Property Accountant
An international real estate investment and operating business is seeking a Property Accountant to join its Corporate Accounting team in Amsterdam. The position will support a growing European real estate portfolio and be responsible for both group reporting and statutory reporting across a portfolio of properties and associated SPVs.
The successful candidate will play a key role in monthly and quarterly close processes, financial reporting, budgeting, audit coordination, tax oversight, and stakeholder management across multiple internal and external parties.
Responsibilities
- Manage month-end and quarter-end close activities for a portfolio of commercial real estate assets.
- Prepare accruals, adjustments, reallocations, and reporting packages in accordance with group accounting standards.
- Analyse financial results versus budgets and prior periods, providing commentary on key variances.
- Present financial performance and reporting packs to internal stakeholders.
- Review balance sheet reconciliations and ensure all key accounts are appropriately supported.
- Coordinate with treasury teams regarding bank reconciliations, financing arrangements, and debt reporting.
- Partner with property managers on leasing activity, collections, operational matters, and accounting treatment.
- Review accounts payable coding and ensure correct allocation of operating expenses, recoverable costs, and capital expenditures.
- Support tenant billing processes, rental invoicing, recoveries, and outstanding receivables management.
- Prepare bad debt analyses and recommend provisions where required.
- Assist with annual budget preparation and quarterly reforecast processes.
- Support fund controllers and senior finance stakeholders in interpreting financial results and accounting treatment.
- Coordinate with external advisors on VAT, corporate tax, and other statutory filings.
- Review statutory financial statements and ensure alignment between local and group reporting requirements.
- Lead the accounting aspects of acquisitions and disposals, including SPV onboarding and purchase price allocation exercises.
- Prepare audit files and act as a key contact during external audits.
- Work closely with legal, tax, operations, acquisitions, leasing, and development teams on finance-related matters.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, increase automation, and enhance reporting efficiency.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, RA, or equivalent) is advantageous.
- Minimum of 5 years' accounting experience.
- Prior exposure to real estate, property accounting, real estate investment, infrastructure, logistics, or alternative assets is preferred.
- Experience with multi-entity structures, SPVs, and statutory reporting is highly desirable.
- Knowledge of US GAAP and/or IFRS would be considered beneficial.
- The candidates must be fluent in English and German/Italian/French/Spanish.
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