Job Title
Client Finance Manager GOSJob Description Summary
Provide leadership and supervision to Finance team members and support Project operations and clients through sound judgement and discretion in applying finance/accounting principles to day-to-day processes and functions. Assess team and department efficiencies to make improvement recommendations where necessary.Job Description
Essential Job Duties:
- Oversee financial planning & analysis (FP&A) on a strategic client
- Develop productive, supportive relationships with key stakeholders (financial leadership, client team, and project operations partners)
- Review team members' financial deliverables to ensure quality, timeliness, audit compliance and assess competencies
- Track team compliance with department procedures/controls; approve banking or financial transactions, schedules, and reports in accordance with best practice policy and procedures
- Monitor account health and other metrics, managing remediation as needed
- Direct new scope onboarding by coordinating with account leadership and clients
- Assess team/department workflows and policies to recommend or implement improvements in operating efficiencies and effectiveness
- Manage team performance, available capacity, and training needs through conducting one-on-one meetings, team meetings and addressing deficiencies timely and professionally
- Develop direct reports (as applicable) through goal setting, conducting mid-year and year-end performance reviews and delivering timely and meaningful performance feedback, while maintaining quality results and performance
- Lead departmental projects and/or assume a leadership role on finance initiatives
- Manage client financial budgets, forecasts, analysis & accounting month-end activities related to client financials
- Leverage AI tools and data analytics to streamline financial processes, identify inefficiencies, and improve processing accuracy and turnaround times across multiple financial platforms
- Understanding of corporate facilities related projects, including capital expenditures (CAPEX), operating expenses (OPEX), labor allocations, and related financial statement (income statement & balance sheet) impacts
- Perform other related duties as required or requested
Supervisory Responsibilities :
- Leads/Assigns/Delegates tasks to Sr. Client Accountants, Client Accountants, and/or Accounts Payable Specialists
- May coordinate efforts of project team to complete work within project deadlines
- Provides solutions to routine/complex finance problems
Education/Experience/Training:
- College degree in Finance or Accounting preferred
- People management experience preferred
- Experience with FP&A for corporate facilities related projects preferred
- MBA/CMA/CPA preferred
Work Experience :
- Requires five to seven years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Specialized Knowledge/Skills Knowledge of Finance system (Yardi and Workday software preferred); Strong MS Office Proficiency; Financial reporting for multiple entities preferred; Strong customer service, time management and organizational skills; Exceptional delegation skills with the ability to be a hands-on contributor and take initiative; Ability to train, mentor and coach others effectively; Results oriented with strong sense of urgency
Competencies :
- Conflict Resolution
- Customer/Client Focus
- Delegation
- Ethical Conduct
- Goal Setting
- Independent Judgement
- Initiative
- Leadership
- Problem Solving
- Relationship Management
- Financial Acumen
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- Understanding of GAAP Accounting
- Time Management
- Strategic Thinking
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