Overseeing the Corporate accounting for Greystar Europe. This includes applying generally accepted accounting principles to analyse financial information, reconcile financial statements, prepare general and standard journal entries, assist in budget and strategic planning, and prepare standard accounting and financial reports for management.

Key Role

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Corporate Accounting in Europe, including monthly financial reporting that will include monthly accruals schedule and working with Financial Controller on budget variance analysis.
• Work towards annual goals and objectives for the accounting team, implement workflows for effective and efficient completion of tasks. Implement process and procedural improvements to streamline work, increase productivity, and maintain service and quality excellence.
• Prepare financial transactions and information in preparation for entry into various financial statements and accounting reports by checking calculations, reviewing basis for figures, balancing and reconciling figures, and making exceptions as necessary.
• Review revenue, expenses and payroll entries.
• Support the Financial Controller with project work and ad hoc requests.
• Review and approve weekly supplier payments, provided by the AP Support.
• Checks, approves and authorises exceptions to bank reconciliations and transfers for deposit and ensures accuracy.
• Assisting with development and implementation of accounting control procedures.
• Acts as liaison to internal and external auditors by explaining journal entries and financial transactions, providing research data and information as requested, and answering questions necessary to complete the audit in a timely manner.
• Ensures customer satisfaction by responding to requests from owners, business leaders, community managers, and others related to financial reports, statements, and established budgets.
• Completes various financial, accounting, administrative, and other reports and analysis, and performs other duties as assigned or as necessary.
• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations packs are completed for each region.
• Work with the Financial Controller to enhance finance processes and put controls in place.

Experience & Skills:

Essential:

• Experience of working in a similar role within a fast paced multi-jurisdictional business ideally within the Real Estate sector
• Demonstrated to prepare and explain financial data to business leaders and managers, team members, clients, internal and external auditors, and other business contacts.
• Strong presentation of financial information - written and verbal.
• Demonstrated management and supervisory skills sufficient to lead, direct, evaluate, and mentor junior team members and/or peers.
• Strong team working and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manipulate and sort large volume of data in excel
• Good communicator, with the ability to interpret and complex financial data.
• Positive "can do" attitude with desire to learn, train and develop in the role
• Good attention to detail, taking pride in work
• Self-starter with a methodical and organised approach
• Ability to work to deadlines and multitask, using initiative to prioritise

Desirable:

• Experience in both investment level accounting and property accounting.