Revenue Recognition Accountant-1
Cushman & Wakefield

Job Title
Revenue Recognition Accountant-1

Job Description Summary
This position will be a key member of the newly created Global Revenue Center of Excellence (CoE) and will be located either in Cushman & Wakefield's global Chicago headquarters or in the Americas Finance center in St. Louis. Reporting to the Manager, Global Revenue CoE, this role will be responsible for ownership, accounting, analytics and reporting of revenue recognition across the organization with initial emphasis on our Americas' transactional, outsourcing and advisory service lines and supporting special projects in the creation of the Global Revenue CoE. This role will have the unique opportunity to work cross functionally with business operations, FP&A, intelligent automation, controllership, offshore business partners and auditors while influencing the development of a common platform within a Global functional organization undergoing significant transformation.
Job Description

Skills / Abilities:

• Strong analytical skills to analyze revenue generating contracts and determine their impact to the Company's results
• Prior experience auditing or applying ASC 606 revenue recognition concepts in practice
• Ability to operate under challenging time constraints, and the ability to address multiple deliverables simultaneously.
• Team player with ability to develop relationships with various Finance, OPS Directors and Finance partners through effective communication, professionalism and collaboration
• Attention to detail is a critical factor for success in this role
• Ability to understand and communicate varying financial events in layman terms, in a clear and concise manner to various stakeholders
• Demonstrated initiative, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Experience with financial systems such as: Workday, Salesforce Engage, HFM, SAP, Essbase, or others.
• Ability to use analytical or visualization tools (e.g. Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau).
• Proficiency & aptitude to master and apply use of Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and related applications.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks as required

Experience:

• 1-3 years of experience in finance and accounting roles
• Able to work in dynamic, deadline driven environment while maintaining accuracy, coordinating and performing multiple tasks simultaneously
• Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance or related field
• CPA/CIA certification preferred
• Strong ASC 606 revenue recognition experience and proficiency required
• Experience with finance systems (e.g. Workday / Salesforce desirable but not essential)
• Experience in execution of SOX controls
• Experience being part of a Global CoE or highly matrixed global organization a plus
• Knowledge of the Real Estate Industry including a familiarity with leasing documents, commission agreements and broker contracts a plus
• Strong written, comprehension and analytical skills
• Strong communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Resilience and tenacity
• Public accounting experience a plus

Detailed Position Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Business Operations, Controllership, Offshore Shared Services and Intelligent Automation Office (RPA) to improve and standardize Global revenue recognition processes
• Gain strong understanding of revenue recognition processes across service lines, in addition to learning system process flows that impact revenue recognition
• Undertake contractual reviews of transactional service lines to ensure revenue recognized is aligned with supporting documentation, GAAP rules and expectations
• Execution of SOX controls and documentation.
• Assist in preparation, process improvement and automation of period end revenue accruals and balance reconciliations
• Assist in analytical procedures and visualization over revenue recognition, business results, business process enhancements and RPA monitoring.
• Assist in performance of month end review of revenue to ensure the P&L is correctly stated for each transactional service line and region
• Ensure compliance with all revenue accounting policies and procedures, drive process and system developments with respect to changes in GAAP and develop improvements and efficiencies as required
• Assist in identification and arbitration on complex deal disputes with Business Operations
• Assist in the scoping, process creation and performance accountability tracking of the CoE

Cushman & Wakefield provides equal employment opportunity. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

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