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Chief Financial Officer Global Occupier ServicesCushman & Wakefield • Chicago, IL, US
Chief Financial Officer Global Occupier Services

Chief Financial Officer Global Occupier Services

Cushman & Wakefield • Chicago, IL, US
2 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Chief Financial Officer Global Occupier Services

The CFO GOS will lead the Finance function within our Global Occupier Services division of Cushman Wakefield which includes over 100 clients and 200+ finance and accounting professionals. The successful candidate will refine and execute the strategy for Global Occupier Services by partnering closely with GOS leadership, client teams, as well as other senior business leaders. He / she reports to the Cushman and Wakefield Global CFO, with dotted line reporting to the Chief Executive of GOS. The Global Occupier Services division of Cushman Wakefield creates transformative outsourcing partnerships; implementing solutions that help our clients improve the productivity of their real estate portfolio.

Management and Leadership

  • Trusted Business Advisor to the GOS Executive Leadership team
  • Lead all efforts to transform GOS finance practices across regions, service lines and functions to support exciting growth outlook
  • Change agent, with a relentless focus on governance, controls, organization design, resourcing, and productivity
  • Attract, place, and retain top talent within the GOS finance teams
  • Think "client first", working simultaneously to develop a relationship with client teams as well as business leadership
  • Develop best practices, goals, and feedback to develop each team member.
  • Manage a team-based environment, assessing talent and working with Finance leadership and HR to effectively match skill sets and client requirements.
  • Work closely with HR to track internal and external talent to achieve a high-performing finance team
  • Establish defined career paths for teams, and succession and growth planning concepts.
  • Represent GOS perspective in global leadership community including partnerships with other global functions and leaders in other geographies / service lines

Strategy and Finance Operations

  • Develop and execute the strategy and vision of Global Occupier Services
  • Strategic thought leader keenly focused on finance governance AND partnering with leadership to drive growth and high-performing teams
  • Identify risks and opportunities to management, and recommend strategies to achieve region's goals
  • Ensure consistent communication of results, forecasts, and action plans to both CWS and GOS Leadership
  • Enforce policy adherence and process compliance consistent with multiple audit standards (SOX, SOC-1, SOC-2, etc.)
  • Ensure high standards of financial control are maintained and that appropriate systems and internal controls are implemented, reviewed and validated.
  • Drive consistency in operational practices across client teams and across regions to ensure seamless delivery and client experience
  • Decision Making

  • Develop and lead direction for GOS finance to support exciting growth outlook (annual budget, 3 year growth plan, client specific growth plans, etc.)
  • Perform Monthly and ad-hoc value-added analysis of results against budgets / forecasts drive consistent framework / approach across clients and across regions
  • Analyze historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities to the operations and financial results
  • Drive operating cadence with GOS business leaders increasing accountability and action-oriented behaviors
  • Manage working capital including optimizing cash flow and capital allocation within GOS
  • Review and drive client contract profitability
  • Manage the client accounting function with a focus on efficiency and client satisfaction
  • Required Experience and Knowledge

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and a minimum of 15+ years of progressively responsible experience in a financial management function. 10+ years of supervisory experience. Real estate experience strongly preferred
  • CPA and / or MBA is preferred
  • Understand SOC1 and SOX Compliance
  • Ability to manage numerous client relationships, both externally and internally.
  • Experience as a department head including business planning, budgeting, personnel management and staff modeling.
  • Strong manager; care for and support staff; developing great new managers
  • Excellent analytical, interpersonal and presentation skills
  • Detailed oriented and strong organizational skills
  • Demonstrated consistency in values, principles and work ethic
  • A commitment to client service
  • A desire to work within a diverse, collaborative, and driven professional environment
  • 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 : $ 297,500.00 - $350,000.00.

    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 HRServices@cushwake.com. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

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