Finance Analyst

CBRE; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

CBRE in New York City is seeking a Finance Analyst to support core finance operations, including timely invoicing, project setup, and other essential financial processes. This role is embedded within a specific business line to improve operational efficiency and ensure accurate revenue recognition and internal controls.

This New York City hybrid position requires in-office presence several days per week. The role participates in accounting activities and reporting to help CBRE maintain compliant

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred with up to 3 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Ability to use existing procedures to solve standard problems.
• Experience with analyzing information and making judgments using standard practices.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products, especially Excel and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Support core finance operations within a dedicated business line including invoicing, project setup, and other core finance functions.
• Prepare and post journal entries and ensure expenses, receipts, owner distributions, funding requests, and other transactions are recorded.
• Generate reports from multiple data sources and create financial packages for reporting.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft D365

Job description

About the Role:

As a Finance Analyst, you will be responsible for supporting core finance operations, including timely and accurate invoicing, project setup, and other core finance functions. The Finance Analyst is an embedded, dedicated finance resource within a specific business line and is critical to improving operational efficiency, ensuring accurate revenue recognition, and maintaining compliance with internal controls and financial processes.

This is a New York City based hybrid role; the selected candidate will be required to report to the office several days per week.

This job is part of the Financial Strategy and Operations job function. They are responsible for maintaining accounting, financial, and reporting policies and controls.

What You'll Do:

• Support core finance operations within a dedicated business line including invoicing, project set up, and other core finance functions.
• Complete accounting transactions in preparation of client financial statement packages.
• Create and post journal entries and ensure that all expenses, receipts, owner's distributions, funding requests, and other transactions for the accounting period have been accurately posted.
• Use aggregate data from multiple sources to generate reports.
• Generate financial packages for accuracy and comprehensive reporting.
• Review the accuracy of information provided and respond to requests from management and vendors.
• Understand and work with scenario planning (exit/maintain/grow) tools/models, while analyzing trends in general business conditions.
• Respond to and resolve issues and requests from management teams and clients regarding various accounting issues and reports.
• Research open accounting issues and recognize potential issues and conflicts so corrective action can intercept and minimize issues.
• Use existing procedures to solve standard problems.
• Have some knowledge of standard principles with limited practice experience in applying them.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values.
• Impact the quality of own work.
• Work within standardized procedures and practices to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.
• Exchange straightforward information, ask questions, and check for understanding.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with up to 3 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Ability to use existing procedures to solve standard problems.
• Experience with analyzing information and standard practices to make judgments.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Experience with Microsoft D365 is strongly preferred.
• Organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mindset.
• Intermediate math skills. Ability to calculate difficult figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.

Disclaimer:

Please be advised that effective January 1, 2025, CBRE Project Management and Turner &Townsend was consolidated into a single global business entity. As a candidate applying for a position, you should be aware that while your initial employment may be with Turner & Townsend PJM US LLC, you will subsequently transfer directly to Turner & Townsend at a date to be determined.

Turner & Townsend carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for this position is $65,000 annually and the maximum salary for this position is $80,000 annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on Turner & Townsend's applicable benefit program. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations:

CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company's success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at [e-mail] or via telephone at [phone] (U.S.) and [phone] (Canada).