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Finance Lead Job in Birmingham, West Midlands

Job Description
Company Profile

CBRE is the global leader in real estate services and leverages the industry's most powerful knowledge base to meet the commercial real estate needs of its clients worldwide. Our vision is to be the preeminent, vertically integrated, globally capable real estate service firm. Globally we employ over 70,000 employees and operate in 48 countries.

Job Title: Finance Lead

Role Summary

Assist in driving Financial and Contract Governance across the Account to ensure accurate, timely and consistent reporting

Performing month end ensuring costs are allocated to the correct general ledger account and balance sheet reconciles with sufficient support in a SOX environment

Ensure appropriate Financial Control is in place on the account and managed on a monthly basis

Participate in monthly account business reviews and manage agreed Finance actions

Understand, anticipate and deliver customer (internal and external) needs while building effective relationships

Supporting Finance Manager with day to day and adhoc tasks

Build and develop relationships with Client teams and key leaders

Positively respond to both our internal and external customers through effective communication and personal accessibility

Have thorough knowledge of procedures and processes, and operate them to the required standard

Manual accrual ownership – review, validate and challenge operations team to manage efficient processing of payments

Weekly cost report reviews- providing company with valuable insights into expenditure

Business Review – providing data to the operational teams ahead of their reviews

Innovate and challenge processes to streamline current tasks
Experience Required:
Minimum

Part qualified accountant with interest in completing qualification

Financial accounting experience

Excellent IT skills – Excel and Powerpoint

Highly computer literate- excel

Willing to take ownership/responsibility of tasks

Desirable

Knowledge of SOX controls

Experience in real estate environment

Previous experience using operating systems (Peoplesoft, Dynamics AX, TM1, Power BI)

Strong communication skills

Self-motivated and ambitious

Strong focus on customer service

Capable of critical thinking / decision making

Results / task orientated, with attention to detail and accuracy

Excellent time management / organisational skills

Commitment to continuous improvement

Ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently

Committed to customer service delivery

Able to work under pressure

Confidential and discrete approach

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: Birmingham
County: West Midlands (County)
Country: United Kingdom
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