Investment Controller (Maternity Cover 9 months)
Job ID
131014
Posted
31-Aug-2023
Service line
REI Segment
Role type
Full-time
Areas of Interest
Accounting/Finance, Investment Management
Location(s)
Madrid - Madrid, Comunidad de - Spain
ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you that driven finance professional who wants to work in the international real asset industry? Then our Finance team offers you the perfect learning experience!

We have a great inhouse opportunity available in our Madrid office for an experienced Investment Controller who is looking for the next career step for the period of 9 months (maternity cover).

FUNCTIONS

Integrated in the Finance and Operations Department and reporting directly to  the CFO, you will be responsible for carrying out the following functions:

Financial Controller and management of external suppliers

  • Ensuring the timely and quality delivery of the different reports for the different clients in accordance with their own requirements.
  • Supporting the transaction area in corporate structuring and financing.
  • Financial and tax risk management in accordance with current regulations and internal company policies.
  • Coordination of the different external suppliers and homogenization of procedures (accounting, payments, etc.).
  • Monitoring of the preparation of annual accounts for the different companies, review of the annual reports and coordination of the audit teams (statutory and reporting audit).
  • Support to the CFO in the approval and review of balance sheets, financial statements, cash flows, budgets and specific reporting for each client.
  • Detect, analyze and enhance areas for improvement in the financial area.
  • You will be involved in the implementation of new information systems/tools affecting the financial area.

Financing:

  • Sourcing of financing opportunities for assets in portfolio or under acquisition according to guidelines set by the product CFO and monitoring of internal financings.
  • Preparation of documentation for internal committees related to financing for approval/rejection.
  • Negotiation of loan agreements with the support of Legal or external advisors.
  • Monitoring of internal and external loan repayment obligations, coordinating with the external finance team.
  • Preparation and/or review of the information to be provided to lenders: Compliance Certificates, reports, valuations, etc.
  • Follow-up of the financial covenants of the loans in portfolio and elaboration of proposals for action in case of incidents to the clients.
  • Continuous analysis of current financing as well as the maturity of the same in order to initiate refinancing processes to optimize the cost and/or extend the maturity.
  • Knowledge of tax laws that may have an impact on internal/external financing contracts, supervising and recommending actions to remedy/take advantage of tax changes. Especially monitoring thin capitalization rules that may affect shareholder loans.
  • Recommendation of the optimal interest rate hedge for each financing based on the asset strategy, the situation of the financial markets and the performance of the asset, minimizing interest rate risk.
  • Requesting and reporting the valuations of hedging instruments.

Cash Management:

  • Supervision of the preparation of Cash Flows and reporting to the Funds with proposals in case of liquidity problems.
  • Supervision of incidents in the execution of payments of the companies under management.
  • Supervision of loan repayments; covenants, cash sweep, cash trap.
  • Control of opening of bank accounts, monitoring/supervision of authorizations and authorizations on bank accounts.
  • Coordination of the relationship with banks and operational conditions.
  • Optimization of the cash position of the various funds in accordance with the clients' strategy.

PROFILE

Degree in Business Administration and Management or similar

INDISPENSABLE REQUIREMENTS

  • 5 years of experience in similar functions, and/or Big four (consultancy/audit) preferably in the Real Estate sector.
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office package, especially Excel and Power Point.
  • High knowledge in financial terms. Ability to calculate ratios and analyze balance sheets and budgets.
  • Analytical skills to solve problems efficiently. Proactive person, positive attitude, team player.
  • English and Spanish language fluency

DESIRED REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge of accounting regulations such as Spanish GAAP, Portuguese GAAP and IFRS regulations and tax legislation and knowledge of terms associated with the Real Estate business are highly preferred.

CBRE Investment Management

CBRE Investment Management is a leading global real assets investment management firm with $147.6 billion in assets under management as of 30 June 2023, operating in more than 31 offices and 22 countries around the world. Through its investor-operator culture, the firm seeks to deliver sustainable investment solutions across real assets categories, geographies, risk profiles and execution formats so that its clients, people and communities thrive.

CBRE Investment Management is an independently operated affiliate of CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2022 revenue). CBRE has more than 115,000 employees (excluding Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE Investment Management harnesses CBRE’s data and market insights, investment sourcing and other resources for the benefit of its clients. For more information, please visit www.cbreim.com.

How to apply?

If you are interested, you are invited to apply via the CBRE recruitment page on the company’s website.

Investment Management
CBRE Investment Management is a leading global real assets investment management firm operating in over 30 offices and 20 countries around the world. Through its investor-operator culture, the firm seeks to deliver sustainable investment solutions across real assets categories, geographies, risk profiles and execution formats so that its clients, users, people and communities thrive.