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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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We are currently seeking highly motivated, dynamic person with great attention to details and results oriented attitude for the role of:
(cover contract)
Temporary role with a possibility to be extended
Pro-active management of a part of the Operational Accounting including Contract-to-Cash Team. Delivering accurate and timely processing and reporting. Day to day management ensuring efficiencies are maintained and driven through where highlighted, in line with the growth of the business.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the completion of required close activities by the Management Accounting team including review of month end results of client P&L and Balance sheets, budgeting, variance analysis, management commentaries and ensuring all journal entries (including intercompany) are accurately posted and supported by the Operational Accounting Team for the EMEA region,
- Oversight of Contract-to-Cash (Billing, Vendor set-up, Debt Collection) function ensuring that the process is optimized and meeting the needs of a growing business,
- Ensure timely monthly, quarterly and year end close activities of the team members,
- Oversee the submission of monthly, quarterly and annual reports required from the Operational Accounting team by the region according to the agreed calendar,
- Monitor escalated issues, queries and unresolved matters and ensure proactive and timely resolution in cooperation with the Operational Accounting Manager,
- Identify and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within Operational Accounting team ensuring that improvements are incorporated in the work routine,
- Monitor the performance and quality of activities of Operational Accounting and C2C performed based on agreed upon Key Performance Indicators (KPIs),
- Share knowledge and best practice across the team.
Requirements:
Management Skills:
- Staff recruitment, motivation and training.
- Participation in employees' development by coaching, delegating and constructive feedback practices. Identification of areas for employees' development.
- Future planning of workload and resources of the team, with development of individuals to achieve this.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and strong analytical skills
- Detail-orientated, accurate, able to work as part of a team
- Proactive approach and active search for improvement possibilities
- Promote cooperation, teamwork and knowledge sharing
System skills:
- Understanding of the ERP systems to fully maximize the outputs, efficiencies and productivity of the department, Excellent Excel skills and ability to manipulate data on spreadsheets to produce meaningful management reports,
- Power-Point and graphical presentation skills,
- Ability to plan and communicate with the IT team in order to reach implementation of the required system changes.
Qualifications:
- Degree in accounting / finance required
- Professional qualification (CPA/ ACCA/ CIMA) would be an asset
- People management experience - required
- Experience in GL, Controlling and/or financial reporting is a must
- ERP system knowledge is required
- High level customer service skills
- Well organized
- Able to keep set deadlines
- Excellent communication skills, able to explain complex issues to both financial and non financial colleagues
- Flexibility, ability to deal with ambiguity and change
- Ability to work under pressure
- Fluency in English is a must
We offer:
- Opportunity to work in dynamic and global environment
- Development and growth opportunities
- EMEA exposure and possibility to participate in many global projects
- Private medical care
- Competitive benefit package (life insurance, partly founded language lessons, sport & recreation allowance)
