CBRE · 12 hours ago
Associate Accountant
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$60K/yr - $68K/yr
3+ years expCBRE is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, and they are seeking an Accounting Associate to manage routine accounting activities. The role involves maintaining the general ledger, preparing financial statements, and ensuring the accuracy of financial data.
CommercialFinancial ServicesProperty DevelopmentReal Estate
No H1B
Responsibilities
Maintain, record, and reconcile daily cash receipts and verify that accounting records are correct and categorized
Complete billing uploads and receivable research
Record and organize incoming cash transactions, making sure it aligns with financial records
Help with billing, investigating and resolving payment issues, and creating reports for income and balance sheet statements
Populate financial schedules, reports, and records for supervisor or manager review
Apply or submit cash applications to the vouchers and invoices. Work with the Accounts Receivable and Payable departments to research and resolve issues
Enter information into various databases on a timely basis. This includes updating client information, changing billing rules, and processing new business
Update cash receipt information in the sub-ledger and assist in month-end procedures
Gather and analyze data to identify and solve complex problems that arise with little or no precedent. May recommend new techniques
Impact own team and other teams whose work activities are closely related
Suggest improvements to existing processes and solutions to improve the efficiency of the team
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma or GED with 3-4 years of job-related experience
Knowledge of intermediate accounting fundamentals
A comprehensive understanding of a range of processes, procedures, systems, and concepts within own job function is required
Ability to evaluate and communicates unusual and/or complex content in a concise and logical way
In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc
Advanced organizational skills with an inquisitive mindset
Intermediate math skills. Ability to calculate advanced figures such as percentages, discounts, and markups
Company
CBRE
Operating across every dimension of commercial real estate, CBRE sees more so you can do more.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.8BKey Investors
Athene Capital
2025-11-05Post Ipo Debt· $750M
2025-04-29Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B
2024-02-20Post Ipo Debt· $500M
Leadership Team
Adam Gallistel
Co-CEO and CIO
Andrew Glanzman
Chief Executive Officer of CBRE’s Real Estate Investments
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