Director of FP&A - Advisory

Cushman & Wakefield • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

This position is a key member of the America’s Commercial Finance team. It partners with the regional/service-line Presidents to drive value creation. They provide strategic finance framework for decision support, forecasting, and the annual/strategic plan. They are responsible for development of the annual budget for the business line. They are also responsible for producing and analyzing financial data for the business, including variance analysis to budget and prior year. They are poised and represent a balanced point of view based on financial experience and business acumen. They gain buy-in from their business counterparts and influence decision making. They act with sense of urgency and accountability in a fast-paced environment. Responsible for managing one Sr. Financial Analyst on a day-to-day basis. The role is a fantastic opportunity to join Cushman & Wakefield and gain valuable finance experience in a fast-paced environment. It offers the opportunity to engage with the commercial side of the business from a financial point of view and feel ownership over performance. This role can be a stepping stone to future opportunities within finance or as a transition into the commercial business.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree; Accounting or Finance; MBA preferred
• 10+ years of related professional work experience
• Experience operating as a commercial finance partner
• Strong accounting background. CPA (active or inactive status) is a plus
• Experience with Hyperion Essbase and Planning and PeopleSoft Financials
• FP&A experience with exposure to complex internal reporting and analytical processes and exposure to executive leadership
• Strong familiarity and use of Excel and PowerPoint
• Commercial Real Estate industry experience desired
• Ability to communicate effectively and be comfortable explaining accounting concepts to people with nonfinancial backgrounds
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints

Responsibilities

• Responsible to develop the annual budget, as well as periodic forecasts for their region/service line
• Produce and analyze financial data for areas of responsibility, including variance analysis to budget and prior year; identify savings opportunities
• Review of financials compared to operating budgets and identify trends affecting business performance
• Prepare monthly financial analysis package, which includes explanation of income statement and metrics
• Identify, produce, and analyze key financial metrics (KPI’s)
• Identify opportunities for efficiencies and cost savings
• Drive continual improvement of processes and analytics with the ultimate goal of consistent, timely and value-added analysis that enhances decision making
• Help with maintenance and Enterprise-wide implementation of brokerage revenue forecasting tools
• Provide forward-looking Business Support to Business Leadership to help evaluate key strategic decisions for responsible areas, including pricing support and business case analysis
• Maintain effective communication within team and coordination with local office and other departments
• Help develop presentation quality deliverables to Finance and Business leadership
• Proven success to influence and negotiate with internal stakeholders
• Demonstrated track record of thinking in new and imaginative ways and challenging the status quo
• Analytical skills – the individual must have the critical thinking skills to perform and develop complex analyses
• Demonstrate ability to work and excel within an environment that is not always black & white; the individual must be comfortable in an environment where answers are not always obvious and sometimes require open-ended analyses + critical thinking to produce a business recommendation
• Self-starter, curiosity, ability to think beyond surface level, dive deeper into financials
• Ability to partner with commercial but still maintain ownership of P&L

Benefits

• Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
• In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director