Assistant Controller

CBRE Group, Inc.; Cleveland (OH); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. in Cleveland is seeking a hybrid-role leader with in-office attendance. You will partner with clients to understand their needs and translate these into actionable strategic initiatives, guiding the team to achieve business objectives.

The role emphasizes supervision and staff development, performance evaluations, and coordinating daily activities while ensuring accurate financial and operational reporting and adherence to standards and regulations.

Qualifications

• Direct and supervise staff, including coaching and performance reviews.
• Develop and implement process improvements to meet business objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver client solutions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with client to understand needs and translate into strategic initiatives.
• Provide formal supervision to employees; monitor development; conduct evaluations.
• Coordinate and manage team daily activities; set schedules and deadlines; mentor staff.

Job description

About the Role:

This role is hybrid and requires in office attendance in Cleveland, OH

What You’ll Do:

• Work in partnership with Client to understand their needs, develop tailored solutions, and translate into actionable strategic initiatives, providing guidance and support to achieve business objectives
• 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/processes
• 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.
• Evaluate accounts receivable reports to confirm reconciliations are complete and resolve open issues for the team
• Partner with internal teams to ensure that a client's agreement is being followed and met
• Assist with internal and external property and client transitions and external audits as needed
• Motivate and negotiate with employees, management, and client groups to take the desired actions. Provide an accent on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the job discipline and department.
• Confirm financial and operational reports are accurate. Provide reliable information to make informed business recommendations.
• Partake in system conversions and enhancement. Provide scoping information, testing, and feedback.
• Ensure that the systems follow financial processes and procedures, accounting standards, legal tax requirements, management expectations, and applicable regulations.
• Assist with audit procedures. Set department deadlines.
• Administer accounting practices to ensure client satisfaction.
• Create presentations to employees, clients, top management, and public groups.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values.