Sr. Finance Manager - Washington D.C. or , NY

Sr. Finance Manager - Washington D.C. or New York, NY

Job

235698

Posted

02-Dec-2025

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Accounting/Finance, Building Management, Facilities Management

Location(s)

Washington, D.C.

- District of Columbia - United States of America

Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) Local is a hard services-led, tailored facility management solution. We self-perform hard services while partnering with best-in-class soft service providers to offer custom facility and project management solutions to our clients. We focus on empowering our team with a high-level of downstream accountability, resulting in an agile and efficient service delivery.

In addition to our core facility and project management capabilities, our platform offers direct access to our Best-in-Class services, including ESG, Security Consulting, Workplace Strategy, and Workplace Experience.

*
* About the Role:

*
* The Sr. Finance Manager plays a key role in supporting divisional finance operations, driving process improvements, and ensuring consistency across business units. This role works closely with the Division Finance Director (DFD) on strategic initiatives and organizational improvements. This role is responsible for the recruiting, onboarding and ongoing upskilling / training of the F&CSM teams.

This job is part of the Financial Strategy and Operations job function. They are responsible for maintaining accounting, financial, and reporting policies and controls.

** What You'll Do:*
* + Lead recruitment, onboarding, and training of F&CSMs

+ Backfill open F&CSM roles on a short-term basis while recruitment is in progress.

+ Act as the single point of contact (SPOC) for the SOX Manager, ensuring compliance with internal controls.

+ Monitor CRT audit responses, support F&CSMs in issue resolution, and provide direct response where required.

+ Provide retrospective analysis and resolution of close issues (e.g., CRT findings, journal mispostings).

+ Address complex financial process issues escalated beyond BU level.

+ Provide oversight of mobilisation and demobilisation activities impacting finance.

+ Deputize for DFDs for key meetings and approvals as required.

+ Manage special and ad hoc projects across the division.

+ Serve as the division close subject matter expert (SME).

+ Drive future system improvements and automation projects.

+ Facilitate sharing of best practices across F&CSMs and within peer groups.

+ Support the DFD in the organization and hosting of quarterly CS townhall meetings and key communications.

+ Reinforcing the LOM and ensure CS / BOMs are operating at the right level (upskilling and driving consistency in key documents / tools.

+ Oversee consolidation of BU submissions and ensure consistency in divisional metrics (e.g., PT growth, margin % growth).

+ Establish KPIs to track progress in key financial metrics & prioritize activities based on needs.

+ Centralize scorecard adjustments and other divisional journal entries at the divisional level.

+ Conduct credit checks and reviews for the division.

+ Supports with moving existing clients to automated pricing where possible

** What You'll Need:*
* + Strong background in finance, accounting, or related field (CPA or equivalent designation preferred).

+ Proven experience in financial close processes, controls, and audit management.

+

Experience of working in a SoX environment.

+ Experienced in financial close procedures, including financial close and accounting entries, with a strong background in reporting, reconciliation, and month-end close activities

+ Track record of leading teams, onboarding staff, and driving process improvements.

+ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

+ Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects and support organizational change.

+ Excellent communication and collaboration skills across functions and divisions.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

** Why CBRE*
* When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are…