Finance Manager, Real Estate Project Accounting

CBRE; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Finance Manager to own the financials for a specific building and its products. This hands-on, in-the-weeds project accounting role will partner with facilities operations and the client to open and process purchase orders, code expenses accurately, and keep billing audit-ready.

You will manage a Finance Coordinator, maintain Excel-based trackers, and support month-end close. A Bachelor’s degree and 5–8 years of accounting/finance experience are required; strong Excel skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5–8 years of accounting or finance experience, ideally project accounting.
• Property accounting experience is a plus.
• Strong Excel skills, including complex formulas/coding and calculations.
• Hands-on journal entry and month-end close experience.
• Ability to open, process, and track a high volume of purchase orders and projects with operators.
• Strong organizational skills and a detail-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the day-to-day finance point of contact for the account, working directly with facilities teams and the client.
• Review and code expense reports, verifying line-item accuracy against project/product codes.
• Reconcile billing to align with contracted scope and client expectations.
• Open, process, and track purchase orders across a large volume of projects with input from multiple operators.
• Prepare and maintain Excel-based financial trackers, reports, and analyses.
• Support month-end close processes, including journal entries.
• Manage and develop one Finance Coordinator.
• Maintain vigilant awareness of the financial status of a specific building and its products.
• Occasional exposure to corporate financials; primary focus on client-facing account financials.

Skills

Excel

Journal entries

Month-end close

Cross-functional

Purchasing orders

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

CBRE is seeking a Finance Manager to own the financials for a specific building and its products. This hands-on, in-the-weeds project accounting role will partner with facilities operations and the client to open and process purchase orders, code expenses accurately, and keep billing audit-ready.

You will manage a Finance Coordinator, maintain Excel-based trackers, and support month-end close. A Bachelor’s degree and 5–8 years of accounting/finance experience are required; strong Excel skills