Advisory UK Controller

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Job ID
218240
Posted
01-May-2025
Service line
Advisory Segment
Role type
Full-time
Areas of Interest
Accounting/Finance
Location(s)
London – England – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Advisory UK Controller
London based
About The Role
This role is responsible for building and managing the Controllership Function in Advisory UK&I and creating a strong organisational culture within controllership and the wider business
To Include
Accountability for the integrity of Advisory UK&I financial reporting and the financial management and monitoring of the internal control environment including SOX, delivering value-add management information to leadership and ensuring the integrity of numbers reported on a timely basis;

• provide expertise, and challenge, to the business to help minimize financial risks and maximise opportunities;
• managing reporting of results into CBRE group systems, including Onestream, Cash flow, and Balance sheet reporting;
• meeting financial reporting and compliance obligations.

This role is important to providing the correct tone at the top with regards to accounting in the organsisation and relevant & timely financial information to the Executive Leadership of the business to enable a balanced and objective assessment of the UK and Ireland’s strategy and objectives.
What You Will Be Doing

• Implementation of Finance Target Operating Model in UK&I by identifying the roles and responsibilities of controllership, as well as developing a scalable model to execute these responsibilities.
• Ensuring integrity of financial statements under US GAAP and local GAAPs as well as ensuring SOX compliance.
• Build and develop high level relationships with business and functional leaders, customers and external agencies (e.g. auditors).
• Drive month-end close timetable to meet Group reporting requirements, ensuring this is communicated to all stakeholders, including Shared Service Centre (SSC).
• Balance Sheet integrity for management and statutory reporting including understanding what is driving variances in the respective balance sheet accounts
• Ensure proper balance sheet reconciliations are carried out and reviewed for all entities in line with the local risk assessments and corporate policy.
• Roll out of group wide US GAAP policies and support the global leadership in roll our of strategic finance initiatives in EMEA
• Supporting Treasury with Cash Flow forecast and Cash management (as required).
• Support Tax team with direct and indirect tax compliance as well as with tax audits.
• Collaboration with FP&A on budgeting and forecast.
• Leading payroll accounting team.
• Identification of additional processes to be offshored as well as setting up the offshoring teams in Shared Service Locations.
• Support with M&A transactions including due diligence, accounting for business combination as well as integration.

What You Will Need

• US CPA or Chartered Accountant with 10+ big 4 experience reaching at least a Director Level in the Assurance or Risk Function.
• 10+ years of Industry Experience leading a controllership team of 20+ in US based company with the focus on US GAAP reporting and statutory compliance.
• Experience in management of shared service centers responsible for OTC, P2P and R2R processes out of Malaysia, India, or Poland.
• Experience in management of regional treasury, payroll, and tax teams and supporting of regulatory audits.
• Experience in FP&A, performance improvements and internal audit is of an advantage.
• Ability and experience in management of group and statutory audits resolving operational and accounting issues with the auditors.
• Strong project management skills.

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.
About CBRE Group, Inc.
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 2024 revenue). The company has more than 140,000 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. Please visit our website at 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: CBRE, we are committed to fostering a culture where everyone feels they belong. We value diverse perspectives and experiences, and we welcome all applications.
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