Team Lead - General Accounting

Overview

Team Lead for General Accounting within JLL Business Services (Gurugram), responsible for reviewing and preparing monthly property financial statements and cash management for a portfolio of complex clients.

What you'll do

• Review timely and accurate monthly property financial statements for approximately 8-10 complex client portfolios by deadlines set by Client Accounting Services and the external client.
• Submit financial statements and workpapers in reviewable form, including documentation, within the required timeframe, and document resolution of all issues raised in manager or client accountant review.
• Manage cash for assigned clients, ensure all bank statements are reconciled on time, and follow up monthly on outstanding checks and reconciling items.
• Assist in the budget process and review the budget from an accounting perspective.
• Work with the team to process escalations, handle difficult client situations, and ensure special client needs are met.
• Coordinate and organize year-end audit work and prepare supporting schedules.
• Keep the manager informed of all activities.
• Manage operational and supervisory ad hocs and process hygiene, and implement process improvements and automation with the team.
• Prepare month-end General Ledger close, actual-to-budget variance review, audits, spreadsheet preparation, and additional schedules required by owners.
• Review vendor payments against the account schedule in line with JLL's payment authorization process.
• Work with the account team to complete manual journal postings before monthly close.
• Provide JDE finance support to site staff and the account team by email or phone.
• Arrange monthly client funding for payments and distributions, and maintain working knowledge of mortgage and management agreements for assigned properties.
• Archive related documentation for audit purposes.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Commerce and Accounting.
• Minimum 6-8 years of accounting experience with exposure to US GAAP.
• Team leading experience (mandatory).
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills with internal and external clients and professionals.
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional leadership through work habits, attitude and inter-personal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure with multiple and changing priorities.
• High proficiency in Excel and/or real estate related software.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, logical thinking, and a positive attitude to develop solutions quickly.
• Ability to identify key issues and patterns from partial or conflicting data, and take a broad perspective to spot new, less obvious solutions.

Nice to have

• Strong finance background and CA (Inter).

Details

• Location: On-site, Gurugram.
• Scheduled weekly hours: 40.