Senior Manager, Investor Relations & FP&A at Cushman & Wakefield Global, Inc — Chicago, IL

Job Title

Senior Manager, Investor Relations & FP&A

Job Description Summary

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, the Manager/Senior Manager will have a dual role in Investor Relations and Global FP&A. This role will provide analytical and strategic support to both the Investor Relations team and the Global FP&A team. Key Investor Relations responsibilities include maintaining a detailed summary of sell-side estimates, providing support throughout each quarterly earnings cycle, performing competitive analysis and planning key Investor Relations events and activities. In addition, this person will serve as a key member of the Global FP&A team working on a variety of activities such as supporting the annual operating plan and long range plan processes, performing ad-hoc analysis and developing models and presentations to support deliverables for our executive team.

This is a high-visibility role with direct interaction and partnership with various senior leaders. The successful candidate will learn core business processes and develop financial models and presentations for senior management.Job Description

## Detailed Position Responsibilities:

• Support SVP of Investor Relations in developing and owning the full set of quarterly earnings support materials, including the earnings call script, earnings release, Q&A preparation and investor presentation, while working with leadership to sharpen messaging.
• Maintain sell-side analyst relationships and models, tracking estimate summaries that measure analyst expectations against internal estimates across key financial metrics.
• Partner with SVP of Investor Relations and executive team to coordinate key Investor Relations events and activities.
• Work across Finance, Legal, Controllership and Business Line teams to extract key themes and surface actionable insights.
• Keep a close pulse on competitor financials and notable events, as well as provide strategic analysis comparing results across company peer set.
• Partner with the Global Finance team on ad-hoc analysis and deliverables across a range of strategic and operational lenses
• Track movements in the company’s shareholder base and turn the themes into targeting recommendations and updates for senior management and the Board.
• Provide commentary on SEC filings, confirming the financial data is accurate and tightening how key messages and performance metrics are presented.
• Maintain the Investor Relations website so disclosures, presentations and press releases stay up to date.

## Skills / Abilities:

• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and related applications
• Experience with enterprise financial systems
• Prior experience with forecasting, financial modeling, and business analysis
• Prior experience with Investor Relations a plus, but not required
• A positively curious attitude to look beyond the face of the financials to search for answers
• Ability and courage to challenge status quo
• Ability to operate under challenging time constraints, and the ability to address multiple deliverables simultaneously
• Comfortable working within a highly matrixed and fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to perform open ended analyses in a fluid environment where answers are not always obvious
• Ability to communicate complex financial events in layman terms, in a clear and concise manner
• Attention to detail is a critical factor for success in this role
• Ambitious and motivated self-starter
• Demonstrated initiative, critical thinking and problem-solving skills

## Experience:

• 6+ years broad-based and progressive experience in finance roles
• Prior FP&A, Investment Banking or Big 4 Consulting experience is a strong plus

The compensation for the position is: $ 134,725.00 - $158,500.00

INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”