Director - Property and Development Accounting - Land

Responsibilities

• Communicate and coordinate effectively with Hines functional groups (e.g., Tax, Accounts Payable, Finance Business Partners, Transactions) and appropriate representatives of external parties
• Treasury functions including review of bank reconciliations and contribution/distribution calculations and understanding cash flow projections
• Review and approve funding requests to investors and lenders
• Review and approve reserves and write-offs in accordance with governing agreements
• Maintain working knowledge of, and compliance with, various legal documents, including but not limited to: Loan agreements, JV agreements, Property Management agreements, leases, etc.
• Ensure all accounting records and reports are maintained in a timely, accurately and in accordance with GAAP or other basis of accounting
• General ledger review and analysis
• Review and confirm integrity of monthly and quarterly reporting for property(s) or project(s)
• Accounting position memos documenting accounting treatment of new/unusual items
• Maintain / Interpret internal controls through documented policies and procedures to ensure accounting record integrity, reliability and asset preservation
• Analyze/Assess merits of new programs, technology, etc.
• Identify risks; propose and implement risk mitigation strategies
• Work with Head of Department/VP-Controller, etc. to address issues / needs of the department and assist with administration of projects in the group
• Review ad hoc reports generated for upper management and external users as well as other significant internal and external reports

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or related discipline from an accredited institution
• CPA required
• Three or more years of prior management experience required
• Six or more years professional accounting experience, preferably a combination of public and industry
• Public accounting experience is strongly preferred
• Commercial real estate accounting required
• Tax experience preferred
• Effective people management skills
• Strong analytical, organizational, and coordination skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Possess initiative to assume additional responsibilities
• Exchange ideas, information, and opinions with others to arrive at decisions or solutions
• Work overtime as business needs deem appropriate