Finance Business Analyst

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Please note: Experience within a Big Four accountancy firm, or a comparable large multinational environment, is highly desirable.

Cushman & Wakefield is a trusted partner for Occupiers and Investors to manage their capital expenditure and project delivery in EMEA.  By seeing things differently, we anticipate market changes and are first to capitalize, ensuring clients and the business can be what’s next in their respective sectors.  The Project & Development Services team offer a full suite of offerings from Project Management, Cost Management, Building Consultancy, MEP Design, Workplace, Interior Design, Programme Management Office (PMO) and Design & Build to our clients.

This position will focus on supporting the continued growth of the Project & Development Services (PDS) division as well as the Sustainability division. As a key member of the team, the Business Analyst works with the Regional and Country leaders to drive operational efficiencies and provide support and assistance to the strategic and financial functions of the business.

This position provides an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in Financial Planning and Analysis working as the Finance business partner for the business operations across EMEA.

RESPONSIBILITIES

·       Manage month-end financial reporting, forecast and annual budgeting process for the PDS business

·       Provide analysis on monthly financial results against budget, forecast and prior year as well as project profitability

·       Deep dive into various financial systems to drill down into financial results and transactions where required

·       Tracking of project budget, status and profitability

·       Business partner with PDS local & regional EMEA teams to improve finance-related and other operational processes

·       Work with other functional groups such as Finance and HR to support business operational needs

Prepare ad-hoc presentations, analysis and reports as required by the PDS Leadership team

KEY SKILL

·       Enjoys partnering with the non-finance business teams across various countries

·       Self-starter with the ability to identify and proactively resolve issues

·       Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

·       Able to work independently and self-motivated

Meticulous, attention to details and keen to learn

QUALIFICATIONS

·       Degree in Accountancy or equivalent

·       At least 2 years of working experience in Big 4 audit firms or other relevant work experience in large multinational companies

·       Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, ability to manage huge data set and present them in meaningful financial analysis.

·       Good presentation skills

Knowledge in Workday Finance and/or Hyperion Essbase, as well as Power BI and/or Power Query preferred but not essential