Manager, Commercial Finance

Job Description Summary:

Role summary:

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/Finhub 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 Planning team and GRW leadership.

Areas of Focus:

• CAPEX Leadership: Establish and oversee global CAPEX governance, enhancing process effectiveness and aligning with strategic priorities. Including management of WBS cost centers, monthly reporting and capitalization process.
• Strategic Financial Analysis: Provide comprehensive financial analyses for major portfolio initiatives; offer executive insights to inform high-level decisions, including ability to provide heavy analytical modeling support for global OPEX budget of $236M+.
• Executive Reporting: Develop executive-ready reporting for both CAPEX and OPEX, ensuring insights drive strategic alignment. Track actuals, trends, and forecasts.
• PO Oversight: Supervise PO management processes across regions, liaising with CBRE, Genpact and Finance teams for seamless execution and accuracy.
• Global Focus: Provide regional OPEX insights and maintain connections with the global OU finance teams to ensure aligned financial strategy.
• Team Development: Mentor and develop finance analysts, fostering a culture of excellence and alignment with corporate goals.
• Process Innovation: Lead efforts to innovate, automate, and standardize financial processes, driving efficiencies across the portfolio.

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 reconcile to GLs provided by 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/FinHub.
• 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

Skills:

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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