Staff Accountant

Description

Job Title: Staff Accountant

Location: Offenbach, Germany

Department: Finance and Accounting

Reports To: Controller EMEA

Who We Are

Our purpose at CloudHQ is to provide flexible, efficient and resilient data center solutions to businesses of all sizes. Our growing organization was founded by the pioneer of data center REITs. CloudHQ has state-of-the-art data center sites located in two Northern Virginia locations, as well as London, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Osaka, and Sao Paulo, and we anticipate exponential growth over the next several years both in the US and abroad.

What The Role Entails

CloudHQ is seeking one Staff Accountant to join our Corporate Operations Accounting team based in Offenbach, Germany. The successful candidate will provide support for the Accounting/Finance Team in the day-to-day operations and development of several large-scale data centers. The Staff Accountant will work with Property Management, Operations, and Accounting personnel as well as Executive level staff within our organization. The Staff Accountant will be responsible for the accurate and timely preparation of financial statements, monthly operational draws and general ledger account reconciliations. The successful candidate will be detail-oriented and able to succeed in a fast-past environment.

What You Will Get to Do

• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements including supporting workpaper packages
• Review corporate expense and overhead allocations
• Perform account variance analyses and reconciliations
• Prepare journal entries
• Review invoices for proper coding and prepare for payment
• Reconcile and review all inter-company transactions and generate invoices as necessary
• Financial statement consolidations
• Compile financial data and other audit requirements
• Prepare monthly tenant and customer invoices
• Assist with other accounting projects as needed
• Travel to sites, client meetings, training or conferences as requested and required
• Special projects, as assigned

Requirements

What You Bring to the Role

• University or college degree in accounting or accounting adjacent field is required
• Strong English skills are required
• One (1) to five (5) years in a professional business environment, public accounting and/or real estate industry
• Entrepreneurial and thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Superior organization skills with the ability to maintain progress against important deadlines.
• Able to manage multiple projects at the same time
• Demonstrated professional verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel and Word
• Strong sense of urgency to accomplish tasks on or ahead of schedule while still maintaining accuracy
• Strong business acumen with the ability to solve problems using analysis, technical and organizational expertise
• Exceptional attention to detail with a strong work ethic and self-motivation
• Responsible attitude with strong work ethic; leading by example in attendance, attitude and technical work product.
• Strong team skills work well with internal and external team members and drives execution through collaboration and networking
• Assertive personality style is needed to ensure that processes are completed and moving on to the next stage of completion
• Ability and willingness to respond to emails and phone calls after hours in the event of an emergency

Our Ideal Candidate Will Also Possess

• Bilanzbuchalter IHK (Certified Financial Accountant) or equivalent accounting qualification preferred
• Real estate accounting experience preferred
• Yardi software experience preferred
• Foreign currency and consolidation experience preferred
• German, French, and/or Italian language skills preferred

What We Offer

CloudHQ’s people and culture are the most enriching aspects that make us a great place to work. We are strengthened by industry experts who bring extensive knowledge, skill, and experience; leaders who bring vision, innovation and commitment to our people; and an expanding team of individuals who believe in that vision and bring their best to support their customers and team. Our employees enjoy competitive compensation and rewarding incentives, comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability), paid holidays, generous PTO, development opportunities, and the ability to closely impact and contribute to the growth of an exceptional organization.

Equal Employment Opportunity

CloudHQ is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status.