At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial planning and analysis for a global real estate services division.
- Company: Cushman & Wakefield, a leader in commercial real estate services.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, global exposure, and opportunities for strategic influence.
- Other info: Join a diverse team and make a significant impact across EMEA and APAC.
- Why this job: Drive growth and profitability in a dynamic international environment.
- Qualifications: Strong finance leadership experience and ability to navigate complex organisations.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
- Senior Director, Finance - International Division, Global Occupier Services
- London
- Global Occupier Services
Cushman & Wakefield is a global leader in commercial real estate services, helping clients transform the way people work, shop, and live.
The firm's 53,000 employees in more than 70 countries provide deep local and global insights that create significant value for occupiers and investors around the world.
Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest commercial real estate services firms with revenues of $10.1 billion across core services of agency leasing, asset services, capital markets, facilities services (branded C&W Services), global occupier services, investment management (branded DTZ Investors), tenant representation, and valuations & advisory.
We have an exciting opportunity for an accomplished and strategic Senior Director of Finance to lead the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and Client Finance functions across the International Division of Global Occupier Services, encompassing the EMEA and APAC regions.
This highly visible leadership role serves as the primary finance partner to the International Division President, providing financial leadership, strategic recommendations, and operational insight to drive growth, profitability, and business performance across multiple clients, regions, and service lines.
The Senior Director will build and lead an integrated team of Finance Directors & Managers responsible for FP&A and Client Finance and will provide dotted-line leadership to the Controllership organization to ensure consistent financial governance, reporting, and execution.
The role will also champion finance process excellence, systems enhancement, and financial technology initiatives to improve consistency, scalability, visibility, and decision-making across the organization.
The successful candidate will be highly effective in operating within a complex, global, and highly matrixed organization.
They must possess strong commercial acumen, the ability to synthesize insights from multiple financial and operational data sources, and the ability to drive outcomes in an environment where systems, processes, and data structures may vary across countries and service lines.
This role requires a leader who can influence across organizational boundaries, build alignment among diverse stakeholders, and bring consistency, accountability, and strategic focus to a fragmented operating environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Finance Leadership & Business Partner
- Serve as the primary strategic finance partner to the International Division President and regional client delivery and service line leadership teams.
- Provide financial leadership and drive business strategy, growth initiatives, investments, organizational design, and operational priorities.
- Influence strategic decision‑making through financial analysis, scenario planning, and risk assessment that drive actionable recommendations.
- Serve as a unifying finance leader across a complex and highly matrixed international organization, driving consistency in financial planning, performance management, and decision support.
- Lead executive reviews of business performance, including revenue, profitability, utilization, productivity, headcount, and margin trends.
- Establish consistent performance metrics, reporting standards, and operating rhythms across EMEA and APAC, navigating varying levels of financial maturity and system capabilities.
- Drive adoption of business intelligence, planning platforms, artificial intelligence, and advanced analytics solutions within finance.
- Foster a culture of financial accountability and ownership throughout the organization.
- FP&A & Client Finance Leadership
- Own the end-to-end financial planning process for the Global Occupier Services International Division, including long-range plans, annual operating plans, and monthly rolling forecasts.
- Consolidate regional financial results and provide executive-level insights regarding performance, risks, and opportunities.
- Drive forecasting accuracy, consistency, and accountability across all countries, clients, and service lines.
- Ensure finance teams deliver timely, accurate, and actionable financial reporting to support business and client decision-making.
- Drive improvements in client profitability, utilization management, revenue realization, and cost management across a fragmented systems landscape.
- Partner with the GOS commercial organization, to review and approve financial models for significant new business pursuits, contract renewals, and strategic account investments.
- Provide executive oversight for the financial onboarding and transition of new client accounts, partnering with Client Finance, Commercial, Transitions, and Account Leadership teams to ensure transitions are implemented accurately and on schedule, and financial outcomes
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Senior Director, Finance - International Division, Global Occupier Services employer: CW+
Cushman & Wakefield is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in the heart of London where innovation and collaboration thrive. As a global leader in commercial real estate services, employees benefit from extensive professional growth opportunities, a culture that champions diversity and inclusion, and access to cutting-edge financial technologies. Joining our team means being part of a forward-thinking organisation that values strategic leadership and empowers its workforce to drive impactful change across international markets.
