Financial Management Specialist

Job Title

Financial Management Specialist

Job Description Summary

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.
Validate, control and process all invoices and documents, all potential subtenant recharges, settle all payments in due course relating to the validated operational costs, process all (sub)lease invoices and collect all cash from the (sub)tenants and support the allocation of cash relating to any (sub)leases, collect all VAT invoices, overpayments from landlords/managing agents and support the allocation of landlord/managing agent refund/returned payments in due course relating to any head or subleases of the properties occupied by Cushman & Wakefield's GOS clients in order to enable them to realize the maximum operational cost saving and prevent any additional funding or penalty cost.

Job Description

Other professional qualifications required for filling the position:

• BSC/MSC degree is required or can be exchanged with relevant real estate operation experience in international environment
• Proven accountancy/bookkeeping/finance/economics studies is an advantage
• 2 years relevant work experience required
• Finance processing or real estate operation experience in international environment is an advantage

Foreign language skills required for filling the position:

• English language upper intermediate
• Knowledge of French or any other European language is an advantage

Required skills for filling the position:

• Strong IT literacy
• Intermediate MS Office
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Able to work independently and in a team
• Strong work ethic
• Flexibility during times of change
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Proactive, enthusiastic and willing to learnt

Responsibilities of the jobholder:

• Enable the PSC and its Portfolio Administration Lease Finance Team to meet defined performance targets in relation to invoice processing, payment management, subtenant management, financial reporting, credit control and all aspects of Accounts Payable/Receivable or any other Lease Finance activity as required
• Supports the junior resource working on the processes and responsible for stabilizing and improving the processes. Ensures that property expenditure reviewed and authorized on behalf of clients are correctly stated in the appropriate records, reconciliations, tenant recharges and reporting activities are actioned on time with the appropriate quality.

Regular tasks:

Daily and other BAU tasks to deliver:

• Query management for required financial management queries
• Perform ad hoc reporting requests
• Regular monthly reporting
• Update and maintain accounts receivable & payable ledgers
• Preparation and calculation of finance amendments to tenant/landlord accounts
• Minimise invoice volumes awaiting approval or being queried and minimise approval/query resolution times
• Creditor and/or debtor account reconciliations
• Manage service charge and other cost reconciliations
• Review and validate invoice details, investigate and resolve invoice queries
• Support recurring & non-recurring charges’ payment process on time 
• Liaise with creditors to obtain tax invoices for charges paid
• Management of debit balances & returned payments/refunds from creditors
• Liaise with suppliers, managing agents and other 3rd parties to obtain legal documentation in relation to queries
• Obtaining payment approvals (Panel A, Panel B)
• Invoice postings to Property Management & Accounting systems
• Cash collection – written and mostly verbal contact with tenants
• Cash allocation – matching payments received to outstanding receivables
• Prepare monthly / quarterly SLA & KPI reports as required
• Ensuring client requirements and Cushman & Wakefield quality procedures are followed
• Collaboration with other departments (Data, Account Management, In-country team)
• Day to day identification of quality issues and risks and escalation of such issues
• Establish and maintain professional and effective working relationships with external and internal clients, colleagues and management
• Provide advice / support to other team members to enable and ensure their contribution to outputs and adherence to procedures
• Supporting the maintenance of BAU process documents
• Internal and external audit support
• Supporting the team's back up structure
• Support, coach and participate in developing analyst colleagues

Cushman & Wakefield is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Cushman & Wakefield is committed to equity in employment, and our goal is to have a diverse, inclusive and barrier-free workplace. If you are a person with a disability and need any other accessible accommodations during the hiring process, you are invited to bring this to the Talent Acquisition Advisor’s attention once they have made contact.

INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”