Senior Accountant

CBRE; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious real estate firm seeks a Senior Accountant to enhance their UK Investment Accounting Team in Glasgow. The role involves preparing financial reports, managing audits, and contributing to diverse client portfolios, offering solid career development and a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in IFRS and FRS 102 financial statements.
• Preferred accounting qualification underway.
• Ability to analyze using technical expertise.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly and quarterly management accounts.
• Serve as the main contact for auditors and clients.
• Prepare annual financial statements and tax returns.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Organizational Skills

Detail-oriented

Microsoft Office Proficiency

Education

Accounting qualification (e.g., CA, ACCA, CIMA)

Job description

About the Role:

We are looking for a skilled Senior Accountant to join our dynamic UK Investment Accounting Team, where you will play a pivotal role in delivering top-tier financial services to a diverse portfolio of clients in the Real Estate sector. In this position, you will leverage your expertise in accounting principles to create, review, and streamline financial statements and management reports.

Our Investment, Accounting, and Reporting Solutions division operates on a global scale, with offices in the UK, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Germany, and Poland. As a Lead Accountant, you will work in close collaboration with a passionate and dedicated team, ensuring we provide exceptional services that meet the needs of our clients.

Responsibilities:

- Serve as the primary internal and external client contact, ensuring timely delivery of all reporting for your allocated client portfolio.

- Prepare monthly and quarterly management accounts including preparing and posting accrual journals and cash movements and reviewing property management reporting

- Prepare annual and interim financial statements in accordance with IFRS and FRS 102 for various entity types and jurisdictions

- Serve as the auditors main point of contact for you client portfolio, providing information as required

- Prepare information for tax advisors including CIT, VAT and CIS returns

- Assist with due diligence and NAV calculations related to the acquisition and disposal of entities and assets.

Qualifications:

- Working towards accounting qualification (e.g., CA, ACCA, or CIMA) is preferred, but not essential.

- Experience in preparing financial statements and accounting for transactions in accordance with IFRS and FRS 102.

- Ability to analyse potential solutions using technical expertise and sound judgment.

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products.

- Excellent organizational skills and a detail-oriented approach.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to advance your career in a reputable organization that values professionalism and teamwork. If you are ready to contribute to a high-performing team and support our clients' financial success, we encourage you to apply.

What We Offer:

- Competitive salary and benefits package

- Opportunity to work with a global team of experts

- Professional development and growth opportunities

- Collaborative and dynamic work environment

Working at CBRE

When you join CBRE you will have the support and resources of a global firm where an entrepreneurial mind-set is encouraged. You'll realize your potential with challenging work, fast-paced assignments, an environment of constant learning and commitment to results. To enable your success, we provide the best tools, training and leaders in the industry.

Our collaborative culture is built on our RISE values and reflects the needs and perspectives of our clients and our people. Our work is guided by our North Star: Creating the real estate solutions of tomorrow, so businesses and people thrive. This informs everything we do-from diversity, equity, and inclusion to sustainability initiatives to workplace safety and wellbeing. At CBRE, we believe that the more perspectives we have, the more dimensions we see. We welcome people with different backgrounds and experiences across industries to apply for open positions even if you do not match every element of the required skills. To discover more about what it's like to work at CBRE, visit Life at CBRE

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age

• Competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits
• Competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits