Overview
Senior Finance Manager, FP&A role at CBRE UK. Location: London. Working pattern: 4 days onsite. Reports to the VP, International Finance with a dotted line to the Senior Director, Strategic Finance (based in the US). This is a high-impact role with significant exposure and high visibility across CBRE's global leadership, with strategic alignment to initiatives led by Chair & CEO and COO & CEO, Advisory Services and key global executives. The role involves shaping financial strategy, providing insightful analytics, and driving data-driven decision-making across CBRE’s global Advisory business.
What You\'ll Do
- Lead strategic financial analysis spanning multiple international divisions, oversee the London Analyst Hub, and collaborate with the Senior Director of Strategic Finance on global analytics and coverage across time zones.
- Oversee cross-divisional analysis on the impact of bonus accruals versus payouts across bonus pool countries; provide actionable insights to executive leadership.
- Direct the development of financial models to set priorities and standards for analytical depth and executive presentation.
- Review complex data analyses to ensure robust assumptions and synthesized results for comparability and executive decision-making.
- Own high-level analysis of key metrics from the top 15 countries, distill strategic findings, and frame recommendations for the executive team on profit margins, improvements, and growth opportunities.
- Supervise and approve the preparation of country diagnostic white papers, providing final review and presenting critical conclusions to senior leadership.
- Represent the function in executive-level discussions, communicating financial insights, recommendations, and implications with clarity and authority.
- Create and deliver executive-level summaries, translating complex financial analyses into strategic narratives for senior stakeholders.
- Advance reporting initiatives by spearheading enhancements and process improvements in collaboration with the Reporting Center of Excellence for global reporting accuracy and efficiency.
What You\'ll Need
- Big 4 / ACA-qualified.*
- Master’s degree preferred, with emphasis on analytics, economics, or macroeconomics.
- Extensive experience in a global multinational business and with global leadership.
- Expertise in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Experience with data analysis tools (e.g., Python, SQL).
- Strong analytical skills, with a background in economics or macroeconomics preferred.
- Programming Skills (Python / SQL).
Why CBRE
CBRE is a global leader in commercial real estate services and investment, focused on delivering impact through dynamic problem solving and collaboration. We value diverse perspectives and invite all qualified applicants to apply.
Applicant AI Use Disclosure
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