Financial Analyst Job Opening at CBRE in Schaumburg, IL


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Position:Financial Analyst
Company:CBRE
Job Location(s): Schaumburg, IL
Start Date:As soon as possible
 
Employment Term: Regular
Employment TypeFull Time
Starting Salary Range:
 
Required Education: Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience: Open
Required Security Clearance: None
Related Categories:Finance - Analysis

Position Description

Job Title:
Financial Analyst
Job ID:
2012011584
Location:
IL-Schaumburg
Full/Part Time:
Full-Time
Regular/Temporary:
Regular
Company Profile

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (in terms of 2012 revenue). The Company has approximately 37,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate owners, investors and occupiers through more than 300 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CBRE offers strategic advice and execution for property sales and leasing; corporate services; property, facilities and project management; mortgage banking; appraisal and valuation; development services; investment management; and research and consulting. Please visit our website at .

Division Profile

Our Global Corporate Services group delivers customized, innovative workplace solutions worldwide. Strategically positioned to answer our corporate, healthcare, government and institutional clients' real estate needs, this group combines unrivaled expertise in transaction services, facilities and project management and consulting with industry-specific expertise and global service delivery to provide clients with long-term, quality account management.

Responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

Supports all finance and accounting functions for the Transaction Management and Lease Administration platforms on the Global Corporate Services Motorola account, including: annual budget preparation, capital and expense forecasting, monthly financial reporting and variance analysis, accounting month-end closing activities, financial operations, and ad-hoc reporting and analysis projects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

Budgeting

Assist with preparing the annual budgets for global transactions expenses (commissions, legal costs, market valuations, etc.) and lease payments.Assist with preparing the annual GCS budget for all TM and LA revenue and expense projections.

Forecasting

Prepare monthly forecasts for transaction expenses and lease payments for Motorola Real Estate and GCS Finance.

Monthly Closing

Prepare month end accruals for transaction expenses and lease payments for Motorola and CBRE Client Accounting. Perform preliminary accrual review and analysis to ensure completeness and accuracy. Complete monthly expense reconciliations to ensure consistency between Motorola financial data and JD Edwards.

Variance Analysis

Track transaction expense and lease payment actuals and accruals vs. budgets and prepare monthly variance analysis and explanations. Analyze and prepare commentary on monthly CRE budget variances.

Reporting

Work with Finance Manager and Client Accounting to develop and prepare monthly Transaction reports, including commission reconciliations, legal trackers, and outstanding balances. Contribute finance commentary to weekly and other periodic status reports for MSI. Create additional ad-hoc reports for TM LA expenses, revenue projections, PowerPoint presentations, etc. as needed for MSI and GCS.

Financial Modeling

Assist MSI Transaction Team with financial modeling for transactions, including NPV analysis, cash flow forecasts, and accounting impact of acquisitions / dispositions. Work with Finance Manager to develop modeling tools and process improvements.

Financial Operations

Responsible for ensuring timely and accurate payment of all transaction invoices. Work with Lease Admin team to ensure timely and accurate payment of all lease expenses. Manage monthly accounting and billing of G&A expenses for Transaction Management and Lease Administration teams. Assist with commission voucher preparation, submission, tracking, and reconciliations.

Misc. Projects

Assist with various financial analysis and accounting projects, presentations, etc. as needed. Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Coordinates the work to be completed but is not responsible for formal supervision of employees.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential 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 the essential functions.
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in Finance, Accounting, or Economics from four-year college or university and two to five years of related experience and/or training.
CERTIFICATES and/or LICENSES
None.
FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE
Requires in-depth knowledge of finance and accounting terms and principles. Experience with budget preparation, expense forecasting, financial reporting, and variance analysis highly desirable. Strong analytical skills and critical thinking/creative problem solving ability required.
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE
Experience with commercial real estate transactions and/or lease administration highly desirable.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Ability to analyze large amounts of data, distill key facts, and effectively communicate findings to management. Strong writing skills, ability to communicate critical information clearly and concisely in documents, e-mails, and presentations. Effectively respond to complex inquiries or complaints from clients, co-workers, supervisor, and/or management.
OTHER SKILLS and/or ABILITIES
Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office Suite, intermediate to advanced Excel skills, MS Access experience a plus. Experience with JD Edwards, PeopleSoft or other ERP systems helpful but not required.
SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY
Decisions made with general understanding of procedures and company policies to achieve set results and deadlines. Errors in judgment may cause short-term impact to co-workers and supervisor.
DISCLAIMER
This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.
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