FINANCIAL REPORTING

• Prepare accurate reports in line with monthly timetable including full Profit & Loss account with analysis and commentary, Balance Sheet reconciliations, forecasts and annual plans. Where these are managed by central CBRE platform finance team (LATAM), ensure full understanding and overall ownership of postings made on behalf of the account.
• Further liaising with the CBRE Finance and GWS Platform local Finance teams to fulfill any ad-hoc information requests, including audit query resolution.
• Ownership of region’s Risks & Opportunities, keeping AMS Finance Lead informed of key items
• Provide ad-hoc support and financial analysis as required.
• Ensuring delivery of region’s corporate budget/targets.

Contract and Finance Management

• Continually review, maintain and improve cash-flow, margins and reporting.
• Ensure timely invoicing of client and management of AR through PowerBI, ensuring it accurately reflects the region’s AR position. Driving actions to ensure any overdue are settled by the client promptly.
• Identify and help drive implementation of savings opportunities to ensure Client is achieving best value for money.
• Review Client P&L results and challenge.
• Active management of overheads whilst seeking out areas of efficiencies or savings.
• Prepare & present monthly formal Corporate P&L and Balance sheet reviews, ensuring full understanding with variance analysis.
• Constantly strive to improve quality, service and efficiency within the region.
• Communicate regularly with operations team to ensure they are fully informed of operational objectives and achievements.
• Support in any client related audits.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

The role is to provide financial ownership of the AMS region for the Global Account across Offices & Data Centres, ensuring countries have appropriate and adequate financial management and controls to meet all Client and CBRE requirements.
As a key member of the finance team, you will actively drive the region to ensure it meets the targets set and our sustainable growth through exceptional Client service agenda.
The key responsibility of the position is to provide financial ownership to the AMS Finance Lead, (with key support provided by the Global Financial reporting, planning and analysis team), Business lines and to the Global Finance Director. The role requires exceptional Client-facing skills whilst balancing the demands of corporate responsibilities including month end processes, monthly management reporting, forecasts and planning cycles for the Account.
Working within the financial contractual requirements and meeting all deadlines will be a key deliverable of the role. Although the key relationships with the Client, Regional Operations Lead and AMS Finance Lead, this role will still be involved in all associated reporting, in conjunction with the Global Financial reporting, planning and analysis team.
Countries in scope: United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Mexico.