Assistant Finance Manager Location: London Job Type: 12-month fixed term contract Salary: £70,000 - £75,000 per annum plus benefits Are you a dynamic Senior Accountant with a passion for commercial real estate, who is looking for a step up? We are seeking a proactive and experienced finance professional to join our client's commercial real estate finance team on a 12-month fixed term contract. This role offers the unique opportunity to contribute to the financial management of a large and complex commercial real estate portfolio, providing both challenge and reward in equal measure. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Accountant with 2-5 years post qualification experience in the real estate sector who is seeking a long-term contract opportunity to hone and develop their skills. Day-to-day of the role: Financial Oversight: Manage the complete spectrum of financial and accounting functions, ensuring accuracy and compliance with local accounting standards and IFRS. Reporting and Analysis: Take charge of month-end closings, prepare financial statements for group reporting, and conduct detailed financial analysis to support strategic decisions. Audit and Compliance: Coordinate the audit process, liaising with both internal stakeholders and external auditors, ensuring all financial practices meet regulatory standards. Operational Support: Play a key role in budgeting, forecasting, and tax matters, while also driving process improvements, such as SAP implementation, to enhance operational efficiency. Required Skills & Qualifications: Professional Qualification: ACCA, CIMA, or ACA qualification (or equivalent). Experience: 2-5 years of post-qualification experience, specifically within the commercial real estate sector. Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and familiarity with SAP. Analytical Abilities: Strong analytical skills, with a meticulous approach to problem-solving and a capacity to work independently in a fast-paced environment. Communication: Excellent communication skills are crucial for effective collaboration and negotiation with various internal and external parties. Benefits: Competitive Salary: Reflective of your experience and the critical nature of the role. Professional Growth: Gain valuable experience in a high-stakes commercial real estate environment, enhancing your professional profile. Strategic Impact: Directly influence the financial success of major real estate projects, with your work having a visible impact on the business. If you are looking for a challenging yet rewarding role that allows you to leverage your expertise in commercial real estate finance, we would love to hear from you. This position is not just a job, but a career opportunity to grow and make a significant impact in a thriving industry. How to Apply: To apply for this Assistant Finance Manager position, please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and your motivations for applying.
Apr 01, 2026
Contractor
Assistant Finance Manager Location: London Job Type: 12-month fixed term contract Salary: £70,000 - £75,000 per annum plus benefits Are you a dynamic Senior Accountant with a passion for commercial real estate, who is looking for a step up? We are seeking a proactive and experienced finance professional to join our client's commercial real estate finance team on a 12-month fixed term contract. This role offers the unique opportunity to contribute to the financial management of a large and complex commercial real estate portfolio, providing both challenge and reward in equal measure. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Accountant with 2-5 years post qualification experience in the real estate sector who is seeking a long-term contract opportunity to hone and develop their skills. Day-to-day of the role: Financial Oversight: Manage the complete spectrum of financial and accounting functions, ensuring accuracy and compliance with local accounting standards and IFRS. Reporting and Analysis: Take charge of month-end closings, prepare financial statements for group reporting, and conduct detailed financial analysis to support strategic decisions. Audit and Compliance: Coordinate the audit process, liaising with both internal stakeholders and external auditors, ensuring all financial practices meet regulatory standards. Operational Support: Play a key role in budgeting, forecasting, and tax matters, while also driving process improvements, such as SAP implementation, to enhance operational efficiency. Required Skills & Qualifications: Professional Qualification: ACCA, CIMA, or ACA qualification (or equivalent). Experience: 2-5 years of post-qualification experience, specifically within the commercial real estate sector. Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and familiarity with SAP. Analytical Abilities: Strong analytical skills, with a meticulous approach to problem-solving and a capacity to work independently in a fast-paced environment. Communication: Excellent communication skills are crucial for effective collaboration and negotiation with various internal and external parties. Benefits: Competitive Salary: Reflective of your experience and the critical nature of the role. Professional Growth: Gain valuable experience in a high-stakes commercial real estate environment, enhancing your professional profile. Strategic Impact: Directly influence the financial success of major real estate projects, with your work having a visible impact on the business. If you are looking for a challenging yet rewarding role that allows you to leverage your expertise in commercial real estate finance, we would love to hear from you. This position is not just a job, but a career opportunity to grow and make a significant impact in a thriving industry. How to Apply: To apply for this Assistant Finance Manager position, please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and your motivations for applying.
Job Title: Facilities Engineer (Multi-Skilled) Location : This role will support our South region and with the successful candidate ideally being based in the Oxford or Bristol area Salary: We are offering a salary of £35,000 - £40,000 depending on experience based on a 35 hours per week contract Job Type: Full Time, Permanent - Monday to Friday. Typical hours are 9:00-16:30 with flexibility to adjust your day as required. You'll be provided with a company van, fuel card and tablet as part of the equipment required for the role. The role: DB Cargo is recruiting a Facilities Engineer (internally known as a Facilities Operative) to support the management of our property portfolio and ensure the delivery of high-quality facilities management services. In this role, you'll oversee day-to-day facilities operations across our regional sites, helping us provide a safe, efficient, and well-maintained workplace. Reporting to the Facilities Manager, you will be hands-on in the operation, maintenance, and compliance of our facilities. Your work will directly contribute to creating a best-in-class environment for colleagues, customers, and visitors. What will you be doing? Carrying out planned preventative (PPM) and reactive maintenance across building systems, including mechanical, electrical, and fabric. Supporting the delivery of Total Facilities Management across operational and tenanted properties. Working alongside external contractors and in-house teams to complete tasks to agreed standards and deadlines. Assisting with small-scale project delivery, including refurbishments and estate improvements. Monitoring and maintaining accurate maintenance records, ensuring compliance with statutory regulations and internal policies. Identifying and escalating maintenance risks, hazards, and repair needs to the Facilities Manager. Providing support for compliance inspections, audits, and reporting activities. Ensuring all work is carried out safely, in line with health and safety procedures and company policies. Participating in emergency response and out-of-hours support (where required). Contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and cost efficiency within the FM team. What are we looking for? Background in facilities, building services, or a similar engineering role. Trade qualification in plumbing, electrical, HVAC, or fabric. Solid understanding of building systems and facilities management practices. Confident using CAFM systems and following planned schedules. Strong focus on detail, with a safety-first approach. Clear communicator and effective team player. Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel within the region. IOSH or equivalent Health & Safety certification is advantageous, as is experience with KPIs, SLAs, and contractor management. What matters to you? Here at DB Cargo, we offer range of benefits as part of your employment. These will include: 31 days paid holiday each year in addition to 2 public holidays (The public holidays are Christmas Day and New Year's Day) Defined Contribution pension scheme with generous employer contribution - up to 10% employer contribution Free on-site parking EV charging at selected sites Health Cash Plan Available Cycle to work Scheme Manager led recognition programme for employees who live our values Access to DB Learning world Annual pay reviews We are dedicated to your continuous professional development. Depending on your role we have specialist training programs, apprenticeships, development plans, courses and qualifications we can support you through. Access to our employee benefits portal where you can take advantage of discounts for a variety of shops and services as well as accessing our wellbeing content We take the health and wellbeing of all employees seriously and provide access to an Employee Assistance Programme Please click APPLY to send your CV for this role. Candidates with experience of: Facilities Assistant, Facilities Technician, Facilities Services Operative (FSO), Facilities Coordinator, Building Service Worker / Attendant, Maintenance Assistant / Worker, General Maintenance Technician, may also be considered for this role.
Apr 01, 2026
Full time
Job Title: Facilities Engineer (Multi-Skilled) Location : This role will support our South region and with the successful candidate ideally being based in the Oxford or Bristol area Salary: We are offering a salary of £35,000 - £40,000 depending on experience based on a 35 hours per week contract Job Type: Full Time, Permanent - Monday to Friday. Typical hours are 9:00-16:30 with flexibility to adjust your day as required. You'll be provided with a company van, fuel card and tablet as part of the equipment required for the role. The role: DB Cargo is recruiting a Facilities Engineer (internally known as a Facilities Operative) to support the management of our property portfolio and ensure the delivery of high-quality facilities management services. In this role, you'll oversee day-to-day facilities operations across our regional sites, helping us provide a safe, efficient, and well-maintained workplace. Reporting to the Facilities Manager, you will be hands-on in the operation, maintenance, and compliance of our facilities. Your work will directly contribute to creating a best-in-class environment for colleagues, customers, and visitors. What will you be doing? Carrying out planned preventative (PPM) and reactive maintenance across building systems, including mechanical, electrical, and fabric. Supporting the delivery of Total Facilities Management across operational and tenanted properties. Working alongside external contractors and in-house teams to complete tasks to agreed standards and deadlines. Assisting with small-scale project delivery, including refurbishments and estate improvements. Monitoring and maintaining accurate maintenance records, ensuring compliance with statutory regulations and internal policies. Identifying and escalating maintenance risks, hazards, and repair needs to the Facilities Manager. Providing support for compliance inspections, audits, and reporting activities. Ensuring all work is carried out safely, in line with health and safety procedures and company policies. Participating in emergency response and out-of-hours support (where required). Contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and cost efficiency within the FM team. What are we looking for? Background in facilities, building services, or a similar engineering role. Trade qualification in plumbing, electrical, HVAC, or fabric. Solid understanding of building systems and facilities management practices. Confident using CAFM systems and following planned schedules. Strong focus on detail, with a safety-first approach. Clear communicator and effective team player. Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel within the region. IOSH or equivalent Health & Safety certification is advantageous, as is experience with KPIs, SLAs, and contractor management. What matters to you? Here at DB Cargo, we offer range of benefits as part of your employment. These will include: 31 days paid holiday each year in addition to 2 public holidays (The public holidays are Christmas Day and New Year's Day) Defined Contribution pension scheme with generous employer contribution - up to 10% employer contribution Free on-site parking EV charging at selected sites Health Cash Plan Available Cycle to work Scheme Manager led recognition programme for employees who live our values Access to DB Learning world Annual pay reviews We are dedicated to your continuous professional development. Depending on your role we have specialist training programs, apprenticeships, development plans, courses and qualifications we can support you through. Access to our employee benefits portal where you can take advantage of discounts for a variety of shops and services as well as accessing our wellbeing content We take the health and wellbeing of all employees seriously and provide access to an Employee Assistance Programme Please click APPLY to send your CV for this role. Candidates with experience of: Facilities Assistant, Facilities Technician, Facilities Services Operative (FSO), Facilities Coordinator, Building Service Worker / Attendant, Maintenance Assistant / Worker, General Maintenance Technician, may also be considered for this role.
About the Role: As our new Facilities Supervisor, you will be the operational backbone of a prestigious CBRE client office in London, delivering exceptional Hard and Soft Facilities Management directly to the occupier. Beyond your local client site, you will act as a key player within our broader global workplace team, collaborating with and supporting FM colleagues across all regions of the world to drive global initiatives. Despite the high-profile nature of the client site, we pride ourselves on a relaxed work environment, a collaborative team bond, and a genuine commitment to work-life balance. This is a highly visible, hands-on role where you will actively partner with site technicians to practically resolve issues (which includes occasional weekend work). What You'll Do: Operations & Service Delivery Hands-on Diagnostics: Actively assist site technicians with in-house maintenance tasks (M&E issues, small electrical works, water management, HVAC troubleshooting). Must be comfortable with physical tasks and working at heights (e.g., using ladders) to directly solve physical building issues. Proactive Building Management: Conduct site walkarounds, oversee remedial works, and ensure HVAC/plumbing operate effectively across office premises and the Company Flat. Hard & Soft Services: Assist in managing PPM schedules and reactive repairs. Act as the subcontractor lead for all hard & soft services. Site Support: Lead minor projects and space changes. Support staff onboarding/offboarding, conduct site inductions, and manage the Mail Room. Financial Management & Reporting Commercial Support: Take ownership of day-to-day financial administration. Request vendor quotes, raise Purchase Orders (POs), and process invoices. Budget Tracking: Actively participate in monthly accruals meetings to ensure accurate financial forecasting and budget alignment. CAFM & Contractor Liaison: Manage site logbooks and the CAFM system (Jira) for accurate work updates and routine PPM completion. Manage external suppliers, compare costs, and present monthly KPI reports to management. Team Leadership, H&S, & Client Engagement Lead Operations: Supervise site-dedicated cleaning teams, the Facilities Coordinator, the Mail Room, the helpdesk, and daily vendors. Oversee rotas, leave, and ensure SLAs are met. Mentorship: Cross-train staff, guide them through complex procedures, and build a collaborative team environment. Statutory Governance & Emergencies: Ensure 100% compliance with H&S legislation (Risk Assessments, COSHH, RAMS, audits). Act as Fire Warden and First Aider, providing logistics support during emergencies. Relationship Management: Act as the primary escalation point for the landlord, client, and service providers. Collaborate in client governance meetings to enhance service lines. What You'll Need: Experience & Qualifications Relevant experience in a commercial Workplace/FM environment, with demonstrable supervisory experience. IWFM certification is highly desirable. Health & Safety: Must hold an IOSH Managing Safely certificate (or obtain within the first year). NEBOSH is a plus. Technical & Practical Skills FM & Physical Aptitude: Practical understanding of Hard FM (M&E, HVAC, electrical, water). Willingness and physical ability to engage in manual work alongside technicians for fault diagnosis. Commercial Acumen: Exceptional organizational and mathematical skills to manage budgets, accruals, and calculate sophisticated figures for vendor management. Systems Fluency: Master-level IT literacy, including CAFM systems (Jira), Mac OS, and Google Workspace. Why CBRE When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values - respect, integrity, service and excellence - and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants. Applicant AI Use Disclosure We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.
Mar 10, 2026
Full time
About the Role: As our new Facilities Supervisor, you will be the operational backbone of a prestigious CBRE client office in London, delivering exceptional Hard and Soft Facilities Management directly to the occupier. Beyond your local client site, you will act as a key player within our broader global workplace team, collaborating with and supporting FM colleagues across all regions of the world to drive global initiatives. Despite the high-profile nature of the client site, we pride ourselves on a relaxed work environment, a collaborative team bond, and a genuine commitment to work-life balance. This is a highly visible, hands-on role where you will actively partner with site technicians to practically resolve issues (which includes occasional weekend work). What You'll Do: Operations & Service Delivery Hands-on Diagnostics: Actively assist site technicians with in-house maintenance tasks (M&E issues, small electrical works, water management, HVAC troubleshooting). Must be comfortable with physical tasks and working at heights (e.g., using ladders) to directly solve physical building issues. Proactive Building Management: Conduct site walkarounds, oversee remedial works, and ensure HVAC/plumbing operate effectively across office premises and the Company Flat. Hard & Soft Services: Assist in managing PPM schedules and reactive repairs. Act as the subcontractor lead for all hard & soft services. Site Support: Lead minor projects and space changes. Support staff onboarding/offboarding, conduct site inductions, and manage the Mail Room. Financial Management & Reporting Commercial Support: Take ownership of day-to-day financial administration. Request vendor quotes, raise Purchase Orders (POs), and process invoices. Budget Tracking: Actively participate in monthly accruals meetings to ensure accurate financial forecasting and budget alignment. CAFM & Contractor Liaison: Manage site logbooks and the CAFM system (Jira) for accurate work updates and routine PPM completion. Manage external suppliers, compare costs, and present monthly KPI reports to management. Team Leadership, H&S, & Client Engagement Lead Operations: Supervise site-dedicated cleaning teams, the Facilities Coordinator, the Mail Room, the helpdesk, and daily vendors. Oversee rotas, leave, and ensure SLAs are met. Mentorship: Cross-train staff, guide them through complex procedures, and build a collaborative team environment. Statutory Governance & Emergencies: Ensure 100% compliance with H&S legislation (Risk Assessments, COSHH, RAMS, audits). Act as Fire Warden and First Aider, providing logistics support during emergencies. Relationship Management: Act as the primary escalation point for the landlord, client, and service providers. Collaborate in client governance meetings to enhance service lines. What You'll Need: Experience & Qualifications Relevant experience in a commercial Workplace/FM environment, with demonstrable supervisory experience. IWFM certification is highly desirable. Health & Safety: Must hold an IOSH Managing Safely certificate (or obtain within the first year). NEBOSH is a plus. Technical & Practical Skills FM & Physical Aptitude: Practical understanding of Hard FM (M&E, HVAC, electrical, water). Willingness and physical ability to engage in manual work alongside technicians for fault diagnosis. Commercial Acumen: Exceptional organizational and mathematical skills to manage budgets, accruals, and calculate sophisticated figures for vendor management. Systems Fluency: Master-level IT literacy, including CAFM systems (Jira), Mac OS, and Google Workspace. Why CBRE When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values - respect, integrity, service and excellence - and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants. Applicant AI Use Disclosure We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.
