Sr. Finance Analyst (Remote - CST)

CBRE, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE, Inc. is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to apply advanced cash and accrual accounting to prepare, evaluate, and deliver complete financial reports for a diverse portfolio of CBRE clients and properties.

This role sits within the Financial Strategy and Operations function, focusing on maintaining accounting policies and controls, posting journal entries, and delivering timely reporting packages to clients and internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Advanced accounting concepts applied to cash and accruals for client and property portfolios.
• Preparation of accurate financial statements and reports.
• Journal entries posting and reconciliation across periods.
• Forecasting and budgeting support within CBRE processes.

Responsibilities

• Complete intermediate to advanced-level accounting transactions for client financial statements.
• Create and post journal entries; ensure expenses, receipts, owner distributions, and funding requests are properly posted.
• Generate and review financial packages; ensure timely delivery to clients and management teams.
• Review funding and payment requests for accuracy and compliance with procedures.
• Respond to management and client inquiries regarding accounting issues and reports.

Skills

Advanced accounting

Financial reporting

Journal entries

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Excel

Job description

About the Role:

As a CBRE Finance Sr. Analyst, you’ll apply advanced cash and accrual accounting fundamentals to prepare, evaluate, maintain, and deliver complete and accurate financial reports for a complex portfolio of CBRE clients and properties.

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:

• Complete intermediate to advanced-level accounting transactions in preparation for 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.
• Generate and review financial packages for accuracy and comprehensive reporting. Prepare packages on a schedule to ensure timely delivery to the client and other management teams.
• Review and audit funding and payment requests for accuracy, documentation, and authorization in accordance with established operating procedures.
• Respond to and resolve complex issues and requests from management teams and clients regarding various accounting issues and reports.
• Recognize potential issues and conflicts and take corrective action to minimize issues.
• Facilitate the maintenance and reporting of benchmarks and performance metrics.
• Apply general knowledge of standard principles and techniques/procedures to accomplish assigned tasks and solve routine problems.
• Have a broad knowledge of own job discipline and some knowledge of several job disciplines within the function.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. May convince to reach an agreement.
• Impact the quality of own work and the work of others on the team.
• Work primarily within standardized procedures and practices to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.
• Explain complex information to others in straightforward situations.