Finance Lead

CBRE; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global real estate firm in London is seeking a Finance Lead to provide financial business partnering and analysis. The role involves delivering insights to operational teams and ensuring adherence to financial procedures. Candidates should have strong analytical skills, relevant educational qualifications, and proficiency in financial software. This is a full-time position aimed at driving financial performance and supporting operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering financial information within tight deadlines.
• Experience in complex multi-country service businesses.
• Strong focus on customer service.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct financial support and expertise to assigned accounts.
• Compile annual budgets & quarterly forecasts.
• Ensure adherence to finance procedures.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Customer service focus

Proactive working style

Education

Higher educational qualifications to 'A' level or degree

Part qualified or qualified CCAB accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Dynamics AX

Concept software

Job description

Finance Lead

Job ID

235966

Posted

16-Sep-2025

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Accounting/Finance

Location(s)

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

Finance Lead - Drive Financial Performance & Support Operational Excellence!

Are you a highly numerate and detail-oriented finance professional looking to make a real impact? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy partnering with operational teams to drive financial success? If so, we want to hear from you!

About the Role:

We are seeking a talented and proactive Finance Lead to provide exceptional financial business partnering support and expertise to our Account/Portfolio (Finance Contract Manager and their operational teams). You will be a key contributor, delivering added-value financial analysis and insightful input to help drive operational excellence and achieve financial targets.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Support & Analysis:

• Provide direct financial support and expertise to assigned accounts.
• Compile annual budgets & quarterly forecasts.
• Prepare month-end flash reports and ensure P&L accuracy.
• Deliver value-added financial commentary for regular reports.
• Implement baseline and savings tracking reporting and analysis.
• Identify and support the implementation of savings opportunities.
• Conduct ad-hoc financial analysis and projects.

Compliance & Quality:

• Ensure adherence to finance procedures.
• Support seamless contract management across multiple regions.
• Share best practices and promote innovation.
• Meet and exceed client expectations.

Collaboration & Communication:

• Liaise effectively with Contract Support teams.
• Influence decisions and be a culture and behaviour carrier.

Experience

• Experience delivering financial information within tight deadlines.
• Reporting in a complex multi-country, multi-divisional, service business (Industry experience) including financial planning and contracts management.
• Experience providing senior management with financial results and analysis.
• Experience with complex financial and operational information systems.
• Focus on strong focus on customer service
• Previous experience of a customer-facing role using operating systems such as Dynamics AX or Concept software along with financial / accounting experience would be an advantage (desirable)
• Presentation skills to effectively communicate ideas and results to senior stakeholders (desirable)

Qualifications & Skills

Education:

• Higher educational qualifications to ‘A’ level or degree (or equivalent)
• Accounting Qualification: Part qualified or qualified CCAB accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) (desirable)

Technical Skills:

• Excellent PC skills, including intermediate to advanced Excel (lookups, pivots essential), Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Highly numerate with strong analytical skills.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build relationships at all levels.
• Organized, proactive, and adaptable to new ways of working.
• Self-motivated team player with the ability to work independently.
• Calm under pressure, with excellent organizational skills.

Circumstances

• Willingness to travel as required.

If you are a driven and skilled finance professional looking to join a dynamic team and contribute to a growing organization, we encourage you to apply!

CBRE GWS

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) works with clients to make real estate a meaningful contributor to organizational productivity and performance. Our account management model is at the heart of our client-centric approach to delivering integrated real estate solutions. Each client is entrusted with a dedicated leader and is supported by regional and global resources, leveraging the industry's most robust platform. CBRE GWS delivers consistent, measurably superior outcomes for our clients at every stage of the lifecycle, and across industries and geographies.

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