Transaction Accountant

Job Title

Transaction Accountant

Job Description Summary

The Deal Management team provides a seamless experience to the brokerage community within Cushman & Wakefield’s Advisory business, primarily focused on the post-close transaction process. The Transaction Accountant role will specialize and focus on the transactional accounting aspects within the Deal Management workflow and will partner closely with the internal Corporate Controllership, Regional Operations, Deal Desk team, Market Operations and Advisory Fee Earners.

The ideal candidate is a highly organized and detail-oriented professional with a strong customer-focused approach. They excel at problem-solving, are skilled in analyzing large data sets, and have proven experience reviewing and interpreting complex contracts, leases, and commission agreements. This role requires the ability to manage and prioritize a high-volume workload while maintaining accuracy. Success depends on strong collaboration with cross-functional teams and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset when addressing challenges.

Job Description

Job Title

Transaction Accountant (Deal Management Team)

Position Location

Hybrid

Job Summary

The Deal Management team provides a seamless experience to the brokerage community within Cushman & Wakefield’s Advisory business, primarily focused on the post-close transaction process. The Transaction Accountant role will specialize and focus on the transactional accounting aspects within the Deal Management workflow and will partner closely with the internal Corporate Controllership, Regional Operations, Deal Desk team, Market Operations and Advisory Fee Earners.

The ideal candidate is a highly organized and detail-oriented professional with a strong customer-focused approach. They excel at problem-solving, are skilled in analyzing large data sets, and have proven experience reviewing and interpreting complex contracts, leases, and commission agreements. This role requires the ability to manage and prioritize a high-volume workload while maintaining accuracy. Success depends on strong collaboration with cross-functional teams and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset when addressing challenges.

Transaction Revenue Review

• Complete review of Advisory transactions and adjustments with designated threshold verifying:
• All required documentation is present, current, and fully executed
• Commissions are accurately calculated, input, and reflected in the system
• Payment terms are captured properly
• Splits are accurately reflected including Outside Brokers and Client Fee Share, if applicable
• Deals are processed in accordance with ASC 606 Revenue Recognition Guidelines, in addition to month-end and year-end deal entry deadlines
• All expenses associated with the transaction are being recovered (related to OTT, OTB and DFC)
• Request recall, reject, or approve upon review of the transaction
• Track and collaborate with the submitter to address all recalled or rejected transactions
• Collaboration may include future coaching sessions, group training, targeted guidance on specific areas to update within the transaction, etc.
• Address any transactions rejected by the Revenue Recognition team
• Meet all KPIs and SLAs related to transaction processing (includes accuracy and production targets)
• Initiate transaction adjustments as necessary in Salesforce (i.e. Post/Pre Cash, Net Override or Special Handling)
• Provide Deal Management consulting to colleagues in Deal Desk, Advisory Fee Earners, Admins/Coordinators, and Local/Regional Leadership by answering questions related to required deal documentation and revenue recognition at either the pre or post close phase of the transaction
• Take a proactive and creative approach to problem-solve issues or challenges and provide input for issue improvements, issue resolution or escalations
• Use tech-enabled functionality within the Deal Management system (Engage/Salesforce) to organize, track and manage the daily transaction review process
  

Receivables Analysis & Collections Support

• Proactively review and monitor aged receivables in accordance with current policies and processes.
• Partner with Advisory Brokers and Market Leadership to determine and coordinate action on aged receivables
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (i.e. Legal, Revenue Recognition, Accounts Receivable) to verify collectability and issue demand letters
• Determine any significantly aged items that need to be escalated to Local or Regional Leadership to be addressed
• Write-off outstanding receivables with approval from necessary parties and in accordance with bad debt policy
• Help identify trends or themes that can be addressed through process improvement and/or training to decrease the time to collection and/or bad debt
• Process commission payments received providing cash application instructions to Accounts Receivable
• Research, apply, and document unapplied cash in the system
• Resolve commission payment misapplications
• Initiate refunds, stop/void/reissue of payment
  
  

Transaction Inquiries & Coaching

• Support Advisory Brokers and/or Market Operations on commission-related questions (i.e. payment inquiries: overpayment, underpayment, deductions, transaction detail & account balances)
• Provide coaching on the revenue recognition process to peers and colleagues in Deal Management, Fee Earners and Market Operations, providing guidance and best practice feedback
• Ad hoc Client Fee Share support
  
  

Reporting

• Administer, develop and enhance reports
  
  

Special Projects

• UAT Testing
• M&A efforts
• Participate in additional special projects, where necessary
  
  

Other Duties As Assigned

Systems

• Salesforce/Engage
• Power BI
• Workday
• JP Morgan Chase Banking/Receivables Edge
• MS Office Suite
• Other systems as needed or developed
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, or related field preferred
• 3 years of experience in deal management, accounting, finance, commercial real estate, or a comparable combination of education and experience
• Basic to Intermediate Excel skills
• Basic knowledge of commercial real estate preferred
• Proficiency in Workday, Salesforce & PowerBI
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Self-motivated, proactive, and results-driven with a strong sense of ownership
• Demonstrated commitment to delivering exceptional internal and external customer service
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a flexible, team-oriented mindset
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a highly responsive approach
  
  

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 72,250.00 - $85,000.00

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email Accommodations@cushwake.com. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

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