Job Title
Client Finance Manager
Job Description Summary
Provide leadership and supervision to accounting team members and support operations and clients through sound judgement and discretion in applying accounting principles to day-to-day processes and functions. Assess team and department efficiencies to make improvement recommendations where necessary.
Job Description
- Oversee a group of clients or a strategic client
- Develop productive, supportive relationships with key stakeholders (financial leadership, client team, and operations partners)
- Review team members' financial reports to ensure quality, timeliness, audit compliance and assess competencies
- Track team compliance with department SOC 1 audit controls; approve banking or financial transactions, schedules, and reports in accordance with best practice policy and procedures
- Monitor account health and other metrics, managing remediation as needed
- Direct new scope onboarding by coordinating with account leadership and clients
- Assess team/department workflows and policies to recommend or implement improvements in operating efficiencies and effectiveness
- Manage team performance, available capacity, and training needs through conducting one-on-one meetings, team meetings and addressing deficiencies timely and professionally
- Develop direct reports (as applicable) through goal setting, conducting mid-year and year-end performance reviews and delivering timely and meaningful performance feedback, while maintaining quality results and performance
- Lead departmental projects and/or assume a leadership role on one of the Client Accounting Committees
- Manage corporate P/L accounting (including month-end, AOP, forecasting) activities related to client
- Perform other related duties as required or requested
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Leads/Assigns/Delegates tasks to Sr. Client Accountants, Client Accountants, and/or Interns
- May coordinate efforts of project team to complete work within project deadlines
- Provides solutions to routine/complex problems
- Direct reports may include Sr. Client Accountants, Client Accountants, and/or Interns
Education/Experience/Training:
- College degree in Finance or Accounting preferred
Work Experience:
- Requires five to seven years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Specialized Knowledge/Skills – Strong knowledge of Yardi and Workday software preferred; Strong MS Office Proficiency; Financial reporting for multiple entities preferred; Strong customer service, time management, and organizational skills; Exceptional delegation skills with the ability to be a hands-on contributor and take initiative; Ability to train, mentor and coach others effectively; Results oriented with strong sense of urgency
Competencies:
- Ethical Conduct
- Goal Setting
- Independent Judgement
- Initiative
- Leadership
- Problem Solving
- Relationship Management
- Time Management
Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.
The compensation for the position is: $ 102,000.00 - $120,000.00
