Financial Accountant

at  Hines

Overview:
When you join Hines, you will embark on a career journey fueled by vision and guided by leaders who set the standards of our industry. Our legacy is rooted in innovation and excellence, earning us a spot on Fast Company’s esteemed annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2024. Discover endless opportunities to grow and make your mark at Hines.
Responsibilities:

As a Financial Accountant with Hines, you will be responsible for managing project treasury functions and financials requirements, including month-end closure procedures, preparing & posting journals, reconciliations, budget variance analysis, ensuring project financials are maintained appropriately and providing support to the business project managers and Finance team.

• Carry out month-end closing procedures including preparation of account

• Carry out month-end closing procedures including preparation of account reconciliations & financials, posting of journal entries, and organizing supporting documents.

• Assist the Property Manager and Senior Accountant to ensure accuracy of journal entries and general ledger.

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  Assist with the treasury functions.
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  Assist in annual plan/budget preparation process by preparing revenue projections and variance analysis for certain accounts.
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  Perform Statutory Obligations.
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  Works closely with Asset/Project Managers and Senior Accountants to ensure accuracy of Funding Notices, spend trackers and financial reporting.
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  Manage Project reported positions to ensure compliance with AASB / IFRS, and alignment to JV agreements & Deeds.
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  Assist throughout the half-year and year-end audit processes through providing necessary support, answering queries, and assisting with financial statement preparation.
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  Work on ad-hoc projects alongside the wider finance team.
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  Act as the gatekeeper for all financial and contract aspects related to projects.
  Qualifications:
  Minimum Requirements include:

A Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting & Finance) and working towards CPA/CA

• 3+ years of experience in similar roles within the real-estate / construction industry.

• A solid knowledge of fundamental accounting concepts and standards (IFRS /AASB).

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  Strong communication and collaboration skills.
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  Analytical capability with strengths in identifying and implementing continuous improvement.
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  Strong contract management knowledge as well as a strong understanding of project costing.
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  Intermediate experience with Microsoft Office, including intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
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  Oracle & JD Edwards systems experience advantageous.
  Closing:
  Hines is a global real estate investment, development and property manager. The firm was founded by Gerald D. Hines in 1957 and now operates in 30 countries. We manage a $93.2B¹ portfolio of high-performing assets across residential, logistics, retail, office and mixed-use strategies. Our local teams serve 857 properties totaling over 270 million square feet globally. We are committed to a net zero carbon target by 2040 without buying offsets. To learn more about Hines, visit www.hines.com and follow @Hines on social media. ¹Includes both the global Hines organization as well as RIA AUM as of December 31, 2023.
  We are an equal opportunity employer and support workforce diversity.
  No calls or emails from third parties at this time please

• Carry out month-end closing procedures including preparation of account
• Carry out month-end closing procedures including preparation of account reconciliations & financials, posting of journal entries, and organizing supporting documents