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

This role is responsible for delivering 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.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Role Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Corporate Accounting across Europe, including monthly and quarterly financial reporting that includes accurate and timely variance analysis commentary both for Europe and for the Parent company.
• Working with Financial Controller to ensure monthly reporting packs are fit for purpose.
• 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. Working with the other finance teams to ensure monthly revenue is booked in line with accounting standards.
• Responsible for accounts receivable and working closely with the Shared Services team, oversight of invoicing and cash collection of corporate management fees and cost recharges and the relevant balance sheet accounts.
• Working closely with the FP&A team and the relevant business and finance owners during the reforecast and Business Plan cycles.
• Manage the compliance reporting including managing the timely completion of all EU country VAT submissions and discussing VAT related issues with external advisors and in house tax team.
• Manage the quarterly tax provisioning process with the US.
• Support other finance managers within the team on payroll accounting.
• 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.
• Lead on preparing transitional accounting adjustments for local jurisdictions against US GAAP and management of the secondary ledgers.
• Review of financial statements for both audited and non-audited entities.
• Checks, approves and authorises exceptions to bank reconciliations and transfers for deposit and ensures accuracy.
• Assisting with development and implementation of accounting control procedures.
• Manage the external audits across UK and European entities and manage the audit deadlines and acts as liaison to internal and external auditors by explaining journal entries and financial transactions, and answering questions necessary to complete the audit in a timely manner. This includes working closely with the France finance manager to complete the France external audits.
• Prepare technical accounting memos on various accounting standards relevant to Greystar.
• 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.
• Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations packs for each region and ensure they are fit for purpose
• Work with the Financial Controller to enhance and document Corporate Finance policies and procedures and put controls in place.

Organisational Responsibilities:

• Follows established policies and procedures by monitoring and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, organisational standards, and operational processes related to area(s) of responsibility and reporting violations or infractions to appropriate individual(s).
• Demonstrates appropriate safe behaviours in accordance with Company, property, and departmental policies, procedures, and standards by immediately reporting any mechanical or electrical equipment malfunctions, employee/visitor/resident injuries or accidents, or other safety issues to appropriate individual(s).
• Identifies areas for improvement, offers suggestions to improve efficiency and productivity, and implements ideas that achieve operational excellence.
• Keeps abreast of current changes in technology, processes, and standards within the industry and area(s) of responsibility by attending internal and external training classes.

About You

Knowledge & Qualifications:

• Good level of general education with strong written and numerical skills
• Proficiency in Excel. 
• Good understanding of VAT and Company Structures
• Good understanding of UK and EU payroll accounting
• ACA / CIMA / ACCA qualified accountant
• Experience leading year end audit processes.
• Strong technical accounting experience
• Working knowledge of GAAPs within the Real Estate sector

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 working with an off-shore shared services team

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.