Manager

Job Title

Manager

Job Description Summary

The Manager for Finance Management (FM) Services assists the Portfolio Administration Lead in managing day-to-day operations, supporting implementation of strategic initiatives, ensuring quality delivery of services, while performing certain analyst functions. This role combines technical ability with leadership potential to ensure and maintain accuracy, operational efficiency and client satisfaction.

Job Description

About the Role:

• Financial & Accounting Expertise: Requires intermediate knowledge of GAAP, FASB regulations, and financial principles including various accounting methods (cash, accrual, full GAAP).
• Operational & Team Support: Acts as a point of contact in the manager’s absence, supports task delegation, and facilitates onboarding and training of new team members.
• Lease & Expense Management: Conducts financial analyses (e.g., rent variance, reconciliations), updates real estate systems with expense adjustments, and ensures lease compliance.
• Invoice & Documentation Oversight: Verifies and reconciles property invoices, coordinates with landlords/internal teams on disputes, and manages documentation for vendor setup and charge validation.
• Compliance & Client Engagement: Ensures adherence to internal policies (SOC1, AR/AP), reviews report for accuracy and participates in client meetings and calls.
  
  

About You

• Educational & Professional Background: Bachelor’s degree required with a minimum of 7 years of work experience, preferably in accountancy, invoice processing, data administration, real estate, or data analysis.
• Leadership Experience: At least 2 years of experience supervising a small team, providing guidance and training to ensure productivity and accuracy.
• Industry-Specific Skills: Prior experience in transaction management, property management, lease administration, and invoice processing is preferred.
• Technical Proficiency: Strong skills in lease management systems, database tools, and high proficiency in MS Office applications.
• Communication & Relationship Management: Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with strong interpersonal abilities to engage effectively across a matrix organization.
  
  

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
  
  

Were 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.

Thats 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, sex, 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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