Associate Accounting Director

CBRE Group, Inc.; BLOOMINGTON (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. is seeking an Associate Accounting Director to lead a large team responsible for oversight of client financial performance.

This role sits in the Controlling function, focusing on financial controls and management reporting for management and shareholders. You will supervise staff, coordinate daily activities, and prepare periodic complex financial statements, while assisting executive management with strategic initiatives and improving reporting processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 5-8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance is preferred.
• Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated information and convey performance expectations.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision to employees. Monitor training and development. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching.
• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities. Establish work schedules and deadlines.
• Prepare periodic complex financial statements and approve audit and tax documents.
• Lead the implementation and maintenance of accounting and reporting systems.

Skills

Leadership

Staff development

Coaching

Mentoring

Performance management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Math skills

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the Role:

As a CBRE Associate Accounting Directoryou will manage a large team that is responsible for providing oversight of the financial performance of clients.

This job is part of the Controlling job function. They are responsible for the Management of the organization's financial controls and the preparation of financial reports for management and shareholders.

What You’ll Do:

• Support our global delivery model. This includes providing resources and guidance to indirect team members for client delivery
• Provide global support on processes and lead communications between BSO team and internal stakeholders
• 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.
• Create a positive customer experience by opening and maintaining constructive and reliable lines of communication. Review items being handled by junior team members. Coach and mentor as needed.
• Prepare periodic complex financial statements and approve audit and tax preparation documents.
• Point of contact for the implementation and maintenance of the accounting and reporting systems, providing technical expertise.
• Assist executive management with the implementation of strategic department and corporate initiatives.
• Review and verify financial information including monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements prior to submittal to large and high-profile clients.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues and ensure internal and external customer requests are handled timely, accurately, and with a focus on customer service.
• Monitor financial performance and provide a forward-looking view and strategic advice to the executive management team.
• Apply a broad knowledge of the business, own discipline, and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence others to adopt a different point of view while being guided by policies and departmental plans.
• Identify and solve technical and operational problems of complexity.
• Understand and recognize the broader impact across the department.
• Improve and change existing methods, processes, and standards within the job discipline.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 5 - 8 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred.
• Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations, and handle problems.

• Leadership skills to motivate the team to achieve broad operational targets with impacts on own job discipline, multiple job disciplines, and department.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Extensive organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.
• Intermediate math skills. Ability to calculate complicated figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.