ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate platform offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $300 billion of real estate in over 260 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing more than one million units/beds globally. Across its platforms, Greystar has over $79 billion of assets under management, including approximately $36 billion of development assets and over $30 billion of regulatory assets under management. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The Senior Corporate Accountant is responsible for managing the processing of day to day Accounting transactions, Financial Administration and overseeing our Accounts Receivable functions for all corporate entities.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Role Responsibilities

• Preparation of the monthly corporate revenue tracker and liaising with the business and finance owners to ensure completion on a timely basis in line with the monthly reporting timetable
• Responsible for monitoring and reporting of revenue on a monthly basis and providing monthly updates to the FP&A team on potential risk and opportunities
• Review and recharge the collection of all recoverable expenses to properties on a timely basis
• Review the monthly bank reconciliations and follow up of outstanding items
• Preparation of monthly P&L reports using Oracle and Excel and providing commentary on revenue variances
• Maintain and ensure accurate record keeping across corporate entities 
• Working with the corporate finance team to ensure accurate weekly Cash flow forecasting
• Preparation and review of statutory accounts
• Review and take ownership of monthly balance sheet reconciliations and working with the Shared Services Centre team to monitor the debt levels and collectability
• Working with shared services team to ensure on time submissions of EU country VAT returns
• Review monthly revenue journal postings  
• Review and approve weekly supplier payments, provided by the AP Support team
• Review the month and year end reports and follow up on queries 
• Assist with the group and statutory audit process and respond to external audit queries
• Work with the Finance Manager and Financial Controller to enhance and document Corporate Finance policies and procedures and put controls in place
• Completes various financial, accounting, administrative, and other reports and analysis, and performs other duties as assigned or as necessary
• Working closely with the FP&A team and the relevant business and finance owners during the reforecast and Business Plan cycles

Role Scope

• This role, based in the London office, will report to the Finance Manager and support the Financial Controller with accounting for the European Corporate Finance function
• This role will work closely with our off-shore shared services team in India

Knowledge & Qualifications

• Good level of general education with strong written and numerical skills
• Qualified Accountant of ACA/ ACCA/CIMA
• Proven history of implementing financial processes and control improvements
• Accounting foundation background with a thorough understanding of accounting procedures and double entry book-keeping
• Intermediate proficiency in Excel (Vlookup, SumIf, Pivot tables) and Word. 
• Understanding of VAT and Company Structures

Experience & Skills

Essential:

• Strong team player and ability to work with others within and outside Finance
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good communicator, strong written and numerical skills
• Positive attitude with desire to learn, train and develop in the role
• Good attention to detail and takes pride in work
• Self-starter with a methodical and organised approach
• Ability to manipulate and sort large volume of data in excel
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast pace and dynamic environment
• Have relevant experience in a similar role
• Ability to meet multiple deadlines and multi-task are essential, using initiative to prioritise tasks
• Experience of working in a similar role within a fast paced multi-jurisdictional business ideally within the Real Estate sector

Desirable:

• Experience working with an off-shore shared services team
• Experience of Oracle ERP

Important Notice: Greystar will never request your banking details or other sensitive personal information during the interview process. Greystar does not conduct any interviews via text or messaging, and all communication will come from official Greystar email addresses (@greystar.com). If you receive suspicious requests, please report them immediately to AskHR@greystar.com.