EMEA Financial Accountant (Associate Accounting & Control)

CBRE; London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE recherche un EMEA Financial Accountant pour superviser les rapports financiers dans la région EMEA. Ce rôle phare implique la préparation des états financiers, la gestion des audits et la collaboration avec les équipes comptables. Le candidat idéal doit posséder une expertise en GAAP et avoir une expérience significative dans la gestion de la finance et des rapports fiscaux. La culture d'équipe valorise la flexibilité et l'engagement à améliorer les processus.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Broad range of employee benefits

Qualifications

• Idéalement 5 ans d'expérience post-qualification.
• Expert en reporting financier, réglementaire et fiscal.
• Capacité à travailler sous pression, flexible et adaptable.

Responsibilities

• Préparer les états financiers pour plusieurs sociétés sous GAAP local.
• Gérer le processus d'audit annuel, préparer les documents de travail.
• Assurer la supervision des clôtures mensuelles et annuelles.

Skills

Local GAAP

IFRS

US GAAP

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication skills

Excel

Positive mindset

Education

ACA or ACCA qualified

Tools

PeopleSoft

OneStream

Trintech Cadency

Job description

EMEA Financial Accountant (Associate Accounting & Control)

The EMEA Financial Accountant (Associate Accounting & Control) oversees the year-end statutory reporting across the EMEA region within CBRE Investment Management. This individual is responsible for managing financial statements filing and overseeing month end reporting process. Coordinating with the Shared Service Centre (BSO) and oversight of the outsourced serviced providers operating within the EMEA region, reporting directly to the EMEA Financial Reporting Manager based in London. The successful candidate will have strong technical knowledge of local GAAP, IFRS and US GAAP, a subject matter expert in financial and tax reporting across the EMEA region and be flexible and dynamic.

Your responsibilities

• Preparation of the annual financial statements for various companies based in Europe (Germany, Czech Republic, Belgium, Spain, Sweden and Poland) under local GAAP ensuring these are filed on time.
• Ownership of the annual audit process, preparation of audit work paper and final Trial Balance, ensuring audit queries are addressed timely.
• Provide oversight of month-end, quarter-end and year-end close, reporting processes and deliverables including liaising with outsourced accounting teams.
• Strengthening internal controls on financial reporting process by preparing and reviewing reconciliations, establishing and implementing controls for financial reporting.
• Liaising with tax advisors for submission of annual tax computations & returns timely.
• Coordinating with the Shared Service Centre (BSO) and oversight of the outsourced serviced providers operating within the EMEA region, reviewing of balance sheet reconciliations.
• Liaise with the Global finance team to resolve any financial accounting activities and questions on a timely basis, providing accounting data input to requests from Management and FP&A.

Key Skills/Experience

• Qualified ACA or ACCA accountant with ideally 5 years post qualification experience (PQE) i.e. 8 years of total professional experience
• Strong technical experience with local GAAP, IFRS and US GAAP
• Subject matter expert in financial, regulatory and tax reporting
• Positive mindset with a drive to continually improve and challenge existing processes
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational, project management, and analytical skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, effective prioritisation, adaptable and flexible
• Self-starter, able to resolve issues with own initiative
• Keen and positive attitude and team player
• Strong Excel skills, experience with PeopleSoft, OneStream and Trintech Cadency is desirable.

We are an inclusive employer and consider diversity to be critical to innovation. People are our greatest resource, and we encourage applicants who partially fit the above criteria to apply if they feel the posting has not captured their relevant strengths. #CBREIM

Investment Management

CBRE Investment Management is a leading global real assets investment management firm operating in over 30 offices and 20 countries around the world. Through its investor-operator culture, the firm seeks to deliver sustainable investment solutions across real assets categories, geographies, risk profiles and execution formats so that its clients, users, people and communities thrive.

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• Competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits
• Competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits