Senior Accountant

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JOB SUMMARY
Responsible for the medium to complex accounting activities
associated with maintaining key general ledger accounts, balance sheet
reconciliations, performing financial analysis and preparing management reports.
May provide functional advice or training to peers
and less experienced accountants.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
Support
and participate in the monthly financial statement close process for functional
area of responsibility, ensuring that all financial transactions are recorded
accurately and timely as well as analyzing and reviewing financial statements
and variances. Consult and liaise with operating unit finance personnel on
accounting issues.
Prepare,
review and analyze account reconciliations for companies and/or designated
functions within area of responsibility. Ensure compliance with generally
accepted accounting principles and Sarbanes - Oxley control requirements.
Maintains balance sheet
accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions; resolving
discrepancies and proposing necessary journal entries to resolve discrepancies.
Prepare
and enhance monthly reporting packages, including analysis of current actual
results to prior period actual results for use in internal and external
reporting. Assists in the accounting, analysis and budgeting of various
accounts in coordination with FP&A.
Interact
with internal and external auditors, management, and other functional finance
team members as required to accomplish goals.
May be required to read and interpret contracts,
legal documents, and other agreements. Ability to record complex business
transactions in the general ledger.
May be asked to participate in special projects
including system conversion or enhancements, requiring user acceptance testing,
providing feedback to IT programmers, and training other staff member on the
new process / system.
Other duties may be assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
No
formal supervisory responsibilities in this position.
Provides informal assistance such as technical
guidance, and/or training to co-workers.
May coordinate and assign tasks to co-workers
within a work unit and/or project.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an
individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s
degree in Accounting, Finance or related field OR equivalent combination of
education and experience. 4 years professional level accounting
experience.
CERTIFICATES and/or LICENSES
CPA
or MBA with a concentration in Accounting or Finance preferred.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Excellent written and verbal
communication skills. Strong organizational and analytical skills. Ability to
provide efficient, timely, reliable and courteous information to managers.
Ability to effectively present information.
Proven ability to communicate effectively,
both orally and in writing, and interact effectively with management,
employees, representatives of federal and state governments, and external
auditors.
Ability to collect, analyze,
and summarize data and prepare clear, concise financial reports. Must have
ability to convey complex financial issues to nonfinancial users.
FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE
Comprehensive knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles (GAAP) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
regulations.
Requires knowledge of
financial terms and principles. Ability to calculate intermediate to advanced
figures such as percentages, discounts, and/or commissions. Conducts
intermediate to advanced financial analysis.
Advanced understanding of accounting and bookkeeping concepts.
Follows accounting practices to ensure
optimum client satisfaction while guaranteeing CBRE financial interests are
protected.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret documents.
Ability to solve problems involving several options in situations. Requires
intermediate to advanced analytical and quantitative skills.
Ability to interpret a variety of
instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
OTHER SKILLS and/or ABILITIES
Advanced skills in Microsoft
suite applications.
Ability to design and produce
various ad-hoc reports.
Advanced
knowledge of computer applications related to real estate accounting or
financial management systems.
SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY
Decisions made
with understanding of procedures and company policies to achieve set results
and deadlines. Responsible for setting own project deadlines. Able to solve
problems and deal with a variety of options in varying situations.
US Company Profile
About CBRE (NYSE: CBRE): At CBRE, you are empowered to take your career path into your own hands. Enjoy workplace flexibility in a global organization with tremendous scale. Work in an inclusive and collaborative environment with supportive teammates. Come experience the employee advantage at CBRE.
CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
As a Fortune 500 worldwide leader in real estate services, CBRE’s more than 90,000 professionals provide exceptional outcomes for clients in over approximately 480 offices worldwide.  When it comes to real estate, CBRE sees potential everywhere. We turn scale into strength, expense into performance, and property into prosperity. Visit cbre.us.

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