Overview:
When you join Hines, you will embark on a career journey fueled by vision and guided by leaders who set the standards of our industry. Our legacy is rooted in innovation and excellence, earning us a spot on Fast Company's esteemed annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies, as well as recognition as one of U.S. News & World Report's Best Companies to Work For in 2024. Discover endless opportunities to grow and make your mark at Hines.
Responsibilities:
As an Associate with Hines, you will:
* Full ownership from financial, accounting and tax perspective of current and future entities/vehicles in relation to investment properties managed by the deal team;
* Ensuring day-to-day finance tasks are undertaken in an accurate and efficient manner, specifically:
* Oversight (in conjunction with London and Luxembourg based Hines team and Italian Finance Managers) of external administrators and financial reporting function in relation to investment properties managed by the deal team;
* Where required implementation of procedures to improve processes with external administrator
* Quarterly and annual reports and financial statements.
* Oversight of forecast and periodic variance review
* Annual audited financial statements ‐ entity (including feeder vehicles) - including management of auditors;
* Capital statements, capital call notices and distribution notices to investors;
* Co-investor reporting
* Hines standard reporting
* Cash management ‐ entity (including feeder vehicles) accounting;
* Oversight of corporate platform for approval and disposition payments
* Tax compliance ‐ local jurisdiction ‐ including management of external tax advisers;
* Oversight of administrators on certain compliance matters (KYC / AML etc.);
* Oversight of administrators periodically NAV calculation;
* Overview of existing facility agreement of investment vehicles, ensuring the respect of obligations arising of such agreements;
* Negotiation of waivers, refinancing, amendments to the financing agreements;
* You will also be involved in new acquisition process from finance, tax and regulatory perspective, by supporting the finance manager in:
* Check of finance, tax and corporate assumptions in the Underwriting BP
* Review of tax structure memorandum concerning new acquisition
* Negotiation of TS and financing agreement with financing banks
* Set up of the investment structure (REIF or SPV) and negotiation of constitutional documents
* Coordination of KYC and compliance procedures
* Coordination of capital call and flow of funds
Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements include:
* Minimum a bachelor's degree in business with a specialist in accountancy
* Further demonstration of accounting qualifications and basic tax understanding
* Great Stakeholder Management skills with the ability to lead internal projects and processes as well as external advisors
* Highly structured and organized.
* Strong analytical skills
* Focused on detail
* Proficiency in financial software and systems including Excel
* Experience of working in an international organization will be an advantage
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