Transaction Accountant
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LocationLos Angeles, California, USA; Dallas, Texas, USA; San Francisco, California, USA; Sacramento, California, USA; Seattle, Washington, USA; Portland, Oregon, USA
Work modehybrid
Company size10,000+ people
PostedOct 23, 2026 · 1w ago
Verified live1d ago
At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.
Organized, detail-oriented professional with a strong customer-centric mindset
Excels at problem-solving
Comfortable analyzing large data sets
Experience reviewing and interpreting complex contracts, leases, and commission agreements
Ability to prioritize and maintain organization of a high-volume workload
Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
Solution-driven approach when faced with challenges
FINTRAC knowledge and experience to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
Job Title
About the role
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 Earner.
Requirements
The ideal candidate is an organized, detail-oriented professional with a strong customer-centric mindset. The ideal candidate excels at problem-solving, is comfortable analyzing large data sets, and has experience reviewing and interpreting complex contracts, leases, and commission agreements. The candidate will prioritize and maintain organization of a high-volume workload. Success in this role requires the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, maintaining a solution-driven approach when faced with challenges.
Job Description
Transaction Revenue Review
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Complete review of all Advisory transactions and adjustments with designated threshold verifying:
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All required documentation is present, current, and fully executed
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Commissions are accurately calculated, input, and reflected in the system
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Payment terms are captured properly
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Outside Brokers, Client Fee Share and internal splits are accurately reflected where applicable
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Deals are processed in accordance with ASC 606 Revenue Recognition Guidelines, in addition to month-end and year-end deal entry deadlines
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All expenses associated with the transaction are being recovered (related to OTT, OTB and DFC)
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Record and manage lease contingencies, commission billing and payment due dates
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Request recall, reject or approve upon review of the transaction
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Track and collaborate with the submitter to address all recalled or rejected transactions
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Collaboration may include future coaching session, group training, targeted guidance on specific areas to update within the transaction, etc…
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Address any transactions rejected by the Revenue Recognition team
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Meet all KPIs and SLAs related to transaction processing (includes accuracy and production targets)
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Initiate Fee Earner transaction adjustments as necessary in Salesforce (i.e. Post/Pre Cash, Net Override or Special Handling)
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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
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Take a proactive and creative approach to problem-solve issues or challenges and provide input for issue improvements, issue resolution or escalations
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Use tech-enabled functionality within the Deal Management system (Engage/Salesforce) to organize, track and manage the daily transaction review process
FINTRAC Compliance
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FINTRAC knowledge and experience to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements