Senior Manager, Budapest COE, Controllership

Job Title

Senior Manager, Budapest COE, Controllership

Job Description Summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Senior Project Manager – Finance to support Project Sugar, a strategic, multi year EMEA Legal Entity Rationalization initiative. This role will play a critical part in simplifying the legal entity structure across multiple countries and business lines, driving financial and operational benefits for the region.
Based in Budapest, this is an individual contributor role within the Global Finance Center of Excellence, partnering closely with Finance leadership and cross functional stakeholders across Finance, Tax, Legal, IT, HR, and external advisors.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate Finance‑related workstreams within a large‑scale transformation program.
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, milestones, and dependencies using standard project management methodologies.
• Track progress, risks, issues, and interdependencies, and provide clear status reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Support stage‑gate reviews, transitions, and formal handover of deliverables to functional teams.
• Facilitate project and governance meetings, ensuring actions and decisions are documented and followed through.
• Track project budgets and provide financial visibility (tracking responsibility only).
• Maintain high standards of data accuracy, documentation, and confidentiality across project artifacts.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience delivering complex, cross‑functional projects, ideally within Finance or corporate functions.
• Experience supporting transformation initiatives, restructurings, or operating model changes.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a global, matrixed, and remote environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including confidence working with senior leaders.

Qualifications & Preferred Experience

• Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, MSP, Scrum Master) preferred.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with project management tools.
• Preferred experience with Finance and reporting systems such as:
  • Workday
  • Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)
  • OneStream
  • Thomson Reuters solutions
  • Workiva

Why Join Us

You’ll be part of a global Finance transformation effort with meaningful impact, working alongside experienced leaders in a collaborative Center of Excellence environment. This role offers exposure to senior stakeholders, complex global initiatives, and long‑term career growth within Cushman & Wakefield.

INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”