AP/AR Analyst

Job Title AP/AR Analyst Job Description Summary Cushman & Wakefield is a global leader in commercial real estate services, helping clients transform the way people work, shop, and live. The firm’s 53,000 employees in more than 70 countries provide deep local and global insights that create significant value for occupiers and investors around the world. Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest commercial real estate services firms with revenues of $10.1 billion across core services of agency leasing, asset services, capital markets, facilities services (branded C&W Services), global occupier services, investment management (branded DTZ Investors), tenant representation, and valuations & advisory. Process all invoices and settle all payments in due course relating to the head leases’ validated operational costs, process all (sub)lease invoices and collect all cash from the (sub)tenants in due course relating to any (sub)leases of the properties occupied by Cushman & Wakefield's GOS clients in order to enable them to prevent any additional funding or penalty costs.

Other professional qualifications required for filling the position:   BSC/MSC degree is required or can be exchanged with relevant real estate operation experience in international environment No relevant work experience is required Finance/economics degree is an advantage Finance processing experience in international environment is an advantage Foreign language skills required for filling the position: English language intermediate Knowledge of any other European language is an advantage Required skills for filling the position: Strong IT literacy Intermediate MS Office Very good written and verbal communication skills Very good problem-solving skills Very good analytical mindset Able to work independently and in a team Strong work ethic Flexibility during times of change Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment Proactive, enthusiastic and willing to learn Responsibilities of the jobholder:   Enable the PSC and its Portfolio Administration Lease Finance Team to meet defined performance targets in relation to invoice processing, payment management, cash collection/allocation and all aspects of Payable and Receivable Accounting or any other Lease Finance activity as required Regular tasks: Daily and other BAU tasks to deliver: Minimise invoice volumes awaiting approval or being queried and minimise approval/query resolution times in the P2P system Day to day identification of quality issues and risks and escalation of such issues Establish and maintain professional and effective working relationships with external and internal clients, colleagues and management Obtaining payment approvals (Panel A, Panel B) Invoice postings to Property Management & Accounting systems To provide advice / support to other team members to enable and ensure their contribution to outputs and adherence to procedures Ensuring client requirements and Cushman & Wakefield quality procedures are followed Collaboration with other departments (Data, Client Accounting, Cost Management, Estate/Account Management) Supporting the maintenance of BAU process documents Updating and maintaining Accounts Payable & Receivable ledgers Regular monthly reporting Creating and managing payment runs Ensuring all creditor remittance advices are produced and issued Liaising with creditors to obtain tax invoices for charges paid Creditor and debtor account reconciliations Accounts Payable & Receivable query management Cash collection – written and mostly verbal contact with tenants Cash allocation – matching payments received to outstanding receivables Bank reconciliations Managing inter account bank transfers and manual payments Release BACS/Credit Transfers Supporting the team's back up structure Internal and external audit support Support critical balance management Carries out draft and actual charge raising on time     Cushman & Wakefield is