Assistant Manager - General Accounting

• 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
• Review and approve journal entries
• Review balance sheet reconciliations
• Review IFRS rent smoothing and incentive amortizations journals
• Review annual tenant outgoing recovery reconciliations and liaise with outgoings auditors as required
• Assist with the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts
• Reconcile GST reports
• Review monthly management fees
• 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 team
• 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

• Strong Finance background, Commerce graduate or Postgraduate/CA Inter is preferred
• Minimum 7-8 years of Operational/General ledger accounting and Finance experience including Profit & loss analysis, Balance sheet overview
• Experience in real estate accounting is a plus
• Team leading experience minimum 5 years is mandatory
• 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 and strong interpersonal skills
• Demonstrates professional leadership skills through effective work habits, attitude, and create amicable environment
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure with multiple and changing priorities
• High proficiency in MS office (MS word, excel, PowerPoint, outlook) or any real estate related software

Experience in real estate accounting is a plus

We will empower your ambitions through our dedicated Total Rewards Program, competitive pay and benefits package