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 more than $320 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 $79 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

The Finance Manager role is responsible for external reporting, investment accounting, asset/portfolio acquisitions and disposals, and business partnering for our student and multifamily portfolios.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Role Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for the production of all external financial reporting for the property portfolios, including oversight of the production of statutory accounts for these entities, in addition to preparation of investor and lender reporting.
• Preparation of capital and return schedules of the portfolio, including preparation and recording of investor capital call and distribution statements, coordination of teams for capital requirements, and inter-group distribution and management
• Ownership of asset/portfolio acquisition and disposals, covering management of relationship with external advisors, engagement with deal teams, review and input on SPAs, review and input on purchase price mechanisms, review and input on Greystar management agreements, and acquisition accounting
• Leads the annual audit process with external preparers of financial statements, including owning the relationship with local auditor teams, and input / review of the consolidated financial statements that are prepared by external provider
• Management of relationships with outsourced investment accounting providers (where applicable), and engagement with corporate administrators
• Key input in the annual planning and budgeting process ensuring compliance with proforma models, partnering with Operational and Investment Team vision, and investor requirements
• Engaging with outsourced investment accounting providers (where applicable), and corporate administrators
• Preparing technical and process accounting memos for and new reporting standards
• Reviewing and inputting into new portfolio and facility agreements
• Responds to ad-hoc requests from investors and stakeholders
• Partnering with Operational Finance team for timely preparation of operating and property entity management accounts
• Partnering with Development Finance team for development draws to assist with capital calls, and timely preparation of development entity management accounts, as applicable
• Assistance with management of the portfolios’ tax, legal, portfolio, allocation, conflicts, regulatory, filing, and safeguards deadlines
• Assistance with the investment property valuation process, partnering with Portfolio and Centralised Development Accounting for finance inputs
• Completes various financial, accounting, narrative, administrative and other reports and analysis and duties as assigned or necessary for the successful execution of the business plans.

Knowledge & Qualifications:

• Graduate Calibre or equivalent relevant experience
• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Accounting foundation background with experience in producing financial reports and entries
• Previous experience with financial accounting and property management software (Yardi experience is a benefit)
• Working knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP
• Working knowledge of VAT and Company/SPV Structures

Experience & Skills: 

Essential:

• Experience working within the Real Estate sector
• Experience in IFRS, UK GAAP
• Debt compliance and investor reporting experience
• Experience of engaging and collaborating with multiple stakeholders across the business.
• A positive team player, with an adaptable and flexible approach along with ability to work collaboratively to drive results and support the wider team and business objectives.
• Demonstrated willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
• Accurate, organised, methodical, deadline focused and committed
• Ability to manipulate and sort large volume of data in excel
• Good communicator, with the ability to review and interpret and present complex financial data.
• Ability to meet multiple deadlines and multi-tasking are essential, using initiative to prioritise
• Strong commercial focus.

Desirable:

• Experience in acquisition accounting, including financial due diligence