Operational Administrator - Finance

CBRE, Inc.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an Operational Admin to support the Building Consultancy finance team in the UK. You will reconcile revenue, manage invoicing workflows, and maintain the R&F tracker, ensuring forecasts are accurate and up-to-date.

This role interfaces with fee earners and regional finance teams to drive timely billing and reporting. You will work with fee earners to identify accruals, maintain D365 project records, and help minimise disbursements while delivering precise financial

Qualifications

• Previous experience within a finance or billing role.
• Strong Excel skills; comfortable managing shared trackers and forecast models.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage several projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile revenue actuals and the Revenue and Forecast (R&F) tracker for the designated Building Consultancy cost centre.
• Run monthly forecasts with the cost centre lead and fee earners to prepare for invoicing; manage fee reports linked to the R&F.
• Draft invoices promptly, targeting completion by week 2 of each month using D365.
• Monitor fee reports to reconcile the R&F and confirm IDAs and fee shares have landed.
• Create and maintain projects in D365, including extending end dates and amending fee units.

Skills

Excel

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Proactive

Tools

D365

Job description

passionate about making the difference, transforming performance for a green, inclusive and productive world. Job Purpose: The Operational Admin will sit at the heart of the Building Consultancy business, supporting the cost centre lead and the wider finance team. The primary focus of this role is managing revenue for reporting and billing, acting as the key interface between fee earners and the UK finance team. Responsibilities will include: . Reconcile revenue actuals and the Revenue and Forecast (R&F) tracker for the designated Building Consultancy cost centre, keeping fee forecasts accurate and up to date. . Run through forecasts with the cost centre lead and fee earners at the start of each month to prepare for invoicing; manage fee reports linked to the R&F. . Monitor incoming transactions to ensure forecasts are correctly reconciled . Before raising any invoice, ensure the following are in place: correct entity and billing details, correct VAT details, Purchase Order number, and
evidence of fee agreement to support documentation . Draft invoices promptly, targeting completion by week 2 of each month, using D365 . Monitor the fee report daily during the last week of each month to reconcile the R&F and confirm IDAs and fee shares have landed . Compile, check, and submit Inter-Departmental Allocation (IDA) forms to other regions and London teams . Create and maintain projects in D365, including extending end dates and amending fee unit or managing office allocations . Work with fee earners to identify accrual requirements and confirm revenue recognition information is in place . Manage recoverable and non-recoverable disbursements in coordination with London Finance, focusing on reducing recoverable disbursements in Q3 and Q4 Attend weekly meetings with the wider UK Finance team and provide regular updates
Previous experience within a finance or billing role . Strong Excel skills; comfortable managing shared trackers and forecast models . Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage several projects simultaneously . Excellent organisational skills . Strong communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and regions . Proactive nature - getting ahead of tasks rather than waiting on instruction . Team mentality
Role type: Full - time Company Description: Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people's lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world's most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. We are