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CBRE · 1 day ago

Senior Accountant

CBRE is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, and they are seeking a Senior Accountant to manage complex accounting activities and maintain an accurate general ledger. The role involves preparing financial reports, reviewing journal entries, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards.

CommercialFinancial ServicesProperty DevelopmentReal Estate
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Responsibilities

Answer escalated questions regarding various accounting issues and reports
Prepare income statements, balance sheets, and various other accounting statements or financial reports
Review the accuracy of journal entries and accounting classifications
Evaluate various complex accounting variances, reports, and records. Make recommendations relative to the accounting of reserves, assets, and expenditures
Maintain, record, and reconcile billings and accounts receivables for large clients, markets, or accounts
Create month-end accounting entries. Reconcile discrepancies and posts to the general ledger
Prepare balance sheet reconciliations. Check transactions from the subsystem to ensure data is accurately sent
Examine financial statements and documents for conformance with accounting requirements and fundamentals
Apply general knowledge of standard principles and techniques/procedures to accomplish assigned tasks and solve routine problems
Have a broad knowledge of own job discipline and some knowledge of several job disciplines within the function
Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. May convince to reach an agreement
Impact the quality of own work and the work of others on the team
Work primarily within standardized procedures and practices to achieve objectives and meet deadlines
Explain complex information to others in straightforward situations

Qualification

General ledger maintenanceFinancial reportingAccounting principlesMicrosoft Office proficiencyAdvanced math skillsOrganizational skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree preferred with 2-5 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered
Understanding of existing procedures and standards to solve slightly complex problems
Ability to analyze possible solutions using technical experience to apply appropriate judgment and precedents
In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc
Strong organizational skills with an inquisitive mindset
Advanced math skills. Ability to calculate complicated figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations

Benefits

Discretionary bonus based on CBRE’s applicable benefit program

Company

Operating across every dimension of commercial real estate, CBRE sees more so you can do more.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$3.8B
Key Investors
Athene Capital
2025-11-05Post Ipo Debt· $750M
2025-04-29Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B
2024-02-20Post Ipo Debt· $500M

Leadership Team

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Adam Gallistel
Co-CEO and CIO
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Andrew Glanzman
Chief Executive Officer of CBRE’s Real Estate Investments
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