Finance Director

Posted- 27-Feb-2024- Service line- GWS Segment- Role type- Full-time- Areas of Interest- Accounting/Finance- Location(s)- Polanco - Ciudad de Mexico - Mexico- CBRE is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm. We’relooking for a **FINANCE DIRECTOR** who seek continuous development and professional challenges.- If you have a business vision, continuous improvement, a sense of urgency, proactivity and an excellent attitude, this is for you.**DUTIES**:
**People Management**
- Line Management responsibility for Account AMS Regional Finance team across all countries, working with the Global Finance Director to establish a high-quality finance team each working at the top of their roles with succession planning in place.
- Monitor and manage annual performance of individuals in the team in line with Client and account objectives developed in conjunction with the Global Finance Director.
- Convey messages and ideas clearly and openly. Involve people and influence decisions.
- Deal with any people issues quickly and professionally.
- Identify needs and manage delivery of financial training including non-finance staff.
- Effectively lead a diverse team from where they are to where they have not been. Empower team members to take responsibility and accountability.

**Client**
- Develop high-quality and effective working Client relationships across the AMS region.
- Perform as SPOC for both the Client’s US and LaCan region senior operations leader and Client’s US and LaCan senior finance leader.
- Assist with requests including Client audit requirements in a timely and accurate manner through effective ccommunication and personal accessibility/credibility.
- Use position and market knowledge to add value to Client relationship and service delivery.
- Capture, report, and drive Account KPIs in the required framework.

**Finance Leadership**
- Drive high quality financial / commercial performance through understanding the contractual commitments on service lines and ensure alignment with corporate policies.
- Help the finance team to identify and help drive implementation of savings opportunities to ensure Client and GWS financial savings targets are maximized.
- Ensure the AMS Finance Leads take responsibility for Balance Sheet governance and reconciliations together with full compliance with SOX control requirements (and SOC1 where applicable).
- Active management of Regional overheads seeking areas of efficiency.
- Liaising with and developing positive relationships with all relevant Regional Finance stakeholders particularly Controllership, the Financial Planning & Analysis team, and Account Regional Operations Teams.
- Communicate regularly with Account finance and contract support staff to ensure they are fully informed of operational objectives, best practices and key business messages.
- Identify, analyse and resolve potential business risks, as well as opportunities and solutions to enhance business performance.
- Implement improvements, drive change, raise standards through the direct and indirect management of staff.

**Financial Governance**
- Manage the accuracy and integrity of accounting records and financial systems, identify opportunities to enhance system efficiencies
- Support systems development to maximize efficiency benefits for the Client & GWS.
- Have thorough knowledge of policies, procedures and manage compliance of them.
- Ensure all controllable Balance Sheet accounts are reconciled including intercompany in line with GWS policy.
- Tightly manage contract governance, demonstrating an in-depth knowledge of the terms and conditions of the contract to ensure that all cost elements are appropriately accounted for.
- Manage Trade Working Capital to maximize cash and control integrity and segregation of client cash.
- Participate in monthly business reviews and manage agreed actions.
- Provide support to Client and CBRE statutory obligations, such as audits.
- Ensure all geographies are fully compliant with Sarbanes Oxley and SOC1 (Service and Organization Controls Report where applicable).

**Financial Reporting and Planning**
- Deliver best in class GWS and Client management information including annual budgets (balance sheet and cash flow plans), monthly management accounts and forecasts including Profit and Loss variance and Balance Sheet commentaries.
- Provide strategic ad-hoc support, influence and manage any financial analysis as required.
- Meet Group reporting requirements and deadlines, ensuring this is cascaded to all stakeholders.**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE**:

- Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from a four-year college or university in a business-related field
- Highly computer literate
- Ability to combine strategic vision with hands-on, pragmatic delivery.
- Superior written and verbal communication skills with strong oral presentation skills
- Capable of working in a matrix environment- Minimum 8-years related experience to include at least 3-yea