Associate

Cantor Fitzgerald • New York, NY

4d • $125,000 - $130,000

About The Position

This position will support Newmark’s Corporate FP&A team’s focus on Back Office reporting and business partnering through core financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and expense management activities. This role will act as a key finance business partner to corporate and functional leaders, ensuring accurate, timely, and insightful financial information to support decision‑making within Newmark’s back office and support functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• 3–5 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or a related analytical role
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting processes
• Experience working with consolidated financials and management reporting packages
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with financial systems and reporting tools preferred
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with both onshore and offshore teams
• Exposure to AI & workflow automation tools like Alteryx, Copilot, Claude, Perplexity
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and data accuracy
• Clear communicator, able to translate financial results into actionable insights to senior executives
• Proactive, organized, and comfortable working in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to partner effectively across functions

Responsibilities

• Back Office Financial Planning & Analysis: Support the corporate FP&A function across forecasting, budgeting, and expense tracking processes
• Partner with functional leaders to clearly communicate financial insight, variance analysis, and ongoing performance monitoring
• Assist in developing and maintaining annual budgets, reforecasts, and long‑range planning models for Newmark’s support functions
• Track operating expenses against budget and forecast, identifying risks, opportunities, and key drivers
• Lead technology spend tracking and reporting; tracking expenses at a project level for actuals, forecasts and the budget.
• Support the preparation and maintenance of cost allocations across functions and business units
• Ensure data integrity across reporting outputs, working closely with stakeholders to resolve discrepancies
• Coordinate with a n offshore finance team to ensure timely delivery, accuracy, and adherence to reporting standards
• Brokerage & Ad Hoc Support Provide i ncremental financial support to brokerage and other business lines as needed
• Assist with special projects, analyses, and ad hoc requests related to corporate and brokerage finance.

Benefits

• health, vision, and dental insurance
• paid time off
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching
• discretionary bonuses
• other short- and long-term incentives (e.g., deferred cash, equity, etc.)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees