Senior Revenue Recognition Accountant

Senior Revenue Recognition Accountant

This position will be a key member of the newly created Global Revenue center of excellence (CoE) within the corporate group and will be located either in Cushman & Wakefield's global Chicago headquarters or in the Americas Finance center in St. Louis. Reporting to the Manager, Revenue Recognition, this role will be responsible for ownership, accounting and reporting of revenue recognition for our transactional service lines within assigned geographic regions along with supporting the creation of the Global Revenue CoE. This role will have the unique opportunity to work cross functionally with business operations, FP&A, intelligent automation, controllership and auditors while influencing the development of a common platform within a Global functional organization undergoing significant transformation.

Skills / Abilities:

• Strong analytical skills to analyze revenue generating contracts and determine their impact to the Company's results
• Prior experience auditing or applying ASC 606 revenue recognition concepts in practice
• Ability to operate under challenging time constraints, and the ability to address multiple deliverables simultaneously
• Attention to detail is a critical factor for success in this role
• Ability to communicate complex financial events in layman terms, in a clear and concise manner
• Demonstrated initiative, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Experience with financial systems such as: Workday, Salesforce Engage, HFM, SAP, Essbase, or others.
• Ability to use analytical or visualization tools (e.g. Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau).
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and related applications.

Experience:

• 3-5 years broad based and progressive experience in finance and accounting roles
• Public accounting experience a plus
• Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance or related field
• CPA preferred
• Strong ASC 606 revenue recognition experience and proficiency preferred
• Experience with finance systems (e.g. Workday / Salesforce desirable but not essential)
• Experience in execution of SOX controls
• Experience being part of a Global CoE or highly matrixed global organization a plus
• Knowledge of the Real Estate Industry including a familiarity with leasing documents, commission agreements and broker contracts a plus
• Strong written, comprehension and analytical skills
• Attention to detail and ability to interpret contract terms
• Strong communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Able to work in a high volume, dynamic, deadline driven environment while maintaining accuracy, coordinating and performing multiple tasks simultaneously
• Resilience and tenacity

Detailed Position Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Business Operations, Controllership, Offshore Shared Services and Intelligent Automation Office (RPA) to improve and standardize Global revenue recognition processes
• Gain strong understanding of revenue recognition processes across service lines, in addition to learning system process flows that impact revenue recognition
• Undertake contractual reviews of transactional service lines to ensure revenue recognized is aligned with supporting documentation, GAAP rules and expectations
• Execution of SOX controls and documentation.
• Assist in preparation, process improvement and automation of period end revenue accruals and balance reconciliations
• Assist in analytical procedures and visualization over revenue recognition, business results, business process enhancements and RPA monitoring.
• Perform month end review of revenue to ensure the P&L is correctly stated for each transactional service line and region
• Ensure compliance with all revenue accounting policies and procedures, drive process and system developments with respect to changes in GAAP and develop improvements and efficiencies as required
• Arbitrate on complex deals and assist in the resolution of disputes with Business Operations
• Assist with revenue recognition training and simplification of policies and procedures

Company Description:

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a leading global real estate services firm that delivers exceptional value for real estate occupiers and owners. Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest real estate services firms with approximately 53,000 employees in 400 offices and 60 countries. In 2024, the firm had revenue of $9.4 billion across core services of property, facilities and project management, leasing, capital markets, valuation and other services.

Cushman & Wakefield provides equal employment opportunity. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

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.

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