Main Responsibilities to include:

• Oversee and manage the general accounting functions, including, but not limited to: accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, and taxes
  
• Responsible for the implementation of the financial framework, accounting, and finance procedures, setting up the respective local systems and controls and ensuring proper regulatory reporting.
  
• Help with quarterly and year-end financial audit activities and the annual corporate financial controls audit
  
• Prepare, review, and analyze financial statements to ensure accuracy and completeness
  
• Supervise and/or manage general ledger accounting functions
  
• Develop staff by managing performance, setting goals, providing ongoing training, and maintaining strong employee relationships
  
• Work with external auditors to ensure correct and timely closing and reporting at year-end
  
• Provide executive management with advice on the financial implications of business activities
  
• Manage processes for financial forecasting, budgets and consolidation and reporting to the company
  
• Provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities
  
• Report risk issues to the audit committee and board of directors
  
• Perform ad hoc analysis and projects as requested
  

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Previous experience working with a real estate company is ideally preferred.
  
• MBA and/or professional accounting designation: CFA, CPA, ACA, ACCA
  
• Should have a high level of written and oral communication skills
  
• Strong background in finance and strategy with a demonstrated understanding of regulatory frameworks and requirements related to Financial Institutions
  
• Strong quantitative skills, comfortable building models, managing large amounts of data, and analyzing the output to identify trends or present solutions.
  
• Minimum 5 years of experience working for a major group or a large corporation in the real estate industry.