CBRE Corporate Outsourcing is part of CBRE - the global leader in commercial real estate services, investment and outsourcing. In the prestigious 2014 IAOP Global Outsourcing ranking CBRE is on 3rd place among all outsourcing companies, being the undisputed number 1 for many years in the real estate industry.
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For our Facility Management division with the office at Krakowiaków 50 in Warsaw, we are currently looking for a talented candidate for the position of:
EMEA Financial Account Lead
Location: Warsaw
Key Accountabilities:
- Responsible for 3 of the 4 GS clusters, Countries include, Poland, Russia, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, France and Sweden
- Support the Goldman Sachs Commercial Director & Senior Management Team (SMT), providing leadership & guidance on finance aspects of the contract & provide best in class Financial Management Information to both the Client and internal GWS management
- Responsible for the production of annual budgets & regular financial forecasts, both internally with GWS and for the Goldman Sachs client, and support Commercial Director & Senior Management Team (SMT), in identifying & understanding any variances, along with supporting the formulation and successful implementation of corrective strategies, which optimise the commercial performance of the contract.
- Support the Commercial Director in delivering contract financial and commercial performance updates to the client at monthly contract governance meetings, as required.
- Support the Commercial Director in providing monthly actual cost reporting to the client, and provide quality financial variance analysis, versus client budget & forecasts, and ensure the delivery of timely and accurate submissions and reconciliations to the client, as required by the contract.
- Responsible for contract P&L full closure of month end in GWS for Poland, Russia and Germany, managing the internal GWS monthly close process for the account, ensuring the production of robust and timely balance sheet reconciliations in compliance with SOX and GAAP requirements.
- Responsible for tracking and monitoring of internal initiatives both contract specific, as well as wider GWS initiatives & scorecards, and support the optimisation of operating model.
- Financial leadership, training and direction to Direct Reports to improve their financial and business skills so they can more effectively support the financial and commercial management of the Account and to create a pipeline of future financial leaders
- Maintain & develop a comprehensive & robust set of financial & commercial management processes which will deliver an effective level of control over all expenditure & commercial activities within the scope of the account, and ensure adhere to these procedures across the contract.
- Provide ad-hoc support and financial analysis to the Commercial Director & Alliance Director, as required.
Requirements:
- Ability to lead teams in matrix international organizations
- Part qualified / qualified accountant. Strong technical, financial control and accounting skills
- Potential to take on more responsibilities towards a managerial position
- Fluency in English
- General knowledge of Financial systems used in CBRE (Oracle, FMIS) and SOX requirements
- Excellent PC and Microsoft Office skills essential including pivot tables and graphs.
- Excellent communication skills, a team player
- Ability to work to clearly defined deadlines.
- Multi-task on projects to meet deadlines, attention to detail
- Ability to work independently, requiring minimal supervisions when appropriated, and effectively in a complex environment
We offer:
- Great work atmosphere and working conditions
- Modern office and flexible working time
- Possibility to learn and grow further with CBRE GWS
- Be a part of interesting international project in dynamic fast growing company
- Necessary training
- Private medical care, co-participation in sport card and facilitation in life insurance