Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Cushman & Wakefield • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Reporting to the Americas FP&A Senior Director, the FP&A Manager is responsible for all aspects of the Company’s financial planning and reporting activities for the Multifamily Property Management business. The primary responsibilities include monthly reporting of key enterprise information, owning the development of the annual operating budget in partnership with business leaders, forecasting, and business analysis.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of relevant work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline.
• Strong financial acumen and foundation is a must, coupled with high emotional intelligence and excellent communication skills to influence positive change.
• Thrives working within a highly matrixed and fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work effectively as an individual, and as part of a team.
• Experience participating in accounting close process; understanding of US GAAP is a plus.
• Experience driving forecasting processes and owning budgeting responsibilities.
• Strong financial modeling capabilities.
• Ability to turn financial data into insights & analytics that supports better, faster, more effective decision making.
• Self-motivated with excellent work ethic, and a continuous improvement and growth mindset.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or MAcc is a plus.
• Commercial Real Estate experience a plus.
• Experience in Workday, Essbase, Hyperion Planning or Yardi is a plus.
• Familiarity with data analytics and data visualization tools, such as PowerBI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and own the financial planning process for the Multifamily business including the development of the annual operating plan and monthly forecast.
• Partner with business leadership and operations to develop challenging, but achievable growth plans with focus on cost management and investments with strong ROI that drive long-term growth.
• Deliver strong commercial finance support to the business to enable delivery of revenue and EBITDA targets.
• Work with cross-functional teams to manage P&L expectations. Primary partners include, but are not limited to: Operations, Controllership, Legal, Marketing & Research, and HR.
• Prepare management financial reporting for business and finance leadership, including but not limited to variance analysis to prior year, annual operating plan, and forecast.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis that leads to actionable insights.
• Partner with FP&A leadership and partner across finance and accounting teams to drive better reporting and continuous process improvement.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees