Regional Finance Analyst

At Cresa, we believe our clients deserve better. A better space to work, create, build, grow. A better outcome for their people and organization. A better partner who puts their needs first, helping them navigate the landscape, tilting the playing field in their favor and giving them an insider’s edge.

Our mission is to find and foster the best environment for every business. Our purpose is to think beyond space - strengthening those we serve and enhancing quality of life for our clients and employees. We are built to champion our clients’ aspirations through real estate. When considering partnership, we strive to connect with those who share our values:
Work Together, Create Value, Be Tenacious, Enhance Community, and Embrace Diversity
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We believe in being the change. We work together to find new ways of doing things that create value for our clients — and for each other. Because there is not much that feels better than collaborating to make a positive difference each day.

At Cresa, we offer an opportunity to be part of something bigger. To learn, advance, mentor and be recognized. Your voice will be heard, and you will be valued for both your individual and team contributions.

The Regional Financial Analyst will work with the Regional Finance Director, Senior Finance Analyst and Corporate Finance Department to manage the financial workflow and support operational and strategic objectives of the Business Unit.

This role combines responsibilities from both accounting and financial analysis, supporting the company’s financial operations, reporting, and strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, preparing financial reports, conducting analysis, and providing insights that drive business decisions.

The Financial Analyst role is meant to support the financial operations of the business unit and partner with the other operation teams including HR, Operations, Contract Management and controllership to promote consistency, smooth workflow and expedited Month End Close, Forecasting, AR, AP and reporting functions.

• Prepare standard reporting packages for business leadership
• Month-end & Quarterly Close: prepare, format, and provide variance analysis on financial reports
• Ad-hoc financial analysis
• Budgeting and Forecasting
• Assist in budgeting and forecasting process

Provide variance analysis on actuals vs budget

• Perform financial analysis to evaluate performance
• Analysis trends, variances, Key Performance Indicators to inform decision making
• Assist the Finance/Operations manager with special projects as needed
• Data research using company financial systems
• General Ledger Maintenance
• Partner with Sr. Financial Analyst and our centralized accounting team to book and reconcile journal entries
• Ensure proper coding and classification of transactions
• Reconcile accounts to ensure the accuracy of finance Statements

• Coordinate necessary documents, contracts, and agreements to support invoicing
• Coordinate with client accounts teams on invoice and payment process
• Process Ownership
• Across all areas of support, suggest changes or improvements to increase accuracy and efficiency

• Superior organizational skills; candidate must possess the ability to maintain an organized approach in a multi-task environment
• Ability to work independently and self motivated
• Detail work is a major focus of the job, and needs to be accurate and well documented
• The candidate must have substantial computer experience including exceptional knowledge of Excel and other Microsoft tools
• Familiarity with advanced data query (Power Query, SQL) and visualization (Power BI) tools preferred
• Ability…