Finance Director (RMS OD)

CBRE Group, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a Finance Director to lead the Financial Strategy and Operations function. The role oversees 30+ clients in the GWS Retail Multi-Site sector, budgets, forecasting, and margin analysis, and builds on existing service-line processes to improve financial visibility across On Demand services.

You will supervise staff, drive performance, and ensure robust policy controls, collaborating with Operations to advance initiatives and capex projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred with 8–12 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in staffing, coaching, and performance management is preferred.
• Ability to communicate sensitive information and lead cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and coaching to staff, including performance evaluations.
• Plan budgeting, forecasting, and standard management reporting.
• Oversee month-end close and client operating profit responsibility.
• Develop and enforce financial policies and controls.
• Collaborate with Operations to support strategic initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Forecasting

Strategic planning

Financial analysis

Coaching/mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

About the Role:

As a CBRE Finance Director, you will assist with developing and managing of all departmental finance functions. This job is part of the Financial Strategy and Operations job function. They are responsible for maintaining accounting, financial, and reporting policies and controls.

This role is critical to overseeing 30+ clients within the GWS Retail Multi-Site sector that primarily utilize On Demand Service Lines. Responsibilities include ownership of month end financials and client operating profit, while also validating shared service allocations to achieve expected margins. The role will also be expected to build upon existing processes established with the Service Lines and improve financial processes & visibility across all clients utilizing On Demand.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide formal supervision to employees. Track 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.
• Plan and execute budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning processes, and standard management reporting.
• Review input from staff and business partners to assist with the strategic planning process.
• Work with management to establish departmental priorities to meet deadlines. Develop financial policies and procedures.
• Oversee the preparation of reporting results.
• Work with the Operations team to support initiatives within the business.
• Execute capex projects under company approval guidelines.
• Apply a robust knowledge of multiple disciplines, the business, and key drivers which impact departmental and cross-functional performance.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Persuade managers and other colleagues to take action while being guided by the organization's functional business plans. Negotiate with external partners, vendors, and customers of divergent interests to reach a common goal.
• Identify and solve multi-dimensional, complex, operational, and organizational problems leveraging the appropriate resources within or outside the department.
• Significantly improves and changes existing methods, processes, and standards within job discipline.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-12 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 set, manage and achieve targets with a direct impact on multiple departments results within a function.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Expert organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.
• Sophisticated math skills. Ability to calculate mildly complex figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future