Finance Lead

Job Title: Finance Lead Reports to: Finance & Contract Support Manager Location: Leeds Job Purpose: To provide excellent financial support to the Account/Portfolio (Finance Contract Manager and their operational teams), through added value financial analysis and valued input to the operational team. Job Responsibilities: CBRE Finance Provide direct financial support and expertise to the accounts Compilation of CBRE annual budgets & quarterly forecasts Undertake month end flash reporting and post any required journals to ensure P&L accuracy Provide added value financial commentary to support regular, standard financial reports Working closely with Finance Contract Manager to implement baseline and savings tracking reporting and analysis Provide ad-hoc support to Finance Manager as required Working closely with the team to identify all possible savings opportunities and ensure that financial targets are achieved Ensure finance procedures are adhered to by operations team, and take corrective action / escalate where required Support in ad-hoc financial analysis and projects as required Quality Policy and procedure compliance Understanding/familiarity with Excel, dashboards, Power BI and EDP Support seamless management of contract across multiple regions Share best practice and innovation especially around contract terms Deliver on client expectations People Liaise with Contract Support teams around the contract Involve people and influence decisions Culture and behaviour carrier Qualifications Higher educational qualifications to \’A\’ level or degree (or equivalent) Part qualified or qualified CCAB accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) (desirable)Skills Excellent PC based skills, with experience in Word, Excel (including modelling), PowerPoint and Outlook – intermediate to advance level skills are essential (lookups and pivots essential) Highly numerate Organised and open to new ways of working to challenge inefficiencies Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, and able to communicate with people at all levels across the account and develop effective relationships at all levels Complex commercial models and GMP experience (desirable)Experience Working in an environment where delivering financial information within tight timescales is a pre-requisite Reporting in a complex multi-country, multi-divisional, service business (Industry experience) including financial planning and contracts management Providing senior management with financial results and analysis Demonstrable experience working with complex financial and operational information systems and controls in a large business that provides consistent and reliable information Focus on strong focus on customer service Previous experience of a customer-facing role using operating systems such as Dynamics AX or Concept software along with financial / accounting experience would be an advantage (desirable) Presentation skills to effectively communicate ideas and results to senior stakeholders (desirable)Aptitude The successful candidate will be able to exercise an attention to detail which will be paramount to delivering the required job performance levels Self-motivated, reliable & flexible team player, who is able to work on own initiative. Ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently Calm manner, able to work under pressure and with changing demands and priorities Excellent organisational skills who is Results/ task orientated, with attention to detail and accuracyCircumstances · The individual must be willing to undertake travel as the role/business requires