CBRE
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Finance Assistant
Job ID
190952
Posted
31-Oct-2024
Service line
GWS Segment
Role type
Full-time
Areas of Interest
Accounting/Finance
Location(s)
London – England – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Key Responsibilities
Working with the Line Managers to understand every aspect of their business and their financial requirements.
Liaise with the fee earner of each project to obtain the project’s finances for inputting into our financial system.
Using Salesforce, ensure that each project is logged correctly, including any fee splits.
Working with the data administrators to ensure clients are live on our financial system and have been processed correctly.
Managing disbursements for the team’s projects to avoid hidden costs.
Attend any team meetings for your team or with the finance team, as required.
Provide the team’s financial information to Management when requested.
Consistently liaise with the team’s Line Manager during month end to enable them to understand their financial position.
Payment of third-party invoices, in a timely manner, and liaising with the third-party companies to provide them with payment dates, when required.
Liaising with the internal auditing team for them to provide sign off prior to submitting the client’s invoice.
Processing the invoices for each fee earner of your team and sending these out directly to the client, on a monthly basis, saving any required documentation on Sharepoint.
Liaise with the client’s accounting team, if and when required, to ensure invoices are processed successfully.
Undertake any internal training as and when required.
Working with the credit controllers to provide them with any information for invoices sent so they can chase payment of these with the client.
Holiday cover for other financial administrators, when required.
Key Responsibilities
Understanding of Salesforce and Client IQ preferable but not mandatory
Excellent communication skills
Ability to prioritise and co-ordinate tasks efficiently ensuring all deadlines are met
Highly developed time management skills – the ability to work to very tight deadlines while maintaining a high standard of accuracy
Maintain a positive attitude towards routine tasks
Diligent with accurate and exceptional attention to detail
Pro-active and forward thinking, enjoys working autonomously and as part of a wider team
Able to liaise with various levels of seniority with ease
Flexible approach to work
Understands and appreciates the importance of using discretion
Team player who deals effectively with colleagues and clients
Working at CBRE
When you join CBRE you will have the support and resources of a global firm where an entrepreneurial mind-set is encouraged. You’ll realize your potential with challenging work, fast-paced assignments, an environment of constant learning and commitment to results. To enable your success, we provide the best tools, training and leaders in the industry.
Our collaborative culture is built on our RISE values and reflects the needs and perspectives of our clients and our people. Our work is guided by our North Star: Creating the real estate solutions of tomorrow, so businesses and people thrive. This informs everything we do—from diversity, equity, and inclusion to sustainability initiatives to workplace safety and wellbeing.
At CBRE, we believe that the more perspectives we have, the more dimensions we see. We welcome people with different backgrounds and experiences across industries to apply for open positions even if you do not match every element of the required skills. To discover more about what it’s like to work at CBRE, visit Life at CBRE
About CBRE
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 2023 revenue). The company has more than 130,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend 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.
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. For information about accommodations we can make during the recruitment process, please visit: https://www.cbre.co.uk/careers/accommodations
CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)
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