Responsibilities
- Coordinating the monthly and quarterly financial statement close for the consolidated global company, with a primary focus on the EMEA region, for reporting to the publicly owned parent company.
- Full ownership of the EMEA subsidiaries, which include UK, Spain, Germany, Luxembourg and Abu Dhabi.
- Review and approve general ledger and journal entries prepared by Associate/Senior Associate.
- Review monthly EMEA bank reconciliations prepared by Associate/Senior Associate.
- Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations for all balance sheet line items prepared by Associate/Senior Associate.
- Prepare calculation of monthly revenue entries for the EMEA region.
- Prepare or review transfer pricing in accordance with the Global Transfer Pricing Methodology.
- Prepare or review monthly expense accruals.
- Prepare monthly variance analysis commentary for revenue and expense line items and prepare balance sheet variance analysis commentary on a quarterly basis.
- Adhere to controls in place over financial reporting in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, including revenue recognition, payroll, financial statement close, accounts payable, etc.
- Assist in identifying new risks in the key processes listed above as it relates to the SOX environment.
- Work closely with the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team on actual to budget analysis throughout the year.
- Work closely with the Tax team to ensure timely submission of periodic corporate tax filings.
- Oversee and manage the relationship with the third-party administrator for the Abu Dhabi subsidiary.
- Work directly with independent auditors to complete interim and year-end substantive and control testing as part of the overall audit of the publicly owned parent company.
- Additional project work and other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting
- Active CPA license strongly preferred
- 5+ years of work experience in a big four accounting firm or significant accounting policy-setting organization or corporate accounting experience
- Demonstrated knowledge and ability to research and document new accounting guidance and the accounting treatment of complex, significant and/or unusual transactions
- Strong technical knowledge of US GAAP; knowledge of UK GAAP preferred but not required
- Knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements preferred but not required
- Proficient with Microsoft Office products, accounting research, and data analytic tools
- Approaches problems with an open mind
- Strong attention to detail and sense of ownership
- Self-starter with strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
- Effective writing, presentation, and communication skills
- Experience with NetSuite preferred but not required.
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What We Do
Harrison Street is one of the leading investment management firms exclusively focused on alternative real assets. Since inception in 2005, the firm has created a series of differentiated investment solutions focused on demographic-driven, needs-based assets. The firm has invested across senior housing, student housing, build-to-rent, healthcare delivery, life sciences and storage real estate as well as social, utility and digital infrastructure. Headquartered in Chicago and London, with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia, the firm has more than 290-employees and approximately $55 billion in assets under management. Clients of the firm include a global institutional investor base domiciled in North America, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Latin America. Harrison Street was awarded Best Places to Work by Pensions & Investments for ten years (2014-2020, 2022-2024) and since 2019 has won 15 awards from PERE, including three for the 2023 Awards: Alternatives Investor of the Year – Global, Data Centers Investor of the Year – North America, and ESG Firm of the Year - North America. Harrison Street did not pay any compensation in exchange for the aforementioned awards. For more information, please visit www.harrisonst.com. Assets under management ("AUM") reflects AUM for the Firm’s investment advisory and asset management clients.
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