Staff Accountant at GGP in New York, NY

Summary: Brookfield Properties is a leading real estate company, and they are seeking a Staff Accountant to join their Corporate Accounting team in New York. The role involves maintaining financial records for corporate entities, coordinating with various finance teams, and assisting with audits and financial statements. Responsibilities: - Maintain closing balance support and roll-forward reconciliations for relevant balances within corporate entities - Prepare entries based on steps memos as it relates to the corporate entities, coordinating with treasury, tax, legal and other impacted finance teams on any required changes - Coordinate monthly intercompany confirmations with the U.S. Core Office regional contacts and prepare monthly reconciliations - Work with treasury on corporate cash management, engaging tax and legal to ensure appropriate treatment and timely documentation of cash movements and transactions - Prepare information for BPY custody audits, ensuring relevant cash account and investment information are provided and reconciled in a timely manner - Assist in the preparation of analysis for the submission of the quarterly results for the purposes of BPY listed reporting - Assist with the preparation of legal entity financial statements for tax and compliance quarterly and ad hoc requirements, including lender statements and IFRS tax provision - Provide tax with information required for the annual tax return process, including support for historical filings in the event of an audit - Respond to requests from external auditors relating to the corporate ledgers - Assist Senior Management on routine and special projects as needed Required Qualifications: - Minimum Bachelor's degree; 1–2 years of experience desired - Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, and confident working with large amounts of data - Strong interpersonal skills, and ability to build relationships and work with professionals around the organization - Flexible, able to work with changing priorities, meets deadlines, prioritize, and work well independently - Ability to handle a large volume of work with tight deadlines, and ad-hoc requests as required - Team player with positive attitude and pro-active approach to work - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to describe complex accounting concepts in a clear and concise manner - Strategic thinker with ability to think outside the box, to improve upon existing processes or the implementation of new processes Preferred Qualifications: - Pursuing CPA desired - Experience with IFRS desired, but not required - Experience with Yardi and OneStream desired Required Skills: Corporate accounting, IFRS, Microsoft Excel, Yardi, OneStream, CPA pursuit, Written and verbal communication, Strategic thinking Benefits: 401K matching, Tuition reimbursement, Summer Fridays, Paid maternity leave, Medical & Pharmacy Coverage: Yes, under Brookfield Medical Plan, Dental Coverage: Yes, under Brookfield Medical Plan, Vision Coverage: Yes, under Brookfield Medical Plan, Employer-paid life & short/long term disability