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 over $315 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 $78 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

This role is responsible for the European Corporate accounting function, leading financial control management and management of a finance team based in London, Spain and offshore in India. The financial control function will oversee all financial procedures, policies, balance sheets and reporting of results for the European business.

The Financial controller will have overall responsibility of reporting to US and external statutory reporting requirements.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Role Responsibilities:

• Manage the monthly reporting and deliver the Europe Corporate financial results in accordance with the group timetable
• Lead the business partnering process with key budget stakeholders.
• Management of the European Corporate Finance team based in London with focus on support, development, performance and efficiency.
• Management and control of the Europe balance sheet, ensuring monthly reconciliations are prepared, and reviewed in a timely manner.
• Establishes and implements financial process and supports a culture of continuous improvements.
• Lead the annual audit process for all corporate entities and ensure all implemented controls and processes adhere to appropriate accounting principles, including owning the relationship with external auditors.
• Timely preparation of required statutory financial statements in accordance with IFRS.
• Management of applicable tax filings
• Establishes policies and procedures in conjunction with the Senior Corporate Finance Director.
• Working capital management and forecasting (capital calls and income distributions).
• Assistance with financial system integrations and planning.
• Monitor and document internal and external reporting requirements.
• Prepare technical accounting papers for corporate transactions and new reporting standards
• Ad-hoc requests from investors and stakeholders.
• Take an active lead in supporting the FP&A Controller  during the annual business plan and reforecast cycles.

Organisational Responsibilities:

• Follows established policies and procedures by monitoring and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, organisational standards, and operational processes related to area(s) of responsibility and reporting violations or infractions to appropriate individual(s).
• Demonstrates appropriate safe behaviours in accordance with Company, property, and departmental policies, procedures, and standards by immediately reporting any mechanical or electrical equipment malfunctions, employee/visitor/resident injuries or accidents, or other safety issues to appropriate individual(s).
• Identifies areas for improvement, offers suggestions to improve efficiency and productivity, and implements ideas that achieve operational excellence.
• Keeps abreast of current changes in technology, processes, and standards within the industry and area(s) of responsibility by attending internal and external training classes.

Role Scope:

• The role has two primary direct reports with overall management of a team of five.
• Line management, development and coaching of professional report(s).
• Scope of role is Pan European and will require an ability to demonstrate flexibility to the different cultural and working styles of our European Countries and an ability to have or build knowledge of European compliance requirements.
• The role is based in the London Office.

Key Relationships:

• Senior Director, Corporate Finance (Line Manager).
• Head Office budget stakeholders
• Property, Development and Investment Finance Team across Europe.
• External auditors.