Consultant, Commercial Finance Full Time

Provide end-to-end financial analysis, operational control support, and portfolio reporting for the global GRW portfolio. Own analytical deliverables that inform portfolio decisions (deal economics, site/space scenarios, OU chargebacks), manage PO/vendor oversight activities executed by CBRE, and partner with Genpact/Controllership for monthly close reconciliation and variance commentary. This is a global role with accountability for both CAPEX and OPEX analytics and will serve as a trusted advisor to Portfolio Directors and GRW leadership.

Areas Of Focus

• Financial Analysis: Conduct analysis for CAPEX and OPEX initiatives, supporting strategic decisions with data-driven insights.
• PO Management: Manage PO, invoice, and vendor maintenance, directly handling CBRE POs; ensure alignment with financial processes.
• Global Focus: Provide regional OPEX insights and maintain connections with the global OU finance teams to ensure aligned financial strategy.
• Variance Analysis: Collaborate with Genpact and CBRE to coordinate monthly close processes, conducting variance analysis and reporting findings.
• Stakeholder Support: Work closely with Portfolio Directors, advising on financial impacts and ensuring cost alignment with business units.
• Efficiency Initiatives: Identify and suggest improvements for automation and process efficiency in financial operations.

Key Responsibilities (core)

• Build robust, auditable models for lease/buy/build/sale-leaseback decisions; perform NPV/IRR, sensitivity, and scenario analysis; quantify P&L/CF/BS impacts.
• Run multi-region portfolio scenarios (consolidations, expansions, exits) and quantify financial/site impacts to inform strategy and space planning.
• Partner with CBRE on global run-rates, seasonality, service and vendor rates; track and report realized savings and recurring opex forecasts, including building annual bottoms up budgets with support from CBRE, Genpact, and GRW Finance leaders.
• Support CAPEX forecasting; reconcile SAP actuals to AFE/budget; validate capital spend coding and project closeout inputs.
• Coordinate monthly close data with Genpact and CBRE; perform detailed variance analysis and root-cause commentary — note: this role analyzes and reports findings; booking of actuals is performed by Genpact/FinHub.
• Act as escalation and control point for PO/invoice/vendor maintenance activities executed by CBRE; manage CBRE POs end-to-end (approx. 100–200 POs/year), ensure timely creation/closure and run periodic right-sizing checks.
• Prepare OU chargeback files, maintain allocation drivers and rate cards, and reconcile to GLs ensuring alignment with CBRE and Genpact.
• Request and validate global cost centers/WBS; monitor spend vs. budget; coordinate asset capitalization and support asset accounting close activities.
• Provide inputs for ASC 842 disclosures and support impairment screening and analysis with Lease Admin/Controllership.
• Build and maintain dashboards (cost per sq ft/FTE, utilities, FM cost, OU views) leveraging CBRE and Genpact data feeds.
• Maintain SOX evidence and audit-ready documentation; support internal and external audits.
• Identify and drive automation, standardization and process efficiency opportunities (tools, templates, dashboards).
• Advise Portfolio Planning organization and OU finance leads on financial impacts, budget alignment to OUs, and decision tradeoffs.

Success Metrics

• OPEX/CAPEX forecast accuracy and timeliness
• Reconciliation timeliness of SAP actuals to AFE/budget
• Quality and timeliness of variance commentary delivered to stakeholders
• Integrity of OU chargebacks and reduction in reconciliation exceptions
• PO lifecycle KPIs (timely creation/close rates) and reduction in escalations
• SOX control effectiveness and audit outcomes
• Measurable efficiency gains from automation and process improvements

Location(s):

United Kingdom

City/Cities

London

Travel Required

00% – 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date

April 13, 2026

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