Senior Accountant

A leading global REIT seeks a Senior Investment Accountant for its accounting team to run the group's day-to-day activities.

This hands-on role requires detailed involvement in US GAAP accounting and the financial closing process. In addition, the Senior Investment Accountant will provide day-to-day general ledger maintenance to the corporate expense accounts (including parent level investment fundings and distributions, intercompany transactions, corporate consolidation and eliminations, financial analysis, and reporting.

This individual will play an essential part in implementing ongoing procedural changes and automation initiatives in a fast-paced environment characterized by strict adherence to tight deadlines and dedication to quality control in all aspects of the process.

Responsibilities

• Prepare month-end closing journal entries, data uploads, trial balances, and financials in support of the Corporate-level books and consolidation.

• Prepare operations flow of funds and monitor wires for parent fundings and distributions.
• Timely review and approval of invoice payments

• Prepare elimination entries, consolidation, and non-controlling interest checks
• Review and maintain corporate expense accruals, accounts payable, travel and entertainment accounting and allocations, prepayment amortization, cash, medical benefits, and payroll allocations, and other key account reconciliations.
• Provide supervision, training, and quality assurance in the deliverables outsourced to third-party service provider
• Provide ad-hoc reporting, financial and accounting support for new acquisitions, restructuring, and divestitures
• Manage and maintain the close calendar
• Responsible for the coordination with internal and external auditors

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of progressive US GAAP accounting experience
• CPA preferred with knowledge and experience in US GAAP
• Experience with the day-to-day general ledger maintenance
• Consolidation experience a plus
• Yardi experience preferred
• Intermediate/Advance in MS Excel, Pivot tables, etc.
• Knowledge of Power Pivot function is a plus
• Positive attitude with the ability to multi-task and work effectively under pressure
• Strong analytical, operational, organizational, and interpersonal aptitude

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