Job Title

Senior Financial Analyst

 

 

Job Description Summary

The Finance Analyst supports financial planning, analysis, reporting, and finance-process automation for the account. The role executes forecasting, variance analysis, reconciliations, reporting, and project data validation while designing and improving automated tools and workflows that reduce manual effort, strengthen controls, and increase process efficiency. The analyst partners with Finance leadership, Project Managers, PMO, account leadership, and technology partners to maintain accurate financial data, identify process gaps, and translate business requirements into scalable finance tools and automated solutions. The role requires strong financial acumen, analytical judgment, attention to detail, and hands-on experience improving recurring finance processes through automation.

 

 

Job Description

Planning and Analysis

·   Prepare and maintain project and operational forecasts, supporting recurring forecast cycles, annual planning, and corporate forecast updates.

·   Analyze actual results against forecast, including CAPEX and OPEX variances, and identify key trends, risks, opportunities, and drivers with supporting commentary.

·   Develop financial analyses, dashboards, and reporting that identify trends, risks, and opportunities and translate financial data into actionable insights for decision-making.

Financial Reporting & Reconciliation

·   Prepare monthly financial reporting, variance analysis, commentary, and supporting schedules.

·   Perform financial reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, and maintain supporting documentation.

·   Support recurring finance processes, including AP data validation, recoveries, and project reporting.

·   Support forecast and variance reconciliation, and other assigned month-end financial activities.

Project Financial Management

·   Review and validate project financial data for completeness and accuracy, including project coding, CAPEX/OPEX classification, forecast accuracy, and potential duplication.

·   Partner with Project Managers to resolve financial discrepancies and improve forecast and data accuracy.

·   Support project financial reviews, audits, purchase order analysis, tax inquiries, and related financial requests.

Data, Systems, and Reporting

·   Reconcile and validate financial data across source systems and other reporting platforms to ensure accuracy and completeness.

·   Maintain and enhance financial models, trackers, dashboards, and reporting tools.

·   Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting, controls, and automation.

Business Partnership

·   Partner with Project Managers, client Finance, and internal Finance teams on forecasting, reporting, data validation, and other financial processes.

·   Provide guidance and training to Project Managers on forecasting and financial processes.

·   Communicate financial trends, variances, risks, and actionable insights to finance and non-finance stakeholders to support business and project decisions.

Process Automation & Improvement 

·   Assess recurring finance activities and identify opportunities to eliminate manual steps and process risk. 

·   Develop and maintain automated finance tools, workflows, and controls using Power BI, Power Automate, Power Query, Excel, and related platforms. 

·   Translate business requirements into practical, scalable solutions and coordinate testing, documentation, implementation, and user adoption. 

·   Monitor automated processes, troubleshoot issues, and continuously improve performance and reliability. 

Qualifications

Education and Experience

·   Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.

·   2+ years of experience in FP&A, finance, accounting, project finance, or a related analytical role.

·   Experience with cost analysis, forecasting and budgeting, variance analysis, reconciliations, and financial reporting.

·   Experience with project-based financial management, CAPEX/OPEX reporting, construction, or corporate real estate finance preferred.

Skills and Technology

·   Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial modeling skills.

·   Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-validation capabilities.

·   Experience with ERP, forecasting, accounting, or project financial-management systems.

·   Working knowledge of Power BI, Power Automate, Power Query, or comparable process-automation tools preferred. 

·   Strong communication skills with the ability to translate financial information for non-finance stakeholders.

·   Ability to manage multiple deadlines and recurring financial deliverables with accuracy and attention to detail.

Certifications

Professional certifications such as FPAC, CMA, CPA, or other relevant finance certifications preferred but not required.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 80,750.00 - $95,000.00

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email Accommodations@cushwake.com. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

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