Controller

CBRE Group, Inc.; Northern, New York (KY, NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. is seeking a Controller to coordinate and review accounting for a portfolio of office properties, ensuring GAAP/IFRS compliance and tax requirements. The role partners with Asset Management, FP&A, and external auditors, driving financial performance and enterprise-wide controls.

You will oversee internal controls, quarterly reporting, and debt covenant reporting while supervising staff and mentoring the accounting team to ensure accuracy and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of GAAP and IFRS.
• Experience with internal controls and SOX.
• Ability to review complex journal entries.
• Experience coordinating audits with internal and external auditors.
• Proven leadership and staff development.

Responsibilities

• Develop business partner relationships with client’s Asset Management and FP&A leaders while identifying opportunities to provide services and enhance flow of communication and information with the accounting team.
• Oversee the quarterly tasks related to internal controls, financial reporting and auditor requests which includes variance analysis and reviewing SOX packages.
• Manage and coordinate the separate property and joint venture audit process as well as monthly and quarterly reporting to ensure compliance with deadlines.
• Support debt covenant reporting, including preparation, review, and timely submission of lender-required reports and schedules.
• Review and approve non-standard/complex journal entries prepared by the team. Review and approve periodic variance reporting for the assigned portfolio.
• Review and approve cash analysis and check run files. Approve check and wire requests up to approved dollar amounts.
• Ensure that service standards are met and reported accurately for the assigned portfolio. Calculate CBRE management fee for assigned portfolio
• Provide technical advice and training on accounting systems.
• Act as a primary contact for internal and external auditors on accounting matters.
• Interpret current policies, practices, and plans and implement new operating procedures to improve efficiency.
• Ensure that systems follow acceptable accounting practices and applicable regulations.
• Apply deep knowledge of multiple disciplines, broad industry knowledge, and commercial awareness. Drive financial and functional performance within disciplines and across business.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Negotiate with senior management, customers, and external parties of divergent interests to reach an agreement of strategic importance while being guided by the business segment and the organization's functional strategy.
• 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.
• Balancing and allocating the workload across the portfolio and establishing and maintaining the accounting organizational strategy and annual goals.
• 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.
• Conceptualize new methods, techniques, processes, and standards across job disciplines or functions.
• Direct the resolution of highly complex or unusual business problems by applying advanced critical thinking.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

IFRS knowledge

Tax compliance

Financial reporting

Internal controls

SOX familiarity

Leadership

Communication

Job description

About The Role

As a CBRE Controller, you will be responsible for the coordination and review of the accounting for a portfolio of office properties. Additionally, this position will be a key resource in the review of significant accounting transactions to ensure compliance with GAAP, IFRS as well as Tax requirements and will serve under a management and oversight role in special projects as they arise. The position works closely with other Property Accounting and Regional leaders, business owners, Internal Audit, Company’s external auditor, and client’s FP&A, Asset Management and Corporate teams.

The Controller will continuously improve policies, processes, systems and controls as part of the CBRE’s operational excellence initiatives. This position will report directly to the Senior Controller and additionally to the respective Client Leadership Team for the office property portfolio the Controller oversees.

What You'll Do:

• Develop business partner relationships with client’s Asset Management and FP&A leaders while identifying opportunities to provide services and enhance flow of communication and information with the accounting team. Ensure regular and consistent communication and touchpoints with our client to ensure service performance level expectations are satisfied and maintained.
• Oversee the quarterly tasks related to internal controls, financial reporting and auditor requests which includes variance analysis and reviewing SOX packages.
• Manage and coordinate the separate property and joint venture audit process as well as monthly and quarterly reporting to ensure compliance with deadlines.
• Support debt covenant reporting, including preparation, review, and timely submission of lender-required reports and schedules.
• Review and approve non-standard/complex journal entries prepared by the team. Review and approve periodic variance reporting for the assigned portfolio.
• Review and approve cash analysis and check run files. Approve check and wire requests up to approved dollar amounts.
• Ensure that service standards are met and reported accurately for the assigned portfolio. Calculate CBRE management fee for assigned portfolio
• Provide technical advice and training on accounting systems.
• Act as a primary contact for internal and external auditors on accounting matters.
• Interpret current policies, practices, and plans and implement new operating procedures to improve efficiency.
• Ensure that systems follow acceptable accounting practices and applicable regulations.
• Apply deep knowledge of multiple disciplines, broad industry knowledge, and commercial awareness. Drive financial and functional performance within disciplines and across business.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Negotiate with senior management, customers, and external parties of divergent interests to reach an agreement of strategic importance while being guided by the business segment and the organization's functional strategy.
• 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.
• Balancing and allocating the workload across the portfolio and establishing and maintaining the accounting organizational strategy and annual goals.
• 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.
• Conceptualize new methods, techniques, processes, and standards across job disciplines or functions.
• Direct the resolution of highly complex or unusual business problems by applying advanced critical thinking.