Sr. Finance Manager

CBRE; Toronto; On-site; CAD 138,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Retirement Program

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

Life Insurance

And more

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to support our Sustainability team in Toronto. The role focuses on guiding financial strategy, forecasting growth, and delivering insights for executive decision-making in a rapidly expanding business.

You will supervise staff, drive budgeting and forecasting processes, and produce complex financial reports for senior management. This position offers robust benefits and a collaborative CBRE culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 5–8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in staffing, training, development, coaching, and retention is preferred.
• Ability to lead exchange of sensitive information and motivate teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide formal supervision and performance evaluations.
• Coordinate daily team activities and deadlines.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning.
• Approve balance sheet analysis and standard reporting packs.
• Review monthly journal entries and ad hoc reports.
• Prepare presentations for management and special projects.

Skills

Staffing & development

Budgeting & forecasting

Leadership & coaching

Financial reporting

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About The Role

At CBRE, finance is more than reporting numbers. It is about driving decisions that shape the future of our business and our clients. As a Senior Finance Manager supporting our Sustainability team, you will play a critical role in guiding financial strategy, forecasting future growth, and delivering insights that influence executive decision-making across a rapidly expanding and highly visible business.

What You’ll Do

• 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.
• 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.
• Drive the budgeting process, forecasting process, strategic planning process, and standard management reporting.
• Approve balance sheet account analysis, statement of cash flows and supporting schedules, and standard consolidated reporting packs.
• Review and approve all monthly journal entries.
• Produce a variety of complex routine and ad hoc financial reports, packages and pro forma analyses for senior management and planning unit.
• Implement research, development and preparation of accounting policy and procedures.
• Manage special projects and prepare presentations for management.
• Exchange and explain difficult information, conveys performance expectations, and handles sensitive issues.
• Influence parties of shared interests to reach agreement.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence parties of shared interests to reach an agreement.
• Apply knowledge of own discipline and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• 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

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 5 - 8 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred.
• Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to motivate the team to achieve broad operational targets with impacts on own job discipline, multiple job disciplines, and department.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Extensive organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.
• Intermediate math skills. Ability to calculate complicated 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 chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants.

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.

Disclaimers

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Canada without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Applicant AI Use Disclosure

We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills, and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.

CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The salary range being offered for the Senior Finance Manager is between $137,700 annually and $153,000 annually. The compensation that is provided to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience. This role will provide the following benefits:

• Group Retirement Program
• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
• Life Insurance
• and more.

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.)