Senior Finance Analyst - General Accounting

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Senior Finance Analyst– General Accounting

What this job involves:

Job Profile

·       Be part of a high performing, centralised finance team, business partnering with JLL Property Managers and clients to deliver timely and accurate property accounts to local and international clients owning Australian based property assets.

·       Liaise with JLL Property Manager as the key finance business partner.

·       Comply with all relevant Trust Accounting and Property Accounting policies and procedures inclusive of any client specific policies.

·       Lead and participate in monthly finance training sessions.

·       Deliver a set of financial reports for a portfolio of assets/ clients.

·       Liaise with property managers for month end reporting.

·       Prepare and process journal entries.

·       Prepare balance sheet reconciliations.

·       Prepare IFRS rent smoothing and incentive amortizations journals.

·       Perform annual tenant outgoing recovery reconciliations and liaise with outgoings auditors as required.

·       Assist with the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts.

·       Reconcile GST reports.

·       Raise monthly management fees.

·       Process client remittances.

·       Review all purchase orders > 3 months for validity

·       Transition new properties into the portfolio and process cease management of properties at relevant times.

·       Ensure JLL’s internal compliance process and procedures are adhered to, including preparation of 6 monthly internal audit checklists

·       Responsible for reviewing end to end work which are assigned to the Senior Analyst

·       Ensure no breaches of JLL internal controls.

·       Eliminate all errors in work and ensure timely and accurate information is delivered.

·       Actively cross sell internal relationships by promoting collaboration amongst finance and property management teams

·       Drive key efficiencies within the finance team as governed by the CAS annual initiatives and KPIs

·       Input and drive key system upgrades and enhancements from a business perspective

Sounds like you? To apply, you need to have:

Employee Specifications

·       Strong Finance background, Commerce graduate or Postgraduate

·       Minimum 4-5 years of Operational/General ledger accounting and Finance experience including Profit & loss analysis, Balance sheet overview, experience in real estate accounting is a plus

·       Strong analytical skills with an attention to detail logical thinking and carry a positive attitude to develop solutions quickly

·       Impactful communication (written and verbal) to interact with clients an