Finance Senior Manager, M&A Operations

As a CBRE Finance Senior Manager, M&A Operations, you will serve as the dedicated finance lead for acquisitions, integrations, divestitures, carve-outs, and other strategic transactions. This role owns financial governance, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and value realization activities across the deal lifecycle, from diligence and transaction execution through integration planning, budget governance, and post-close value capture.

As a CBRE Finance Senior Manager, M&A Operations, you will serve as the dedicated finance lead for acquisitions, integrations, divestitures, carve-outs, and other strategic transactions. This role owns financial governance, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and value realization activities across the deal lifecycle, from diligence and transaction execution through integration planning, budget governance, and post-close value capture. You will partner closely with M&A Diligence & Integration, Corporate Development, Finance, Accounting, Tax, and M&A functional stakeholders to manage transaction and integration financials, drive executive reporting, and support successful transaction outcomes.

The role operates across multiple concurrent transactions and serves as a key advisor to transaction teams and executive leadership.

• Serve as the finance lead for acquisitions, integrations, divestitures, carve-outs, and other strategic transactions.
• Provide end-to-end financial leadership across the deal lifecycle, from diligence through post-close integration and value capture.
• Develop and manage transaction and integration budgets in partnership with functional stakeholders.
• Lead forecasting and reforecasting activities across active transactions and integration programs.
• Monitor actual spend, commitments, accruals, and forecasts against approved budgets and identify risks, opportunities, and corrective actions.
• Establish and maintain financial governance processes for transaction and integration costs.
• Prepare financial reporting, variance analyses, and executive-level updates for transaction governance forums, Steering Committees, and senior leadership.
• Develop financial models and scenario analyses to support transaction and integration decision‑making.
• Coordinate month-end and quarter-end activities related to transaction and integration financials, including accruals, reclasses, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, Tax, and M&A workstream leaders to ensure financial accuracy, transparency, and compliance.
• Maintain visibility into deal costs, integration spend, forecasts, value capture activities, and associated risks.
• Drive accountability and financial discipline across transaction teams and integration work streams.
• Support the continuous improvement of M&A financial governance, reporting, forecasting, and value realization processes.
• Communicate complex financial information clearly and effectively to executive and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field preferred. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• 8+ years of experience in Finance, FP&A, Strategic Finance, Transaction Finance, Integration Finance, Corporate Development Finance, or a related field.
• Direct experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, integrations, divestitures, carve‑outs, or large‑scale transformation initiatives.
• Experience managing complex budgets, forecasts, and executive-level financial reporting.
• Advanced financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial…