Corporate Accountant

Overview Our Story

Our small Canadian‑born business was founded in 1978 and has become a global organisation that now spans 120 locations across 20 countries. Our expansion has been rapid, but what matters most is the common belief that drives all 5,000 of our people to be a different type of real‑estate organisation. We believe that the places in which we live, work and play have the power to make us happier and healthier, and we are united by a shared sense of purpose, to have a positive impact on people’s lives.

In short, we are a global commercial real‑estate advisory firm with a simple aim: for real‑estate to play a leading role in creating vibrant buildings, cities and places that deliver long‑lasting social value and economic impact.

We believe that our industry is changing, and we want our business to be a melting pot of curious minds, passionate hearts and strategic intelligence. Your gender, religion and race are all highly respected, but are less important to us than your ability to step up and change the game. We provide you with a place where you can do just that, with like‑minded people.

Collaboration is embedded in the way we work – our people have the autonomy to collaborate on client relationships, engage teams across the business, lead operations, work collectively on projects, participate in strategy and are ultimately responsible for our growth. Our distinctive Principal‑led, privately‑owned model gives us the enviable position of being able to offer every employee the opportunity to own a share of our business and inspires and allows anyone to become a Principal.

This role carries voting rights, so our people have a very real say in the future direction and operation of our business. This means that we are able to attract, engage and retain the best talent from the industry.

The Corporate Accountant will work in the Occupier Finance team, assisting in the delivery of the day‑to‑day processes and monthly reporting on Occupier Finance clients and be part of a cohesive and well‑balanced team within Property Management Accounting.

• Consolidation of data requirement towards the monthly management accounts, including if required accruals generation, prepayments, intercompany adjustments, and balance sheet schedules for client entities.
• Consulting with various internal departments to interpret activities that may impact the financial statements and ensure captured in financial reporting.
• Month end analysis of the income and expenditure lines if required on a trend basis and against budget/forecast.
• Monthly reforecasting of the income and expenditure lines.
• Preparation and clearance of bank reconciliations.
• Cash management – including cash forecasts, funding requests, head lease charge raising and payables, remittance and return of cash to client and proactive monitoring of cash levels against forecast payments.
• Deliver additional ad‑hoc reports as required by the client.
• First point of contact for client’s finance team on month‑end queries and other reporting queries.
• Assisting the Finance Manager in the management of the day‑to‑day transactional processes and team to include but not limited to:
• Reviewing the current processes within the team and identifying opportunities to streamline whilst still maintaining a controlled and risk adverse environment.
• Ensuring all processes and procedures within the team are documented and updated regularly.
• Measure and report on the progress of the team within the team’s compliance reports monthly.
• To deliver the processes within the team, ensuring we achieve all internal and external KPI measurements.
• Ensure accurate & timely database updates.
• Assist in the various team tasks and drive any ad‑hoc projects within the team as and when required.
• Develop a full understanding of the QA, RICS and Clients procedures and processes adopted in the QA – training will be provided.
• Deliver the PMA monthly targets and delivery to the Avison Young RICS standard.
• Contact point for third party agents to whom we are responsible for making payments.
• Continual reviews of processes, systems & controls to ensure that QA is being adhered.

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