Senior Finance Manager, FP&A

CBRE UK; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading commercial real estate firm in London is seeking a Senior Finance Manager for FP&A. This high-impact role involves shaping financial strategy and providing insights across global divisions. Ideal candidates should be Big 4/ACA qualified with extensive experience in financial analysis and expertise in data analysis tools. The position requires strong analytical skills and offers a 4-day onsite working pattern.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in global multinational business and with global leadership.
• Expertise in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Strong analytical skills with a background in economics or macroeconomics preferred.
• Expertise in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Experience with data analysis tools (Python, SQL).
• Strong analytical skills; economics/macroeconomics background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic financial analysis across international divisions.
• Oversee London Analyst Hub and collaborate with Senior Director of Strategic Finance.
• Develop financial models for analytical depth and executive presentations.
• Review complex data analyses for decision-making.
• Provide actionable insights to executive leadership.
• Supervise preparation of country diagnostic papers and present conclusions to senior leaders.
• Represent the function in executive discussions, clearly communicating insights and implications.
• Create executive summaries translating analyses into strategic narratives for stakeholders.
• Advance reporting initiatives with the Reporting Center of Excellence for accuracy and efficiency.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Data analysis tools (Python, SQL)

Analytical skills

Reporting

Cross-cultural experience

Education

Master’s degree in analytics, economics or macroeconomics

Big 4 / ACA qualification

Tools

Python

SQL

Job description

Overview

Senior Finance Manager, FP&A role at CBRE UK. Location: London. Working pattern: 4 days onsite. Reports to the VP, International Finance with a dotted line to the Senior Director, Strategic Finance (based in the US). This is a high-impact role with significant exposure and high visibility across CBRE's global leadership, with strategic alignment to initiatives led by Chair & CEO and COO & CEO, Advisory Services and key global executives. The role involves shaping financial strategy, providing insightful analytics, and driving data-driven decision-making across CBRE’s global Advisory business.

What You\'ll Do

• Lead strategic financial analysis spanning multiple international divisions, oversee the London Analyst Hub, and collaborate with the Senior Director of Strategic Finance on global analytics and coverage across time zones.
• Oversee cross-divisional analysis on the impact of bonus accruals versus payouts across bonus pool countries; provide actionable insights to executive leadership.
• Direct the development of financial models to set priorities and standards for analytical depth and executive presentation.
• Review complex data analyses to ensure robust assumptions and synthesized results for comparability and executive decision-making.
• Own high-level analysis of key metrics from the top 15 countries, distill strategic findings, and frame recommendations for the executive team on profit margins, improvements, and growth opportunities.
• Supervise and approve the preparation of country diagnostic white papers, providing final review and presenting critical conclusions to senior leadership.
• Represent the function in executive-level discussions, communicating financial insights, recommendations, and implications with clarity and authority.
• Create and deliver executive-level summaries, translating complex financial analyses into strategic narratives for senior stakeholders.
• Advance reporting initiatives by spearheading enhancements and process improvements in collaboration with the Reporting Center of Excellence for global reporting accuracy and efficiency.

What You\'ll Need

• Big 4 / ACA-qualified.*
• Master’s degree preferred, with emphasis on analytics, economics, or macroeconomics.
• Extensive experience in a global multinational business and with global leadership.
• Expertise in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Experience with data analysis tools (e.g., Python, SQL).
• Strong analytical skills, with a background in economics or macroeconomics preferred.
• Programming Skills (Python / SQL).

Why CBRE

CBRE is a global leader in commercial real estate services and investment, focused on delivering impact through dynamic problem solving and collaboration. We value diverse perspectives and invite all qualified applicants to apply.

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