LET’S TALK ABOUT THE JOB!
You report to the Real Estate Accounting & Reporting Manager and will service Shurgard’s development and construction businesses in Europe with project/commitment follow-up reporting and accounting services with regard to the real estate portfolio.
LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES!
About your Accounting and Finance responsibilities:
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You ensure expenditure/commitment follow-up on real estate projects on a European level in close collaboration with the real estate and local accounting departments.
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You ensure that relevant local GAAP accounting memos are prepared and reviewed.
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You supervise the daily administration of the invoice and purchase order cycle.
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You review the allocations and posting of invoices ensuring basic controls with respect to legal entity data, VAT reminder and claim handling.
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You conduct the analysis of new real estate projects (construction, renovation and maintenance of our stores) in Europe.
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You support communication with contractors, suppliers, municipalities, etc.
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You support financial reporting on Capital Expenditure projects (Actual/Budget/Forecast) in close collaboration with the Real Estate Supervisor – Analyst.
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You follow up on payment instructions and schedules with the local accounting teams.
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You support the monthly and quarterly closing process of the company’s Real Estate Accounting duties.
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You support the capitalization and amortization/depreciation process and related reconciliations/ integrity reports.
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You support the Tax department with respect to the property tax returns.
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You assist with the preparation of the internal and external audit process.
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You ensure strict compliance with IFRS and local GAAPs.
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You ensure the preparations of budgets.
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You participate in ESG reporting preparation.
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You support the execution of mergers, acquisitions, and the integration as necessary.
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You offer administrative assistance in various ad-hoc projects
About your process and systems responsibilities:
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You implement procedures and systems necessary to maintain proper records and to afford adequate accounting controls and procedures for all business cycles in accordance with Shurgard’s standards.
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You implement the roll out of various control systems in your market(s).
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You contribute to European projects: systems, integration of new entities, IFRS migration, maintenance of policies and procedures.
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You support the Accounting Manager with special projects and workflow process improvements.
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You ensure the application of and compliance with control processes.
About your people responsibilities:
LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR SKILLS!
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You understand the company strategy and the strategic context of own work.
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You act as a change agent, “selling” and implementing change effectively.
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You actively seek opportunities for self-development and learning.
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You drive team action to achieve business results.
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You proactively look for ways to increase customer satisfaction, and ensure a customer oriented attitude in the team.
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You recognize commercial opportunities in own work as they arise.
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You demonstrate market and business awareness in a broader context.
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You effectively influence others and gain collaboration by persuasive two-way communications.
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You prioritize own and team’s work, are decisive and take initiative beyond call of duty.
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You promote co-operation within own team and between teams, and act as an example of effective teamwork.
LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR PROFILE!
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You have a bachelor/master’s degree in accounting, finance or economics, or similar through experience.
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You have at least 3 years of experience in Accounting.
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Experience in the Services or Retail sector is required.
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Experience in real-estate environment is an asset.
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You are fluent in English. Good French or German language skills are considered a strong asset. Any other market’s language is considered a plus.
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Exposure to a multi-country/shard service center environment is considered a plus.
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Experience with IFRS and local GAAP is considered a plus.
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You have a working knowledge of Microsoft applications and an advanced level in Excel.
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Experience with SAP is required, while familiarity with SAP S/4HANA is considered a plus.
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You have a general interest in obtaining a deep knowledge of (financial) IT systems.
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You are open and flexible to occasional travel.
And colleagues? Well, they are very important to you too. You like sharing and collaborating. You want to contribute to a fun and constructive work climate. And needless to say, you love to learn and to develop your knowledge and skills.