Finance Director

Cushman & Wakefield; Roseland (LA); On-site; USD 183,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, dental insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield seeks a Finance Director to lead Financial Control for the Global Occupier Account, ensuring budget control, forecasts, and accurate reporting for office facilities.

The role oversees budgeting, cash flow, and SOX compliance, managing the finance team and providing strategic analysis to improve financial performance across global operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field; CPA preferred.
• At least 10 years in real estate or related industry with 5 years in commercial property management.
• Experience leading a finance team and budgeting processes.

Responsibilities

• Directs Financial Control activities for Real Estate Services/Global Occupier Account.
• Ensure budgetary control, adherence to reforecasts, and timely financial reporting.
• Oversee finance team and maintain internal controls and compliance.
• Produce monthly consolidated P&L and balance sheet, and global reporting.
• Collaborate with client leadership to drive financial performance and value.

Skills

Finance leadership

Budgeting

SOX compliance

Yardi

Staff management

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA preferred

10 years real estate finance experience

5 years supervisory experience

Tools

Yardi

Job description

Job Title

Finance Director

Job Description Summary

Directs the Financial Control activities for real estate services/facilities management Global Occupier Account. Services include but are not limited to the operations and maintenance of office facilities within strict compliance with KPI’s stated within the Management Agreement, Policy & Procedures, and defined client account objectives.

Job Description

Directs the Financial Control activities for real estate services/facilities management Global Occupier Account. Services include but are not limited to the operations and maintenance of office facilities within strict compliance with KPI’s stated within the Management Agreement, Policy & Procedures, and defined client account objectives.

The successful candidate will be responsible for facilitating and ensuring budgetary control, adherence to reforecasts, compliance with client policies and oversight of all day to day activities of the accounting and finance team and ensuring accurate financial management and reporting of the account. The Financial Director ensures that the account’s finance function is organized, efficient, and produces accurate results in compliance with the management agreement. Specific goals include recommendations to encourage the continuous improvement of financial performance.

The Financial Director will be a proactive member of the Account Management Team with direct involvement in and accountability for the overall financial performance.

• Key Competencies: Finance lead and business advisor to Client Managing Director.
• Ensure high standards of financial control are maintained and that appropriate systems and internal controls are implemented, reviewed, and validated.
• Management of the finance function and oversight of the finance team.
• Anticipates the needs of the client to ensure that financial management continually adds tangible value.
• Work with the Financial Team to ensure proper accounting and reporting of expenses and business tax implications (e.g. VAT, GST, TDS)
• Preparation of global, budgets, forecasts, and cash flow reporting.
• Forecasting, financial modeling, and expense analysis.
• Cash management and oversight of expense disbursements.
• Responsible to identify potential risks and upsides to Budget or Forecast.
• Maintenance of financial ledgers, accounting processes, and controls.
• Timely production of internal financial reports.
• Monthly preparation of Monthly Funding and financial reporting to client; including currency translation and Global Reporting.
• Monthly preparation of Consolidated P&L and Balance Sheet.
• Works closely with Client Accounting Platform to ensure that financial management for all core and major accounts conform with Global Occupier Services standards.
• Actively participates in training programs for core and major accounts financial employees (and clients who choose to participate)May conduct seminars and other programs that enhance employees’ skills as well as improve employees’ morale and job satisfaction.
• Takes a lead role in staff meetings/conference calls to discuss strategies and tactics as well as pending financial issues.
• Identifies best practices, continually enhancing efficiencies, and improving quality.
• Provide constant communication with the client leadership organization.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field or equivalent experience.
• Graduate work or CPA certification preferred.
• 10 years’ experience in real estate or related industry, including at least 5 years in commercial property management.
• 5 years supervisory or equivalent experience.
• Understand SOC1 and SOX Compliance.
• Excellent analytical and mathematical skills.
• Working experience with real estate accounting systems, preferably Yardi, as well as internal and external audit functions.
• Experience as a department head including business planning, budgeting, personnel management, and staff modeling.
• Candidate must have the capability to manage, coach, and counsel a team of financial professionals in the performance of their duties and identified goals and objectives.
• Must be a strong team player with an ability to build effective working relationships with individuals, and client representatives.
• Energetic, lateral thinker with an enquiring mind and a commercial approach.
• High degree of personal drive and motivation to succeed.
• Good communicator (written and verbal), with high-quality report writing skills.
• Ability to learn quickly and keep abreast of developments.
• Committed to the achievement of assigned goals and targets.
• Ability to multi-task and maintain progress on multiple projects and processes.

AAP/EEO Statement

C&W provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees during employment are treated without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

OTHER DUTIES

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman & Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 182,750.00 - $215,000.00

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

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