Finance Manager

Job Title

Finance Manager

Job Description Summary

The Finance Manager leads financial planning, reporting, controls, and financial operations for the account. This role owns forecast integrity, oversight of key month-end financial activities, project financial governance, client and corporate reporting, and finance-process improvement. The Finance Manager partners with account leadership, Project Management, PMO, client Finance, and corporate Finance to manage risk, improve performance, and support informed decisions.

Job Description

Planning and Performance 

·       Provide oversight and review of project and operational forecasts, evaluating key assumptions, material changes, risks, and opportunities to support forecast integrity.

·       Support annual planning and AOP activities by providing financial insights, reviewing key assumptions and inputs, and evaluating impacts to account financial performance.

·       Review financial results and provide guidance on material variances, risks, opportunities, and corrective actions.

·       Review CAPEX and OPEX variance analysis and commentary for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with financial results.

·       Provide financial insights and recommendations that support account and project decision-making. 

Financial Reporting, Controls & Operations 

·       Oversee recurring financial reporting, reconciliations, and assigned month-end financial activities to ensure timely and accurate deliverables.

·       Provide oversight of applicable accounts receivable, invoicing, payments, recoveries, and other applicable recurring financial activities.

·       Review and approve applicable financial submissions, payment workflows, and system transactions.

·       Maintain effective financial controls, documentation, and approval processes in accordance with client and company requirements.

·       Resolve or escalate significant discrepancies, aging items, payment exceptions, and control issues.

Project Financial Governance 

·       Oversee project financial data integrity, including coding, CAPEX/OPEX classification, forecasting, and cost-center alignment, and related financial data.

·       Partner with Project Managers to improve forecast accuracy, financial discipline, and accountability. 

·       Lead project financial reviews and provide oversight of purchase order analysis, audits, tax inquiries, fee analyses, and related financial matters.

·       Identify financial risks and issues across the project portfolio and partner with appropriate stakeholders on resolution.

Business Partnership and Team Leadership 

·       Serve as a strategic finance partner to account leadership, Project Management, PMO, client Finance, and corporate Finance.

·       Lead financial reviews and provide training and process guidance to Project Managers and account stakeholders.

·       Set priorities, review work products, and coach assigned finance team members. 

·       Promote accountability, cross-training, knowledge sharing, and continuity across critical finance processes. 

Process Improvement and Strategic Direction 

·       Help establish strategic priorities for finance-process improvement and automation based on business need, risk, and impact.

·       Define desired outcomes, business requirements, governance expectations, and financial control standards for process and technology improvements.

·       Partner with the Finance Analyst, Operations, and technology resources to design, test, implement, and adopt scalable finance solutions.

·       Evaluate finance processes, reporting practices, and automated solutions to identify opportunities to simplify workflows, strengthen controls, improve data quality, and reduce manual effort.

Qualifications 

Education and Experience 

·       Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred. 

·       7+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, finance, accounting, project finance, or a related field. 

·       Experience with financial planning and forecasting, reporting, month-end financial activities, financial controls, and business partnership.

·       Experience leading or mentoring finance professionals and presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders. 

·       Project-based finance, CAPEX/OPEX reporting, construction, or corporate real estate experience preferred. 

·       Experience leading finance-process automation or continuous-improvement initiatives preferred. 

Skills and Certifications 

·       Strong knowledge of accrual accounting, reconciliations, financial reporting, and financial controls. 

·       Experience with ERP, accounting, forecasting, and project-financial-management systems; Yardi or Power BI experience preferred. 

·       Strong financial judgment, communication, stakeholder-management, and people-leadership skills. 

·       CPA, CMA, FPAC, CFA, or a comparable finance certification preferred but not required. 

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 and 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: $ 93,500.00 - $110,000.00

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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