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/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 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. ******* 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 Skills: Location(s): United Kingdom City/Cities: London Travel Required: 00% - 25% Relocation Provided: No Job Posting End Date: April 13, ****