Senior Controller

Overview

Senior Controller managing accounting, reporting, and liaison duties across global subsidiaries

Key Responsibilities

• account reconciliation
• cash management
• expense accruals
• lender reporting
• tax filings
• intercompany payments

Tasks

Reporting into the Associate Director, the Senior Controller will be responsible for supporting the local accounting team and acting as a liaison between the US and global regional accounting teams. This role will also collaborate with and interact with the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team. -Establish understanding of all partnership agreements, ensuring full compliance with all loan documentation, if applicable, and that financial statements accurately reflect the terms of such agreements. -Collaborate with FP&A team as part of the quarterly budgeting/reforecast process with respect to accounting related costs. -Ensure clearing accounts are reconciled to zero -Prepare lead schedules, in addition to a standard workpaper package and any special financial analysis for corporate entities (management company and/or related general partner companies) -Oversee expense accruals, fee accruals (non-automated) & cash adjustments -Review lender draw requests -Prepare account reconciliations and provide accounting support for global subsidiaries. -Review quarterly lender reporting requirements -Establish a level of communication with colleagues globally to ensure consistency in process and to attain the highest level of efficiency and effectiveness possible from accounting applications. -Daily cash management, review of monthly bank reconciliations which includes the journal entries to post all cash receipts to the accounting system, for all corporate accounts -Complete the daily and monthly process -Serve as resource to TSP staff regarding corporate accounting issues by responding to accounting inquiries. -Review intercompany reconciliations with TS foreign subsidiaries, including FX translation adjustments. -Record M-1 adjustments in Tax Posting Layer accounting system to ensure accounts agree to final balances as included as part of the consolidated tax basis financials and agree with tax returns. -Prepare regional tax templates -Review and approve payments, which includes the journal entries required to post such payments to the accounting system. -Review ad hoc reports, as required by FP&A, for inclusion in the monthly management report -Work closely with global corporate controllers on balance sheet and P&L intercompany eliminations. -Work closely with fund and property controllers completing corporate recharge and ensuring timely reimbursement -Work closely with FP&A team reviewing budget to actual variances on significant GL accounts and providing commentary to upper management. -Responsible for preparation of special schedules including, but not limited to information necessary to prepare tax filings in different jurisdictions, including keeping track of payment dates (annual, quarterly) -Confirm intercompany balances and coordinate intercompany loan payments -Prepare and review, as applicable, third-party invoicing and requests initiated by CBRE and other third-party providers for recharge corrections

Requirements

• english
• microsoft d365
• tableau
• excel
• cpa
• 5-7 yrs

What You Bring

-Ability to understand and communicate in English, both verbally and written. -Knowledge of Microsoft D365 and Tableau, but not essential. -Strong understanding of Microsoft Office, with a strong focus on Excel (including pivot tables, Vlookups, etc…) -5-7 years of experience in accounting role, CPA with public accounting experience preferred, but not required. -Ability to and has sufficient knowledge of computer software currently utilized by the Company. -Ability to operate computer system and effectively input and upload/download pertinent information. -Ability to effectively listen to co-workers and respond to their requests.

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Benefits

The base compensation range for this role is $110,000 to $130,000. This role is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, as well as access to our comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, 401(k) plan (with matching contributions), wellness benefits and all other benefits afforded to full-time Tishman Speyer employees. This base range reflects a number of factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skill sets, and/or licensure required of an individual in this particular role. The base range is also specific to members of Tishman Speyer’s New York team, as we’ve considered factors specific to this geography.

About Tishman Speyer

-the firm has grown into a global developer shaping city skylines. -it invests in high-profile projects like Rockefeller Center and The Spiral. -Its typical projects include skyscrapers, residential towers, retail hubs and mixed-use campuses across major capitals. -It delivers end-to-end real estate services: development, fund management, property and leasing management. -Standout facts: it transformed Rockefeller Center, pioneered co-working spaces under “Studio,” and developed The Spiral with spiral gardens.

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