This role is an integral part of Digital Realty’s EMEA Finance Ops team and will play a pivotal role in achieving the EMEA Finance Ops team’s objectives and deliverables. The primary responsibility of the position is role is to manage a portfolio of ledgers and legal entities (for example, operating entities, real estate holding entities & management companies) across Europe for monthly group reporting under US GAAP, leading local statutory reporting under both IFRS and local GAAP, including facilitating annual external audits and maintaining local compliance.
What You’ll do:
1. Lead the monthly, quarterly & annual group reporting under US GAAP, IFRS and local GAAP for a portfolio of entities and accounting at a property level
2. Ownership of various finance functional areas for a number of properties which feed into the set of books, including Fixed Assets, Intercompany, AR, Bank & Cash, AP, VAT, etc.
3. Work in a team of accountants & assistant accountants with responsibilities across other functional areas, such as Construction Accounting, Treasury, Tax, SOX compliance/ Internal Control, etc.
4. Review & process all transactions for your ledgers. Prepare & review all balance sheet accounts as part of month end close controls, including pro-active follow-up to remove reconciling items
What You’ll need:
5. Qualified accountant, from a top accountancy firm
6. Solid experience of IFRS, UK/Irish GAAP & US GAAP
7. Real estate accounting experience & knowledge of lease accounting concepts advantageous
8. Understanding & working knowledge of internal control over financial reporting, in order to be in control as a company and to be compliant in a SOX-environment
9. Strong systems knowledge and intermediate/advanced Excel skills are required
Finance
Our Finance team works in one of the world’s fastest growing and most
exciting business sectors. We use our financial expertise and commercial
awareness to support and develop an international, publicly-listed
organization. From managing budgets to financial planning, we deliver a
full range of finance and accounting services to help our business stay on
track and meet our goals. We also have other specialist areas of expertise
including Portfolio Management and Lease Administration.
Region: EMEA
Interxion: A Digital Realty Company, is a leading provider of carrier- and
cloud-neutral data centre services across EMEA. With more than 700
connectivity providers in over 100 data centres across 13 European countries,
we are at the heart of the internet – powering finance, communication,
healthcare, creativity, entertainment, life. As part of Digital Realty, our
customers now have access to 50 metros across six continents. We’ve 2,800+
colleagues around the world who work together, come up with life-changing
solutions and create connections that matter every day .
What we can offer you
Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be
part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to
understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.
Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive
environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part
of our team, you’ll get to work with people from different business
areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into
action. We’ll also give you plenty of development opportunities so
you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.
This is an exciting time to join our business so apply now and make
your mark on our future.