Job Title
Senior Controllership Specialist
Job Description Summary
The Senior Controllership Specialist supports statutory processes, financial reporting, and controllership needs within the commercial real estate sector. Responsibilities include collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, such as outsourced service providers and consultants, to deliver accurate and timely financial information. The role reports into the EMEA Controllership CoE and ensures the integrity of reported results, standardizes processes, and promotes a culture of controls and continuous improvement.
Job Description
Core responsibilities:
- Partner with local controllers for successful delivery of day-to-day legal entity controllership and for maintaining financial control and integrity in line with group accounting policies.
- Actively participate in the month-end close, coordinate outsourced partner accounting operations to meet management reporting deadlines.
- Review or prepare balance sheet reconciliations, focusing on leases, intercompany, prepayments, accruals, and direct/indirect taxes.
- Review group accounting reports and prepare insightful balance sheet and profit & loss commentary.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement, standardization, and additional financial controls. Participate in or lead improvement projects.
- Manage the VAT process for multiple entities, including periodic filings, tax payments, reconciliation, and review of tax assessments.
- Support internal and external financial reporting, SOX controls, and audit processes
Qualifications, skills, knowledge & experience:
- 3-4 years of experience, ideally in outsourced finance environments or at a commercial real estate company
- Degree in Finance & Accounting or other related subject. A qualified CPA / ACCA / CIMA is an advantage.
- Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, complex functions).
- Experience with USGAAP or IFRS is nice to have but not obligatory.
- Experience with ERP systems (Workday, Hyperion knowledge a plus).
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to organize and prioritize workloads whilst working to tight and regular deadlines.
Behaviors:
- Highly motivated with an ability to take ownership.
- Adaptable and energetic, with ability to work as part of a team, as well as under their own initiative. Demonstrate flexibility to meet competing and evolving business needs and drive results.
- Critical thinker with a ‘Think Customer’ mindset. Build collaborative networks with key stakeholders.
- Manages compliance & change with a continuous improvement approach. Develop a culture of accountability and ownership.
INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”