Finance Lead - PJM EMEA

Description:

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.

Finance Lead - PJM EMEA
The EMEA PJM Finance Partner will be required to work hand in hand with the PJM teams and Country teams to provide timely, accurate and insightful financial analysis, forecasts and budgets. The individual will need to have an in-depth knowledge of the commercial model for the PJM businesses to assist with the financial and strategic growth of the division. This will require developing and maintaining effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and working collaboratively with the PJM Project Directors across all workstreams, Client, Account, and Country Platform Teams.

Responsibilities

Reporting on PJM monthly business performance results of all PJM lines of business and sectors, consolidating variance analysis and commentaries from finance teams

Support country and sector business unit reviews and manage agreed actions (BUR & MBR calls)

Works with business to deliver improved financial performance and profit improvement and ensures CBRE achieves appropriate profitability in line with contract commercial model (Mitigating issues from results and working with the business to prevent these going forward)

Support corporate planning, budgeting and forecasting information for individual countries and lines of business. Challenging forecast assumptions and identifying risks & opportunities in forward projections

Providing consolidated planning and performance reports by country / sector

Work with Division FD and Sector Directors to build explanations of Plan / Forecast variances to Prior year and Budgets with clear and succinct presentation (e.g. Bridge / Waterfalls) ensuring that all Group requirements are met

Co-ordinate final Plan / Forecast loads and ensure data is consistent with approved Final position in Group and Business Group planning tools

Supporting Directors with strategy and decision making for growth (financial/pricing models)

Working with Directors to develop KPIs particularly in high risk areas

Assisting with assessing financial performance of sensitive / large projects such as working with commercial team to create financial modes of worst, expected, best scenario models on tenders

Partnering with other support functions (Commercial, HR, Talent, Sales & Client Solutions teams etc.)

Develop systems and processes to enable improved financial insight, performance and financial (leveraging PowerBi / developing dashboards)

Support for EA finance projects, new systems etc

Recommending and supporting implementation of necessary improvements

Person Specification

Qualified Accountant with 5+ years PQE

Advanced Computer literacy with Microsoft Excel, Word & PowerPoint

Able to work under pressure and with changing demands and priorities

Confidential and discrete approach

A team player, able to work well with peers and colleagues within the business and across CBRE as well as independently

Strong organisational, time management and communication skills with the ability to priorities workloads

Ability to shape, lead and influence other senior managers.

Diligent and pro-active, exercising independent professional judgement

Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age