Global EA Finance Business Partner

CBRE Group Inc

Atlanta, GA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Accounting, Accounting Policies, Accounting Standards and Regulations, Analysis Skills, Best Practices, Budgeting, Business Strategy, Business Support, Channel Strategies, Coaching, Contract Creation, Decision Support, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Establish Priorities, Finance, Financial Control, Financial Management, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Financial Strategy, Forecasting, International Business, Leadership, LinkedIn, Maintain Compliance, Operations Management, People Management, Production Control, Profit & Loss, Project/Program Management, Revenue Recognition, Sales Management, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Accounting, Twitter, Variance Analysis
LOCATION
Atlanta, GA
POSTED
30+ days ago

Global EA Finance Business Partner

Job ID

275018

Posted

05-May-2026

Service line

PJM Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Accounting/Finance

Location(s)

Atlanta - Georgia - United States of America

About the role

The Global EA Finance Business Partner delivers strategic financial insight and constructive challenge to senior leadership, leads initiatives to enhance financial performance, and manages operational finance teams to maintain consistency, compliance, and process excellence across assigned sub-regions. They ensure optimum performance, accountability and clarity for the EA business at a global and regional level, liaising with Regional EA Finance Business Partners to ensure this.

Responsibilities will comprise of supporting across multiple areas, including but not limited to:

Business Partnering and Commercial Support

  • Provide finance business partnering support to senior commercial and operational leaders, offering clear insights and challenge.
  • Prepare, iterate and present back annual T&T corporate budget and periodic re-forecasts for accounts managed.
  • Ensure alignment of the global and regional EA financial budgets, forecasts and actual performance.
  • Review, challenge, and validate assumptions from accounts in the region regarding business activities.
  • Support decision-making by producing forward-looking analysis, forecasts, and scenario modelling.
  • Identify and prioritize financial improvement initiatives that enhance profitability, efficiency, or compliance.
  • Work alongside FP&A team to produce periodic budgets, forecasts, bid & commercials reviews and an hoc analysis
  • Support the financial control team in production of monthly variance analysis & commentary
  • Ensure accounting standards and financial controls are applied consistently with the support of the financial control team
  • Oversee the financial integrity of all contracts in the sub-region or sector, ensuring compliance with policies and accounting standards.
  • Drive standardization and best practice in contract accounting processes.
  • Coach, develop, and support contract accountants to build their skills and careers.

What you'll need:

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

  • Proven ability to translate financial data into clear insights and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
  • Commercial awareness and ability to challenge constructively to support better decision-making.
  • Strong technical accounting knowledge, particularly in revenue recognition and contract accounting.
  • Leadership and people management skills, with experience developing and motivating teams.
  • Ability to manage across a diverse portfolio of contracts, prioritizing issues and interventions.

Disclaimer:

Please be advised that effective January 1, 2025, CBRE Project Management and Turner &Townsend was consolidated into a single global business entity. As a candidate applying for a position, you should be aware that while your initial employment may be with Turner & Townsend PJM US LLC, you will subsequently transfer directly to Turner & Townsend at a date to be determined.

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company's success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruitingaccommodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).

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About the Company

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CBRE Group Inc

CBRE Group, Inc., a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (in terms of 2014 revenue). The Company has more than 70,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate owners, investors and occupiers through more than 400 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CBRE offers strategic advice and execution for property sales and leasing; corporate services; property, facilities and project management; mortgage banking; appraisal and valuation; development services; investment management; and research and consulting.

As an employee at CBRE, you have the freedom to make your own path. Your career is in your own hands; there’s no need to wait to be shown the way. "It’s about how well you perform, not just how long you’ve worked here and you're encouraged to take intelligent risks and explore new ideas and innovations. Our scale gives you mobility and a broader choice of opportunities. You'll always have a team behind you.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Real Estate/Property Management
FOUNDED
1906
WEBSITE
http://www.cbre.com/