Senior Accountant (English & French or German speaking)

Cobalt are partnered with a fast growth real estate business in Luxembourg who are looking to hire English and French or German speaking senior accountants to join their corporate accounting teams.

Duties

• Liaise with property managers and ensure accuracy of all bookings including reconciliation of rental income to rent rolls, review of all service charge costs and income and accurate allocation of non-recoverable property costs.
  * Take care of day to day accounting for PropCos and HoldCos including, bank reconciliations, invoice review, monthly accruals, depreciation, etc.
  * Take care of maintaining supporting schedules: accruals for both property and entity level, depreciation and amortization schedules, etc.
  * Assist in preparation of periodic VAT returns.
  * Ensure accurate recording of all local, IFRS and Group GAAP adjustments.
  * Respect periodic closing process timelines.
  * Assist with consolidations and sub-consolidations.
  * Coordinate and help in the preparation ofstand-alone financial statements.
  * Provide intercompany reconciliations and regular intercompany settlements where applicable.Contribute to the interim and final group audit process and statutory when required, ensuring completion on a timely basis.
• Liaise with Treasury team to help ensuring adequate and consistent funding within the different structures
  * Support asset management team with ad hoc financial information / analysis as required.
  * Support in monitoring operating budgets, liquidity and cash management for investments.
• * Assist with continuous improvement initiatives for all financial reporting processes and suggest (or even participate in) Yardi enhancements.

Profile
* University degree in Accounting/Finance (ACCA or equivalent is an asset)
* Min 6-7 years of work experience in a similar field
* Real estate / Property Accounting exposure needed
* Good knowledge of Lux GAAP (IFRS considered as an asset)
* Proficiency with MS Office standard applications.
* Fluent in English and good command of French or German