Financial Operations & Automation Coordinator Consultant

Financial Operations & Automation Coordinator Consultant

As a Financial Operations & Automation Coordinator, you will be part of the financial team of Asset Services (a multidisciplinary team that manages shopping centers, offices, logistics warehouses, and other real estate assets for national and international clients, including major investment funds), reporting directly to the Head of Financial Services & Corporate. Your main mission will be to optimize processes and tools to achieve greater automation, operational efficiency, and reporting quality for the financial and asset management area, with a focus on Yardi reporting and financial forecasting for clients.

• Analyze business requirements regarding the automation of financial reports and forecasting

• Design new financial reports and automate existing ones, reducing manual workload and improving consistency

• Review and test new reports, forecasting models, and new features of financial management systems

• Work with data extracted from Yardi (trial balance, invoicing, CAPEX, provisions, etc.) to ensure structured, reliable, and as automated as possible reporting

• Collaborate with the European team on the development of new reporting tools, interfaces, and/or reports (conveying the requirements of the Spanish business and different client types, conducting and/or coordinating testing, overseeing and/or supervising changes in data input, etc.)

• Implement new reports, forecasting models, and new features (training teams, reviews, and support in the use of tools)

• Collaborate with the Data Analytics area, acting as a business stakeholder, defining financial and asset management requirements, and testing new solutions

• Identify opportunities to optimize processes in the financial and asset management area, proposing and implementing improvements related to automation and efficiency

• Collaborate on internal audits and certification processes

• Support new processes, workflows, and tools that ensure compliance with internal and external standards

• Expert knowledge of Excel and Visual Basic / Macros

• Accustomed to working with financial management systems (Yardi, SAP, or similar) and reporting and forecasting tools, understanding their operation beyond a basic user level

• Advanced English level (minimum C1), both spoken and written

• Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field

• At least 3–4 years of experience in positions related to financial reporting (e.g., Financial Controller, Financial Analyst, Auditor), with an interest in report automation, tool development, and process optimization

• Accustomed to working with financial reporting, with practical knowledge of IFRS, Spanish GAAP, and US GAAP valued

• Understanding of the needs of different users and audiences of reporting and forecasting (internal and client-facing)

• Proactive and autonomous individual

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Innovative individual, interested in the continuous improvement of technology and tools in service of the business

• Communication and interpersonal skills at different levels

• Experience in the real estate sector and/or reporting to investment funds is valued

• Experience in developing interfaces and/or data analysis tools is valued

• Experience working with teams located in different countries is valued

Location: Madrid

Cushman & Wakefield is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Cushman & Wakefield is committed to equity in employment, and our goal is to have a diverse, inclusive and barrier-free workplace. If you are a person with a disability and need any other accessible accommodations during the hiring process, you are invited to bring this to the Talent Acquisition Advisor's attention once they have made contact.

INCO: "Cushman & Wakefield"

Financial Operations & Automation Coordinator Consultant

Como Financial Operations & Automation Coordinator formarás parte del equipo financiero de Asset Services (equipo multidisciplinar que gestiona centros comerciales, oficinas, naves logísticas y otros activos inmobiliarios para clientes nacionales e internacionales, entre ellos importantes fondos de inversión), con reporte directo a la Head of Financial Services & Corporate, y tu principal misión será optimizar los procesos y las herramientas para lograr una mejor automatización, eficiencia operativa y calidad del reporting del área financiera y patrimonial, con foco en reporting Yardi y forecasting financiero para clientes.

• Analizar los requisitos de negocio en cuanto a la automatización de informes financieros y de forecasting

• Diseñar nuevos informes financieros y automatizar informes existentes, reduciendo carga manual y mejorando consistencia

• Revisar y testear nuevos informes, modelos de forecasting y nuevas funcionalidades de sistemas de gestión financiera

• Trabajar con información extraída de Yardi (trial balance, facturación, CAPEX, provisiones, etc.) para asegurar un reporting estructurado, fiable y lo más automatizado posible

• Colaborar con el equipo europeo en el desarrollo de nuevas herramientas de reporting, interfaces y/o nuevos informes (transmitir requerimientos del negocio español y de los distintos tipos de cliente, realizar y/o coordinar testings, realizar y/o supervisar los cambios en el input de datos, etc.)

• Implementar nuevos informes, modelos de forecasting y nuevas funcionalidades (formación a equipos, revisiones y soporte en el uso de las herramientas)

• Colaborar con el área de Data Analytics, actuando como stakeholder del negocio, definiendo requerimientos del área financiera y patrimonial y testeando nuevas soluciones

• Detectar oportunidades de optimización de procesos en el área financiera y patrimonial, proponer e implementar mejoras ligadas a automatización y eficiencia

• Colaboración en auditorías internas y procesos de certificación

• Soporte a nuevos procesos, workflows y herramientas que documenten cumplimiento con estándares internos y externos

• Conocimiento experto de Excel y Visual Basic / Macros

• Persona habituada a trabajar con sistemas de gestión financiera (Yardi, SAP o similares) y con herramientas de reporting y forecasting, entendiendo su funcionamiento más allá de un nivel de usuario

• Inglés nivel alto (mínimo C1) tanto hablado como escrito

• Grado en ADE, Finanzas, Económicas o similar

• Al menos 3 - 4 años de experiencia en posiciones relacionadas con reporting financiero (p. ej. Financial Controller, Financial Analyst, Auditor), con interés por automatización de informes, desarrollo de herramientas y optimización de procesos

• Persona habituada a trabajar con reporting financiero, valorable conocimiento práctico de IFRS, PGC y US GAAP

• Entendimiento de las necesidades de los distintos usuarios y destinatarios del reporting y del forecasting (internos y cliente)

• Persona proactiva y autónoma

• Capacidad de pensamiento crítico y solución de problemas

• Persona innovadora, interesada en mejora continua de tecnología y herramientas al servicio del negocio

• Capacidad de comunicación e interlocución a distintos niveles

• Valorable experiencia en el sector inmobiliario y/o reportando a fondos de inversión

• Valorable experiencia en desarrollo de interfaces y/o herramientas de análisis de datos

• Valorable experiencia trabajando con equipos localizados en distintos países

Ubicación: Madrid

Cushman & Wakefield is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Cushman & Wakefield is committed to equity in employment, and our goal is to have a diverse, inclusive and barrier-free workplace. If you are a person with a disability and need any other accessible accommodations during the hiring process, you are invited to bring this to the Talent Acquisition Advisor's attention once they have made contact.

INCO: "Cushman & Wakefield"