Job Title
Senior/ Finance ManagerJob Description Summary
We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to oversee the financial operations, reporting, budgeting, compliance, and governance of a sizeable property and asset management portfolio.In this role, you will be responsible for managing financial reporting, statutory compliance, budgeting, cash flow management, audits, taxation matters, fund management, and stakeholder engagement. You will work closely with internal stakeholders, auditors, regulatory bodies, fund managers, and service providers to ensure robust financial controls and effective financial management.
Job Description
- Manage the preparation of financial statements, management reports, and statutory submissions.
- Lead annual audits and coordinate with external auditors to ensure timely completion of audit requirements.
- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, fund transfers, and financial planning activities.
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory, taxation, and reporting requirements.
- Review financial transactions, payment vouchers, journals, reconciliations, and financial controls to ensure accuracy and governance.
- Administer government grants, insurance matters, contracts, and procurement-related financial processes.
- Monitor investment portfolios and review proposals from external fund managers.
- Lead and develop the finance team while driving continuous improvements in financial processes and controls.
- Engage and respond to queries from stakeholders, clients, tenants, and service users on financial-related matters.
- Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy, Finance, Business, or a related discipline. Professional qualifications (CA, ACCA, CPA, ICAEW, or equivalent) will be an advantage.
- Minimum 5- 8 years of relevant experience in finance, accounting, auditing, or financial management, with at least 1-3 years in a supervisory role.
- Strong knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting, taxation, audit management, compliance, and internal controls.
- Proven people management and stakeholder management experience.
- Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
Why join Cushman & Wakefield?
As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;
- Being part of a growing global company;
- Career development and a promote from within culture;
- An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion
We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.
We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.
We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.
That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status. We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance, Business, or related discipline
- Professional accounting qualification (CA, ACCA, CPA, ICAEW or equivalent)
- Minimum 5-8 years relevant experience in finance, accounting, auditing, or financial management
- At least 1-3 years in a supervisory or people-management role
- Strong knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting, taxation, audit management, compliance, and internal controls
- Proven stakeholder management and people management experience
- Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills with ability to manage multiple priorities
Cushman & Wakefield Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cushman & Wakefield and has not been reviewed or approved by Cushman & Wakefield.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is consistently referenced as part of the package. Feedback suggests this provides a solid baseline for long‑term savings across many U.S. roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off and company holidays are regularly highlighted and described as a meaningful part of the offering. Feedback suggests time‑off benefits add tangible value alongside base pay.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers, plus backup care and wellbeing resources, are described as available. These offerings indicate a supportive approach to family needs in many roles.
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What We Do
Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a leading global real estate services firm that delivers exceptional value for real estate occupiers and owners. Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest real estate services firms with approximately 53,000 employees in 400 offices and 60 countries. In 2019, the firm had revenue of $8.8 billion across core services of property, facilities and project management, leasing, capital markets, valuation and other services.
