Accountant

Digital Realty; Dublin; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Realty in Dublin seeks a qualified accountant to lead monthly, quarterly and annual group reporting under US GAAP and local GAAP for a portfolio of entities and real estate holdings. You will own the numbers feeding multiple finance functions and partner with asset management, sales, FP&A, and site operations.

You will drive statutory audits across Europe, contribute to standardisation of P2P, O2C, and R2R processes, and support integration projects while ensuring compliant financial

Qualifications

• Qualified or nearly qualified accountant with multinational accounting experience.
• Experience owning ledgers for monthly HQ reporting and local compliance, including audits and VAT.
• Experience with IFRS, local GAAP and/or US GAAP.
• Real estate accounting knowledge and lease accounting concepts.
• Understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls.
• Strong systems knowledge and advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual group reporting under US GAAP and local GAAP for a portfolio of entities and property set of books.
• Own numbers feeding into the books from diverse finance areas such as Fixed Assets, Intercompany, AR, Bank & Cash, AP, VAT.
• Collaborate in a matrix finance team with Construction Accounting, Treasury, Tax, and SOX.
• Review transactions and balance sheet accounts as part of month-end close controls; follow up on reconciling items.
• Take responsibility for local statutory audits across Europe and liaise with management and external providers.
• Support internal teams (asset management, sales, FP&A, site operations) and external service providers for compliance & filings.
• Contribute to standardisation of processes across P2P, O2C, and R2R; participate in integration and finance projects.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

US GAAP knowledge

Real estate accounting

Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) understanding

Audit leadership

Multinational accounting

Excel skills

Education

Accounting qualification (ACCA/ACA/CPA)

Tools

Excel

Job description

• Lead the monthly, quarterly & annual group reporting under US GAAP and local GAAP for a portfolio of entities & property set of books
• Ownership of numbers which feed into the set of books from various finance functional areas, including Fixed Assets, Inter company, AR, Bank & Cash, AP, VAT, etc.
• Work in a matrix team of finance colleagues with responsibilities across other functional areas, such as Construction Accounting, Treasury, Tax, SOX, etc.
• 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
• Take responsibility & ownership for local statutory audits for several entities across Europe
• Be a trusted colleague to internal teams such as asset management, sales, FP&A and site operations; as well as manage third-party service providers supporting local compliance & tax filings
• Develop a deep understanding of Digital’s business to be able to input into standardisation of processes across the P2P, O2C and R2R functions, working with colleagues in Europe, Asia and the US.
• Important contribution in the accounting and internal control systems, and be proactive in leading improvements focused on finance operational excellence
• Embrace opportunities to be involved in integration and other finance projects
• Actively seek out ad-hoc & non-routine tasks / projects to dynamically progress your career at Digital Realty

Job Description

• Lead the monthly, quarterly & annual group reporting under US GAAP and local GAAP for a portfolio of entities & property set of books
• Ownership of numbers which feed into the set of books from various finance functional areas, including Fixed Assets, Inter company, AR, Bank & Cash, AP, VAT, etc.
• Work in a matrix team of finance colleagues with responsibilities across other functional areas, such as Construction Accounting, Treasury, Tax, SOX, etc.
• 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
• Take responsibility & ownership for local statutory audits for several entities across Europe
• Be a trusted colleague to internal teams such as asset management, sales, FP&A and site operations; as well as manage third-party service providers supporting local compliance & tax filings
• Develop a deep understanding of Digital’s business to be able to input into standardisation of processes across the P2P, O2C and R2R functions, working with colleagues in Europe, Asia and the US.
• Important contribution in the accounting and internal control systems, and be proactive in leading improvements focused on finance operational excellence
• Embrace opportunities to be involved in integration and other finance projects
• Actively seek out ad-hoc & non-routine tasks / projects to dynamically progress your career at Digital Realty

Your role

• Lead the monthly, quarterly & annual group reporting under US GAAP and local GAAP for a portfolio of entities & property set of books
• Ownership of numbers which feed into the set of books from various finance functional areas, including Fixed Assets, Inter company, AR, Bank & Cash, AP, VAT, etc.
• Work in a matrix team of finance colleagues with responsibilities across other functional areas, such as Construction Accounting, Treasury, Tax, SOX, etc.
• 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
• Take responsibility & ownership for local statutory audits for several entities across Europe
• Be a trusted colleague to internal teams such as asset management, sales, FP&A and site operations; as well as manage third-party service providers supporting local compliance & tax filings
• Develop a deep understanding of Digital’s business to be able to input into standardisation of processes across the P2P, O2C and R2R functions, working with colleagues in Europe, Asia and the US.
• Important contribution in the accounting and internal control systems, and be proactive in leading improvements focused on finance operational excellence
• Embrace opportunities to be involved in integration and other finance projects
• Actively seek out ad-hoc & non-routine tasks / projects to dynamically progress your career at Digital Realty

What You’ll Need

• Qualified or nearly qualified accountant, with experience in a multinational accounting environment
• Experience being fully responsible for several ledger entities or ledgers for monthly HQ reporting & local compliance, including leading audits, VAT reporting and supporting the Tax Dept
• Experience of IFRS, local GAAP and/or US GAAP beneficial
• Real estate accounting experience & knowledge of lease accounting concepts advantageous
• Understanding & working knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley
• Strong systems knowledge and intermediate/advanced Excel skills are required