 2,500 working in the UK. The Company’s core services include property sales, leasing and management, facilities and project management, investment management and, research and consulting. In central London, CBRE advises on more commercial property than any other adviser and across the United Kingdom with offices in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Jersey, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, and Southampton.

CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)