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CBRE’s Investment Accounting & Reporting Solutions group is seeking a Fund Accounting Controller to join a collaborative team focused on supporting a portfolio of clients. This role is responsible for overseeing all aspects of financial accounting, reporting, and analysis of fund operations.

• Prepare, analyze, and review NAV calculations and financial packages for completion and accuracy.
• Update and monitor daily trading, general ledger activity, and pricing of funds to ensure accuracy of NAV calculation.
• Produce, review, and verify financial information including investor funded and unfunded commitments, asset accrual methodology, and output, providing qualitative analysis.
• Prepare financial statements; assist with audit and tax preparation and review.
• Handle portfolio budgets, forecasts, and reports for clients and investors.
• Assist with reviewing P&L calculations at the fund and investor levels.
• Coordinate treasury, cash management, and accounting functions, including review and approval of fund level bank account reconciliations.
• May provide assistance such as technical guidance and portfolio specific training to others.
• Coordinate work with other team members within single point-of-contact (SPOC) guidelines.
• Troubleshoot issues to ensure internal and external requests are handled timely, accurate, and with a focus on customer service.
• Coach junior staff on an informal basis.
• Support internal and external audits, providing required documentation and explanations.
• Ensure adherence to CBRE’s IA&R standards, SOX compliance (if applicable), and client-specific policies.
• Oversee workload planning, review work product, and provide ongoing training to ensure high performance and technical accuracy.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, process standardization, and operational efficiency.
• Drive improvements in accounting procedures, reporting automation, and workflow efficiencies.
• Support onboarding of new clients and transition of new scopes of work.

• Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of relevant experiencerequired.
• Experience with fund (NAV) accountingrequired, with real estate industry exposure preferred.
• Experience with accounting software systems such as Yardi preferred.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) regulations including knowledge of financial terms and principles to include accounting methods (cash, accrual, and full GAAP).
• Technical financial skills and knowledge of GAAP, FASB, REIS, IFRS, and in-region/in-country standards where applicable.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced, client-focused environment.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and related tools.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to partner with clients and cross-functional teams.
• Strong quantitative skills, with the ability to perform moderately complex financial calculations such as percentages, fractions, and related numerical analyses.

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CBREGroup,Inc.(NYSE:CBRE),aFortune500andS&P500companyheadquarteredinDallas,istheworld’slargestcommercialrealestateservicesandinvestmentfirm(basedon2024revenue).Thecompanyhasmorethan140,000employees(includingTurner&Townsendemployees)servingclientsinmorethan100countries.CBREservesclientsthroughfourbusinesssegments:Advisory(leasing,sales,debtorigination,mortgageserving,valuations);BuildingOperations&Experience(facilitiesmanagement,propertymanagement,flexspace&experience);ProjectManagement(programmanagement,projectmanagement,costconsulting);RealEstateInvestments(investmentmanagement,development).Pleasevisitourwebsiteatwww.cbre.com.