AVP, Corporate Accounting

AVP, Corporate Accounting

Harrison Street is a leading investment management firm exclusively focused on alternative real assets. Headquartered in Chicago and London with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia, the Firm has more than 280 employees and nearly $56 billion in assets under management. Clients of the Firm include a global institutional investor base domiciled in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Latin America.

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.