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Finance Director

As a hybrid remote CBRE Finance Director, you will play a crucial role in developing and managing all departmental finance functions for an aerospace company located in the Phoenix, AZ area. This role is open to candidates residing in either the Southern California or greater Phoenix area. This position is integral to the Financial Strategy and Operations job function, where you will be responsible for upholding and ensuring compliance with all accounting, financial, and reporting policies and controls. You will be a key contributor to the financial health and operational efficiency of the department.

What You'll Do:

• Provide formal supervision and leadership to employees by conducting ongoing coaching, administering performance evaluations, enforcing company standards, and overseeing the full recruiting lifecycle including sourcing, interviewing, selecting, and onboarding new hires.
• Direct and coordinate daily team operations by establishing work schedules, assigning and delegating tasks, managing workload distribution, monitoring productivity, and ensuring all staff are properly cross-trained to support departmental flexibility and continuity.
• Track and promote staff development by monitoring training completion, identifying skill gaps, creating development plans, and supporting continuous learning to strengthen team capabilities and meet organizational goals.
• Lead financial and strategic management processes including budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and the preparation of standard management reporting to support accurate and timely decision-making.
• Synthesize feedback from employees, peers, and business partners to inform the strategic planning process, while collaborating with management to establish departmental priorities, refine processes, and develop or revise financial policies and procedures.
• Oversee preparation, accuracy, and delivery of reporting results, ensuring data integrity, compliance with internal controls, and alignment with operational and financial objectives, while supporting Operations on business-wide initiatives.
• Execute capital expenditure (capex) projects in accordance with company approval guidelines, applying broad knowledge of multiple business disciplines to optimize cross-functional performance, resource allocation, and operational efficiency.
• Model CBRE RISE values through leadership and influence, persuading stakeholders to take action, negotiating with external partners or vendors with differing interests, solving complex operational and organizational challenges, and driving significant improvements in methods, processes, and standards.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-12 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred.
• Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations, and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to set, manage and achieve targets with a direct impact on multiple departments results within a function.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Expert organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.
• Sophisticated math skills. Ability to calculate mildly complex figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.

Why CBRE?

When you join CBRE, you become part of a global leader in commercial real estate and investment services that help businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact! Our collaborative environment is built on our shared values - respect, integrity, service, and excellence - and we value the varied perspectives, backgrounds, and skills of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your full potential!

CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the [Finance Director] position is $140,000.00 annually and the maximum salary for the [Finance Director] position is $170,000.00 annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on CBRE's applicable benefit program.

Corporate welfare benefits, which includes medical, dental, vision, disability, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, life and AD&D insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid time off, parental leave, and holidays are available as established by Company policy

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 ...@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 ### #### (U.S.) and +1 866 ### #### (Canada).

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