Finance Manager

Cushman & Wakefield•Redmond, WA

About The Position

The Finance Manager leads financial planning, reporting, controls, and financial operations for the account. The role owns forecast integrity, oversight of key month-end financial activities, project financial governance, client and corporate reporting, and finance-process improvement. The Finance Manager partners with account leadership, Project Management, PMO, client Finance, and corporate Finance to manage risk, improve performance, and support informed decisions. The role oversees project and operational forecasts, annual planning, financial results, CAPEX and OPEX variance analysis, recurring reporting and reconciliations, applicable financial operations, and project financial data integrity. It provides financial guidance to account and project stakeholders, maintains effective controls, leads financial reviews, and coaches assigned finance team members. The Finance Manager also helps set priorities for process improvement and automation, defining requirements and partnering with Finance, Operations, and technology resources to implement scalable solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
At least 7 years of progressive experience in FP&A, finance, accounting, project finance, or a related field.
Experience with financial planning and forecasting, reporting, month-end financial activities, financial controls, and business partnership.
Experience leading or mentoring finance professionals and presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders.
Strong knowledge of accrual accounting, reconciliations, financial reporting, and financial controls.
Experience with ERP, accounting, forecasting, and project-financial-management systems.
Strong financial judgment, communication, stakeholder-management, and people-leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree preferred.
Project-based finance, CAPEX/OPEX reporting, construction, or corporate real estate experience preferred.
Experience leading finance-process automation or continuous-improvement initiatives preferred.
Yardi or Power BI experience preferred.
CPA, CMA, FPAC, CFA, or comparable finance certification preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Oversee and review project and operational forecasts, evaluating assumptions, changes, risks, and opportunities.
Support annual planning and AOP activities by providing financial insights, reviewing assumptions and inputs, and evaluating impacts on account financial performance.
Review financial results and advise on material variances, risks, opportunities, and corrective actions.
Review CAPEX and OPEX variance analysis and commentary for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with financial results.
Provide financial insights and recommendations for account and project decision-making.
Oversee recurring financial reporting, reconciliations, and assigned month-end financial activities to ensure timely and accurate deliverables.
Oversee applicable accounts receivable, invoicing, payments, recoveries, and other recurring financial activities.
Review and approve applicable financial submissions, payment workflows, and system transactions.
Maintain financial controls, documentation, and approval processes in accordance with client and company requirements.
Resolve or escalate significant discrepancies, aging items, payment exceptions, and control issues.
Oversee project financial data integrity, including coding, CAPEX/OPEX classification, forecasting, and cost-center alignment.
Partner with Project Managers to improve forecast accuracy, financial discipline, and accountability.
Lead project financial reviews and oversee purchase order analysis, audits, tax inquiries, fee analyses, and related financial matters.
Identify financial risks and issues across the project portfolio and partner with stakeholders on resolution.
Serve as a strategic finance partner to account leadership, Project Management, PMO, client Finance, and corporate Finance.
Lead financial reviews and provide training and process guidance to Project Managers and account stakeholders.
Set priorities, review work products, and coach assigned finance team members.
Promote accountability, cross-training, knowledge sharing, and continuity across critical finance processes.
Help establish strategic priorities for finance-process improvement and automation based on business need, risk, and impact.
Define desired outcomes, business requirements, governance expectations, and financial control standards for process and technology improvements.
Partner with the Finance Analyst, Operations, and technology resources to design, test, implement, and adopt scalable finance solutions.
Evaluate finance processes, reporting practices, and automated solutions to simplify workflows, strengthen controls, improve data quality, and reduce manual effort.