Senior Accountant - Property

at  Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC

ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate company offering expertise in property management, investment management, development and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing, logistics, and life sciences sectors. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $315 billion of real estate in 250 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, manages more than 1,000,000 units/beds globally, and has a robust institutional investment management platform comprised of more than $78 billion of assets under management, including over $36 billion of development assets. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

At Greystar, our financial success is driven by the accuracy of our facts and figures while providing a high degree of support on all financial aspects to local business teams.

Under the direction of the Australian Finance Director, this role will:

• work with local team members and outsource providers to update and maintain financial records in accordance with the region’s accounting procedures, local generally accepted accounting principles (AASB) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS);

work with local and offshore team members to prepare corporate budgets and forecasts;

• work with local development team members to maintain and report on development project budgets and actuals;
• ensure the timely delivery of accurate reports to stakeholders; and
• drive vendor payment processes.

The senior accountant will continually sharpen their skills and broaden their commercial experience, with a dedication to grow into a financial manager.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Month End:
• work with external service providers to review and complete month-end for Greystar Australia’s corporate platform and its multifamily funds under management
• Tax Compliance:
• work with external service providers to produce and submit quarterly Business Activity Statements (BAS) and annual tax returns for Greystar Australia’s corporate platform and its multifamily funds under management
• Financial Reporting:
• work with external service providers and local Investment and Development Teams to produce monthly, quarterly and annual investor reporting
• work with external service providers and offshore Finance Teams to produce monthly, quarterly and annual corporate reporting
• work with external service providers to produce audited annual financial reports
• prepare annual corporate budgets and reforecasts
• Accounts Payable:
• work with external service providers to match, batch and code vendor invoices
• process vendor payments
• work with the Australian Development Team to reconcile vendor payments
• Cash Management:
• produce capital call notices and distribution statements for Greystar Australia’s multifamily funds under management
• Manage and co-ordinate corporate recharge arrangements with Greystar Australia’s multifamily funds under management
• prepare corporate cashflow forecasts
• Debt Management (Multifamily):
• manage and co-ordinate debt drawdowns and repayments with external lenders
• manage and co-ordinate interest payments with external lenders
• work with external service providers to compute and report debt covenants to external lenders
• Complete other reasonable duties as assigned or as necessary
  Greystar is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. By coming to work for us, you’ll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives.
  We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation

• work with local team members and outsource providers to update and maintain financial records in accordance with the region’s accounting procedures, local generally accepted accounting principles (AASB) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)