Senior Manager, Finance

CBRE; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Senior Manager in its finance organization to advance the department's reporting catalog and strategic finance initiatives. You will partner with the Senior Director to deliver key deliverables and leverage CBRE systems and AI tools to improve visibility across Direct Line Global finance.

You will build and automate reporting, support budgeting and forecasting, and influence cross-functional partners while upholding CBRE's standards and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred, with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Clear communication of complex information, setting performance expectations, discretion.
• Leadership to influence business partners and finance teammates.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Strong quantitative skills and financial proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Build reporting packages for operations and sales leaders to own and run.
• Improve and simplify existing reporting packages and communications.
• Develop automated monthly and quarterly reporting models and narratives.
• Identify and resolve complex technical and operational problems for the department.
• Help create tools and models supporting budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Microsoft Office

Quantitative analytics

AI tools experience

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

About the Role

As a Senior Manager in the finance organization, you will support the department's financial strategy and operations. You will partner closely with the Senior Director to deliver on strategic goals and key deliverables. Your primary focus will be building a stronger reporting catalog, using CBRE systems and AI tools, to improve visibility and detail across all finance disciplines in CBRE's Direct Line Global business.

What You'll Do

• Apply broad knowledge of the business, your own discipline, and how it integrates with other functions to advance team and department objectives.
• Identify and resolve complex technical and operational problems, accounting for their broader impact across the department.
• Improve existing methods, processes and standards within your discipline.
• Help develop tools and models that support budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning, ensuring alignment with departmental and organizational goals.
• U Sing AI and CBRE system tools:
• Build reporting packages for the operations and sales organizations that divisional finance leaders and managers can own and run.
• Enhance existing reporting packages and simplify how they are created and communicated.
• Help build automated monthly and quarterly reporting models, reports and narratives that give senior leadership clear insight into business results.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree preferred, with 10+ years of relevant experience. We will consider a combination of experience and education in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly, set performance expectations, and handle sensitive issues with discretion.
• Leadership skills to influence business partners and peer finance team members.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Advanced quantitative skills, including calculating percentages, fractions, and other financial figures.
• Experience using AI tools to improve efficiency in financial processes.

Why CBRE

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values — respect, integrity, service and excellence — and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to realize your full potential.

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Disclaimers

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

Relocation assistance and sign-on bonuses may be available on select positions only, for qualified candidates based on role requirements and experience

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