Accounting Senior Director

Accounting Senior Director

Account & Contract Management

• Accountable for Property Management Accounting financial performance of the office portfolio on the Account.
• Accountable for accounting service quality and compliance with Client and CBRE systems, process, and controls
• Provide senior level leadership and oversight on the office portfolio to deliver against the contract, managing scope interpretation as required.
• Engage CBRE leadership as needed to foster senior level partnership and leverages the broader CBRE service offering to introduce transformative ideas.
• Provide leadership oversight of data program needed as a part of contractual service standards.
• Possess solid understanding of contractual terms and implications.
• Responsible for delivery of client compliance program and final sign off on audit deliverables

Strategic Planning

• Act as an accounting expert in client's business and strategy, by pro-actively contributing to the improvement of the client's business.
• Support growth of client's business through the development and execution of an Account Business Plan and Stakeholder Engagement Plan
• Support the client's planning and budgeting process to enhance value and optimize performance.
• Represent the client's best interests externally and internally to Property Management and CBRE.
• Accommodate, plan, integrate portfolio contraction & expansion into accounting operating model.

People Leadership

• Lead by example, modeling behaviors consistent with our RISE values, to earn respect and trust of peers, employees and clients.
• Create and manage accounting resource plans in alignment with overall client's office portfolio disposition and acquisition strategies..
• Recognize expertise and empower peers and employees to build a dynamic team that is viewed by others as highly productive, capable and the best in the industry.
• Utilizes a strong emotional intelligence to adapt leadership style to the team they are supporting and mentoring.
• Leads and provides for the recruitment, selection, performance management, training & development, coaching, mentoring, retention and rewarding of a high caliber team to carry out the organization's mission.
• Implements a career development and succession plan while creating a more diverse organization.
• Champions Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within sphere of influence, supporting company initiatives and Employee Resource Groups
• Provides mentorship for management and non-management colleagues.
• Demonstrates and supports a healthy balance between work and lifestyle.
• Ensures consistency of service delivery that meets CBRE service delivery guidelines and in line with RISE values.

Change Management

• Instill a 'Change' culture with the Account.
• Conduct workshops and process improvement programs in a positive, engaging format. This will include both CBRE and client participation.
• Develop and implement an active pipeline for continuous improvement opportunities.
• Act as an accounting subject matter expert in innovation initiatives across the Account
• Implement Technology and Data transformation.

Governance

• Support client service standard program including metrics-based client feedback programs.
• Participate in monthly Office Operating Committee and Steering Committee (as requested)
• Review of Management Fee calculations and coordinate questions from client on legal interpretation of MSA
• Leading Accounting bi-monthly monthly Transformation and BAU meetings including both client and CBRE supporting functions

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree (BA or BS) from four-year college or university, MBA or CPA preferred.
• 10+ years of strategic leadership in a real estate accounting organization, leading large multi-function and multi-location teams.
• Expert change management skills
• Financial fluency
• Technically…