Finance Analyst

Finance Analyst

This role is responsible for providing comprehensive financial analysis, reporting, and support, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and accounting functions. Financial Analyst requires a strong understanding of accounting principles, financial modeling, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively to ensure accurate financial reporting and insightful business analysis.

What You'll Do:

Accounting & Month-End Close:

• Journal Entries & Adjustments: Prepare and post monthly journal entries, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to accounting standards. Perform adjusting and correcting entries as needed, based on financial reviews and analysis.
• Month-End Close Support: Assist with month-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate completion.

Accounts Payable & Receivable:

• Invoice & Expense Management: Provide guidance to the Accounts Payable team on invoice coding and ensure adherence to company policy and budget. Approve invoices and expenses for designated clients or business units.
• Invoicing & Client Communication: Prepare and send accurate and timely invoices to clients. Proactively follow up on outstanding accounts receivables, resolving discrepancies and ensuring timely payment.

Budgeting & Forecasting:

• Collect, audit, and analyze revenue data, including transaction pipelines. Collaborate with business leaders to refine revenue projections and input data into the budgeting system.
• Analyze and budget for various expense categories (staff costs, travel & entertainment, consulting fees, etc.), incorporating data from multiple sources. Calculate and budget for incentive compensation.
• Review and confirm key financial metrics, such as EBITDA growth rates.
• Generate and collect revenue pipelines from various sources and input into forecasting system. Compare, reconcile, and validate pipeline reports with actual performance data.
• Manage expense forecasting, including entering expense changes and calculating/forecasting incentive compensation based on current projections.

Financial Reporting & Analysis:

• Reporting: Prepare and distribute monthly financial reports to leadership, including detailed financial performance insights. Generate and distribute variance reports (Actual vs. Budget, Forecast vs. Budget) with comprehensive expense analysis and variance explanations.
• Variance Analysis: Perform variance analysis for assigned accounts or business units, comparing actual results to budget and forecast. Provide clear and concise written explanations for significant variances, identifying key drivers and potential corrective actions. Prepare bonus expense explanations as needed.
• Annual True-Up: Reconcile revenue data to financial statements annually. Review revenue and make necessary adjustments for prior-year write-offs. Collaborate with relevant teams to review and analyze expenses.

What You'll Need:

To perform this job successfully, an individual will need to perform each crucial duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with up to 3 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Ability to use existing procedures to solve standard problems.
• Experience with analyzing information and standard practices to make judgments.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mindset.
• Intermediate math skills. Ability to calculate difficult figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.

Why CBRE

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values — respect, integrity, service and excellence — and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants.

Our Values in Hiring

At CBRE, we are committed to fostering a culture where everyone feels they belong. We value diverse perspectives and experiences, and we welcome all applications.

Disclaimers

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Applicant AI Use Disclosure

We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.

About CBRE Group, Inc.

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2024 revenue). The company has more than 140,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves clients through four business segments: Advisory (leasing, sales, debt origination, mortgage serving, valuations); Building Operations & Experience (facilities management, property management, flex space & experience); Project Management (program management, project management, cost consulting); Real Estate Investments (investment management, development). Please visit our website at CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the Finance Analyst position is $65,000 annually and the maximum salary for the Finance Analyst position is $85,000 annually. The compensation offered to a successful candidate will depend on their skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on CBRE's applicable benefit program. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations:

CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company's success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at View email address on click.appcast.io or via telephone at View phone number on click.appcast.io (U.S.) and View phone number on click.appcast.io (Canada).