Accounting Manager / Controller

Bilingual Japanese Controller

International Real Estate Management company seeks a Bilingual Japanese Controller in the Manhattan Office. The company owns and manages a high-rise office building in a prime location in Midtown Manhattan.

Responsibilities :

• Monthly close of the books and records
• Ensuring compliance with US GAAP
• Understanding the importance of new accounting standards and their impact on financial reporting
• Influencing the future objectives of financial reporting through technology for automation
• Budgeting, forecasting, and function analysis for senior management
• Lead contact between management and Deloitte for annual audit requirements
• Leasing : critical evaluation of leasing transactions, strong straight-line rent preparation and execution for new and modified agreements, monitoring uncollectible rents and probability of collection for financial reporting requirements
• Controls : overview of the current business control processes and potential for enhancements, management level controls to enhance policies and procedures, managing risks for the parent company in Japan
• Lead the accounting department staff members through efficiency and educational viewpoints

Requirements :

Benefits :

Skill set : US GAAP, Commercial Real Estate Lease Accounting