Manager - Controllership

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What this job involves:

• Joins JLL’s Capital Markets Services controllership team as a Controllership Manager with responsibility for all aspects of accounting and reporting for JLL’s broker-dealer, JLL Securities LLC. 
• This position combines technical accounting expertise with strategic business partnership, supporting SEC reporting requirements while driving process improvements in a fast-paced commercial real estate environment. 
• You'll perform a variety of professional level accounting duties involved in preparing, maintaining, analysing, verifying, and reconciling moderately complex financial transactions, statements, records, and reports.  You will maintain the accuracy of the ledgers and financial systems, perform month, quarter and year end closing procedures, prepare monthly and annual stand-alone financial reports, work directly with the FINOP and Chief Compliance Officer to ensure proper segregation and reporting of JLL Securities transactions, facilitate the annual audit, and act as the accounting and finance guru for JLL Securities.   

What your day-to-day will look like:

• Own and understand all aspects of the JLL Securities general ledger and stand-alone reporting
• Record month-end journal entries and provide support, as needed, for monthly, quarterly and annual financial statement analyses
• Perform monthly balance sheet and income statement reconciliations in a timely and accurate manner, escalating issues as necessary
• Review individual security transactions and agreements to ensure revenue recognition requirements are met and are properly documented to FINRA standards, lead quarterly meeting with key stakeholders
• Ensure proper accounting treatment is applied to all transactions and expenses adhere to US GAAP and SOX regulatory reporting requirements
• Work with the FINOP to calculate and maintain a net capital usage schedule in compliance with FOCUS requirements
• Prepare and issue stand-alone financial statements for filing with the SEC and FINRA
• Facilitate annual SOX compliance and financial statement audits, walking through key controls, providing audit schedules and answering auditor questions 
• Identify opportunities for improvement to JLL Securities’ accounting processes and controls with a focus on finding efficiencies while maintaining quality of financial information
• Participate, as time allows, in ad hoc projects that further the strategic initiatives of JLL’s Capital Markets Services team and JLL’s Global organization 
• Coordinate and collaborate with Capital Markets Services, Regional and Global JLL teams

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA a plus

• 7-10 years of accounting experience
• Real Estate experience preferred
• Supervisory experience a plus
• Advanced accounting and analytical skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other spreadsheet applications required; experience with PeopleSoft a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated consistency in values, principles and work ethic
• Ability to work independently and within a team to build relationships and interact effectively with business partners
• Ability to multi-task, work successfully under pressure, and effectively prioritize and manage time and workload to meet client needs
• Willingness to take on new challenges, responsibilities, and assignments
• Understanding of and commitment to internal and external client service
• A desire to work within a diverse, collaborative, and driven professional environment

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

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