An international real estate investment business is expanding its European finance platform and bringing more of its property accounting activities in-house.
The organisation manages a growing portfolio across Germany and wider European markets, providing the successful candidate with exposure to international property operations, investment teams and senior stakeholders.
Role overview
This is an end-to-end accounting position supporting German property entities and assets. You will take ownership of financial reporting, month-end processes and property-level accounting while liaising regularly with German-speaking property managers and operational stakeholders.
The role offers the opportunity to help develop processes, controls and reporting within a growing European finance function.
Key responsibilities
- Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reporting for German property entities
- Complete journals, accruals, prepayments and balance-sheet reconciliations
- Review rental income, tenant balances, deposits and property expenditure
- Support service-charge accounting and reconciliation
- Prepare budgets, forecasts, cash-flow reporting and variance analysis
- Assist with statutory accounts, year-end reporting and external audits
- Liaise with German-speaking property managers, suppliers and local stakeholders
- Work closely with asset management, investment and wider finance teams
- Maintain accurate accounting records across multiple entities
- Support the transition of accounting activities from external providers
- Improve financial controls, reporting processes and systems
- Assist with onboarding new assets and entities as the European portfolio expands
Candidate profile
- Fluent or professional-level German and English
- Previous property, real estate or investment accounting experience
- Strong understanding of month-end accounting and balance-sheet reconciliations
- Experience working across multiple entities or international jurisdictions
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, part-qualified, or qualified by experience
- Confident communicating with both finance and non-finance stakeholders
- Proactive, organised and comfortable taking ownership of deliverables
- Experience with Yardi or another property accounting system would be advantageous
- Available to start quickly or working on a manageable notice period
Package and benefits
- Up to 10-15% discretionary annual bonus
- Hybrid working with three Central London office days
- Exposure to a growing European real estate portfolio
- International stakeholder interaction and potential European travel
- Opportunity to support process improvement and the continued development of an in-house finance team
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