Associate, Client Accounting

Job title: Associate, Client Accounting

Job description: About JLL –

We’re JLL—a leading professional services and investment management firm specializing in real estate. We have operations in over 80 countries and a workforce of over 98,000 individuals around the world who help real estate owners, occupiers and investors achieve their business ambitions. As a global Fortune 500 company, we also have an inherent responsibility to drive sustainability and corporate social responsibility. That’s why we’re committed to our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world. We’re using the most advanced technology to create rewarding opportunities, amazing spaces and sustainable real estate solutions for our clients, our people and our communities.

Our core values of teamwork, ethics and excellence are also fundamental to everything we do and we’re honored to be recognized with awards for our success by organizations both globally and locally.

Creating a diverse and inclusive culture where we all feel welcomed, valued and empowered to achieve our full potential is important to who we are today and where we’re headed in the future. And we know that unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives help us think bigger, spark innovation and succeed together.

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements below. We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

Jones Lang LaSalle is currently seeking a dynamic individual for the role of Financial Analyst to provide reliable, timely, and professional support to the Canadian business. The position entails working with a diverse group of internal and external Stakeholders at all levels of the organization, and the successful candidate will require the independent judgement to plan, prioritize, and organize a diverse workload.

Specific Duties:

In particular, you will be responsible for carrying out the following duties specific to your Position:

• Perform day-to-day funding and treasury related activities
• Prepare financial and operational analysis and reporting required for ad-hoc, month end, quarterly and year-end purposes
• Perform reconciliations across accounts and systems
• Prepare and properly document journal entries, as needed
• Prepare and track accruals and accrual entries, as needed
• Ensure compliance with both Jones Lang LaSalle Internal Audit and Client Accounting Services internal review standards
• Ensures client ad-hoc requests are completed in a timely manner as required
• Prepare interfaces to the client’s system (where required) and proper reconciliations
• Special projects and other functions as required by manager or client
• Perform additional job duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Post-secondary education in Finance, Commerce, Economics, Accounting, or HBA/BBA
• Strong Knowledge of Microsoft Access
• 1 to 3 years of relevant work experience required, or equivalent combination of education and work experience in financial analysis
• Experience in the commercial real estate sector is a definite asset
• Must have strong organizational and time management skills
• Must be able to adapt and prioritize, meeting deadlines, in a fast-paced environment
• May require on-call activity after regular office hours
• Must operate with a sense of urgency, quickly responding to Stakeholders
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must have excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Must have a professional yet personable demeanor
• Must be able to work well independently with an ability to work collaboratively with others
• Must demonstrate leadership, responsiveness, and accountability
• Must be detail oriented with strong analytical skills
• Must possess strong research skills
• Must be proactive and take initiative
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality, utilize judgment, and work with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated proficiency with all applicable software packages including but not limited to MS Windows; MS Office, including MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and Powerpoint; Adobe Professional, X, or Standard; and real estate accounting software, such as: JDE
• Fluency in French is a definite asset
• Experience in matrix management organization is an asset

What you can expect from us

We succeed together and believe the best inspire the best, so we invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our success.

Our Total Rewards program reflects our commitment to helping you achieve your career ambitions, recognizing your contributions, investing in your well-being and providing competitive benefits and pay.

We can’t wait to see where your ambitions take you at JLL. Apply today!

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