[Remote] Director Accounting Transformation & Governance

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cushman & Wakefield is a leading global real estate services firm, and they are seeking a Director of Accounting Transformation & Governance. This role involves providing leadership to finance team members, managing optimization projects, and ensuring adherence to governance standards while driving performance through effective oversight and implementation of accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Assess team/department workflows and policies to recommend or implement improvements in operating efficiencies and effectiveness; provide oversight to ensure effective implementation
• Manage Optimization and Transformation Projects with in C&W Governance standards, including defined SLAs, KPIs, and performance tracking frameworks
• Monitor and track adherence to established governance standards, SLAs, and KPIs; review and approve financial transactions, reporting deliverables, and schedules to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with internal policies and performance expectations
• Develop direct reports through goal setting, conducting mid-year and year-end performance reviews and delivering timely and meaningful performance feedback, while maintaining quality results and performance
• Work with leadership team to implement department goals and objectives, lead department projects and provide essential Client Accounting committee involvement
• Direct new business onboarding by coordinating with facility management and clients; set up bank accounts, accounting software, load prior balances or closing statements
• Assist with pricing new business and preparing proposal responses
• Performs other related duties as required or requested
• Leads/Assigns/Delegates tasks to Assistant Client Accounting Managers, Sr. Client Accountants, Client Accountants, Client Accounting Coordinators and/or Interns
• May coordinate efforts of project team to complete work within project deadlines
• Provides solutions to routine/complex problems
• Direct reports may include Assistant Client Accounting Managers, Sr. Client Accountants, Client Accountants, Client Accounting Coordinators and/or Interns

Skills

• Provide leadership and supervision to transition finance team members
• Support transformation and other projects related to optimization of clients
• Apply sound judgment and discretion in applying accounting principles to day-to-day processes
• Drive performance through governance, service level agreements (SLAs), and key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Assess team/department workflows and policies to recommend or implement improvements in operating efficiencies and effectiveness
• Provide oversight to ensure effective implementation
• Manage Optimization and Transformation Projects with in C&W Governance standards
• Monitor and track adherence to established governance standards, SLAs, and KPIs
• Review and approve financial transactions, reporting deliverables, and schedules to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with internal policies and performance expectations
• Develop direct reports through goal setting, conducting mid-year and year-end performance reviews and delivering timely and meaningful performance feedback
• Maintain quality results and performance
• Work with leadership team to implement department goals and objectives
• Lead department projects and provide essential Client Accounting committee involvement
• Direct new business onboarding by coordinating with facility management and clients
• Set up bank accounts, accounting software, load prior balances or closing statements
• Assist with pricing new business and preparing proposal responses
• Perform other related duties as required or requested
• Lead/Assign/Delegate tasks to Assistant Client Accounting Managers, Sr. Client Accountants, Client Accountants, Client Accounting Coordinators and/or Interns
• Coordinate efforts of project team to complete work within project deadlines
• Provide solutions to routine/complex problems

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts
• Retirement savings plans
• Life, and disability insurance programs
• Paid and unpaid time away from work
• Competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements

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