LocationBrookfield Place New York - 225 Liberty Street, Suite 4301
Job DescriptionWe are seeking a Staff Accountant to join Brookfield Properties in New York. The Staff Accountant will be a member of the Corporate Accounting team, focusing on maintaining the books and records for our U.S. Core Office corporate legal entities. In this role, you will play a key role in inspiring change and continual improvement. If you are committed to excellence and ready to contribute to a dynamic culture, we would love to meet you.
Role & Responsibilities:- Maintain closing balance support and roll-forward reconciliations for relevant balances within corporate entities.
- Prepare entries based on steps memos as it relates to the corporate entities, coordinating with treasury, tax, legal and other impacted finance teams on any required changes.
- Coordinate monthly intercompany confirmations with the U.S. Core Office regional contacts and prepare monthly reconciliations.
- Work with treasury on corporate cash management, engaging tax and legal to ensure appropriate treatment and timely documentation of cash movements and transactions.
- Prepare information for BPY custody audits, ensuring relevant cash account and investment information are provided and reconciled in a timely manner.
- Assist in the preparation of analysis for the submission of the quarterly results for the purposes of BPY listed reporting.
- Assist with the preparation of legal entity financial statements for tax and compliance quarterly and ad hoc requirements, including lender statements and IFRS tax provision.
- Provide tax with information required for the annual tax return process, including support for historical filings in the event of an audit.
- Respond to requests from external auditors relating to the corporate ledgers.
- Assist Senior Management on routine and special projects as needed.
Your Qualifications:- Minimum Bachelor's degree; 1-2 years of experience desired.
- Pursuing CPA desired.
- Experience with IFRS desired, but not required.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, and confident working with large amounts of data.
- Experience with Yardi and OneStream desired.
- Strong interpersonal skills, and ability to build relationships and work with professionals around the organization.
- Flexible, able to work with changing priorities, meets deadlines, prioritize, and work well independently.
- Ability to handle a large volume of work with tight deadlines, and ad-hoc requests as required.
- Team player with positive attitude and pro-active approach to work.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to describe complex accounting concepts in a clear and concise manner.
- Strategic thinker with ability to think outside the box, to improve upon existing processes or the implementation of new processes.
Compensation & Benefits:
Salary Type: Exempt
Pay Frequency: Bi-weekly
Annual Base Salary Range: $100,000 - $110,000
Medical & Pharmacy Coverage: Yes, under Brookfield Medical Plan
Dental Coverage: Yes, under Brookfield Medical Plan
Vision Coverage: Yes, under Brookfield Medical Plan
Retirement: 401(k)
Insurance: Employer-paid life & short/long term disability
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