Finance Manager

Job ID: 168499

Posted: 24-Jun-2024

Service line: Corporate Segment

Role type: Full-time

Areas of Interest: Accounting/Finance

Location: Hyderabad - Telangana - India

Job Title: Finance Manager

About The Role:

A commercial finance professional who provides insightful and influential analysis to assist management in making well-informed commercial decisions. This role will challenge the business to make improvements, such as streamlining expenditure, to maximize profit and improve financial performance. As a trusted business partner, the person will liaise with multiple functions across the client accounts with CBRE.

What You'll Do:

- Preparing insightful reporting and analysis on monthly financial performance to support management decision-making and identify significant trends/issues, e.g. monitor performance against forecast and pipeline & provide sound variance commentary.

- Overseeing the financial processes (billing, accruals, MEC etc.) and ensuring the impact to the account financials is closely monitored and addressed.

- Providing finance business partner support to operations team and directors, with financial insights and understanding of key drivers and trends influencing the account.

- Analysis of sales/margins - volume, price, mix vs. forecast - identifying issues, recommending actions, measuring outcomes.

- Leading and improving the budgeting and forecasting processes including agreeing, reviewing, challenging commercial targets with business/department leads.

- Managing ongoing forecasting and finance review to ensure commercial risks and opportunities are highlighted.

- Coordinating and leading the annual financial planning process.

- Providing baseline modeling and scenario testing for new business opportunities.

- Driving margin enhancement initiatives.

- Assisting with commercial proposals; supporting the sales, pricing, and transition teams during the RFP (tender) process.

- Developing and improving accounting & control processes to ensure that results are reported appropriately and on a timely basis.

- Driving the monthly business performance management process with senior management, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of information.

- Monitoring and partnering with the client to ensure a healthy AR position is maintained and resolving disputed invoices.

- Monitoring and partnering with the payables team to ensure all vendor payments are disbursed timely.

What You'll Need:

- Business Level English proficiency

- Accounting/Finance educational background is beneficial

- Prior experience in Commercial Finance roles is advantageous

- Prior experience working in large, matrix-style multinational companies is preferred

- Knowledge/experience in the Real Estate business is an asset

- High degree of familiarity with Excel, especially on data massaging functions i.e. Pivots, LOOKUPS, SUMIF, Concatenation, etc.

- Familiarity with all Office applications including Word, Outlook & Teams.

- Prior experience with financial data mining software (e.g., TM1) is beneficial

- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

- A team player with a collaborative approach to work with various teams within the organization.

- Commitment to continual process improvements.

- Strong communication skills with experience in presenting financial data to management.

- Ability to work in a flexible working environment, especially when needed to join calls with US leadership at night.

Company Perks and Benefits:

- Health Care: Health Insurance for Self, Immediate family & Parents/In-laws.

- Accident & Term life Insurance for all employees.

- Food & Snacks: Free Meals & snacks are provided in all shifts.

- Mental Wellbeing: A confidential service that provides counseling to keep you emotionally & mentally well while dealing with challenges.

- Child Care: We partner with Klay day care and CBRE employees get 100% waiver on admission fee. This Day school is in our HYD campus.

- Entertainment: On floor - Chess, Carrom board, Table tennis, Foosball.

Why CBRE Business Services Organization (BSO):

When you join CBRE Business Services Organization (BSO), you become part of a global leader in commercial real estate and investment services that help businesses and people thrive. Our ambitious growth plan creates a space for dynamic colleagues to build a non-linear career path. We foster a culture where we share a commitment to excellence and believe the best work happens in connected communities where respect for each other is foundational.

CBRE Business Services Organization (BSO) is a part of CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2022 revenue). The company has approximately 130,000 employees serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services. With broader and deeper capabilities than any other company, CBRE is the leading full-service real estate services and investment organization in the world.