Finance Analyst

CBRE; Toronto; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global commercial real estate services firm in Toronto is seeking a Finance Analyst to prepare and deliver accurate financial reports. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree and up to 3 years of experience. Responsibilities include completing accounting transactions, creating journal entries, and generating financial packages. This role offers a collaborative culture centered around respect, integrity, and excellence.

Qualifications

• Preferred Bachelor's Degree with up to 3 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to analyze information and make judgments.
• Knowledge of standard accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Complete accounting transactions for financial statement packages.
• Create and post journal entries for all expenses and receipts.
• Generate comprehensive financial packages for accuracy.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Intermediate math skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Job description

Toronto - Ontario - Canada

About The Role

As a CBRE Finance Analyst, you will apply basic cash and accrual accounting fundamentals to prepare, evaluate, maintain, and deliver complete and accurate financial reports for a portfolio of clients and properties.

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

• Complete accounting transactions in preparation of client financial statement packages.
• Create and post journal entries and ensure that all expenses, receipts, owner's distributions, funding requests, and other transactions for the accounting period have been accurately posted.
• Use aggregate data from multiple sources to generate reports.
• Generate financial packages for accuracy and comprehensive reporting.
• Review the accuracy of information provided and respond to requests from management and vendors.
• Understand and work with scenario planning (exit/maintain/grow) tools/models, while analyzing trends in general business conditions.
• Respond to and resolve issues and requests from management teams and clients regarding various accounting issues and reports.
• Research open accounting issues and recognize potential issues and conflicts so corrective action can intercept and minimize issues.
• Use existing procedures to solve standard problems.
• Have some knowledge of standard principles with limited practice experience in applying them.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values.
• Impact the quality of own work.
• Work within standardized procedures and practices to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.
• Exchange straightforward information, ask questions, and check for understanding.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with up to 3 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Ability to use existing procedures to solve standard problems.
• Experience with analyzing information and standard practices to make judgments.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mindset.
• Intermediate math skills. Ability to calculate difficult figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.

Why CBRE

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values — respect, integrity, service and excellence — and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to realize your full potential.

Our Values in Hiring

At CBRE, we are committed to fostering a culture where everyone feels they belong. We value diverse perspectives and experiences, and we welcome all applications.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer who welcomes and encourages application from all persons regardless of race, creed, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, colour, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, family status, gender identity or expression, disability or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, provincial or territorial law.

Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individual with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at [e-mail] or via telephone at Via telephone at [phone] (Canada) and [phone] (U.S.)