Property Accounting Lead Continental Europe

Always wanted to challenge the obvious and make great things happen? At Goodman we create space for your greatness.

As Goodman continues to grow, we are expanding our Asset Management team to include a dedicated Team Lead Property Accounting for our Continental European (CE) logistics real estate portfolio. In this role, you will report directly into the lead of asset management, will be responsible to lead the property accounting teams across CE, set the standards, ensure compliance, and coordinate with local teams to maintain high quality standards across a portfolio of 100+ properties. You will join a dynamic team of professionals, all committed to excel and eager to welcome you onboard.

 More concretely, this means you will get the opportunity to:

• Strategic Leadership
  
  
  
  • Develop and execute a comprehensive property accounting strategy for the CE logistics portfolio
  
  
  • Guide and coach teams spread across Europe to ensure a harmonized and qualitative property management approach
  
  
  • Maintain and further build a strong team to ensure strategic goals are met through upskilling and recruitment
  
  
  • Sourcing and onboarding of new team resources
  
  
  
  


• Define and implement standards for property accounting
  
  
  
  • Develop and document CE-wide processes and best practices for property accounting (collections, processing of incoming invoices, invoicing,...)
  
  
  • Coordinate the rollout of operational standards and training of the teams
  
  
  • Monitor consistency and quality of execution across countries
  
  
  
  


• Ensure correct customer invoicing and collections across the CE portfolio
  
  
  
  • Oversee correctness of customer invoicing through rent invoicing, service charge reconciliations, recharges etc.
  
  
  • Ensure to maintain high standards of data quality and correctness of data for property financial and technical data
  
  
  • Ensure cross-portfolio compliance of our customers with lease obligations from a financial point of view (e.g. guarantees etc)
  
  
  • Oversee collection activities of late payments
  
  
  
  


• Drive digitalisation and technical system adoption
  
  
  
  • Act as subject matter expert for the roll out and further optimization of our softwares (Microsoft Dynamics)
  
  
  • Ensure system usage aligns with operational needs and KPIs
  
  
  • Identify further opportunities for automation and efficiency
  
  
  
  


• Monitor performance and enable continuous improvement
  
  
  
  • Track financial KPIs
  
  
  • Escalate KPIs at risk and initiate action plans with relevant stakeholders
  
  
  • Support implementation of CE-wide initiatives to improve efficiency and performance
  
  
  • Facilitate knowledge sharing across teams and geographies
  
  
  
  


• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders
  
  
  
  
  • Act as central point of coordination for CE-wide property accounting topics
  
  
  • Liaise with local team members and other Goodman CE teams on staffing of projects/initiatives and prioritisation
  
  
  • Ensure clear and consistent communication across all levels
  
  
  
  

Do you recognize yourself?

• 7+ years of experience


• Willingness to travel bi-weekly within Continental Europe (Paris, Düsseldorf, Amsterdam)


• Experience in property accounting, lease accounting or similar experience (AP/AR, service charge accounting, reconciliations)


• Experience in people management (international experience is a plus)


• Knowledge of the Real Estate sector is a plus


• Systemic thinking and process mindset


• Can do and problem-solving attitude


• Improvement mindset – seeking efficiencies


• Strong communicator


• Affinity and interest in technology & IT tools


• Excellent written and spoken knowledge of English


• Team player: The ability to work both independently and within a team environment, coordinating several internal stakeholders simultaneously


• Ability to combine a helicopter view with a good eye for detail

Not sure if you fit the profile? Let’s find out together!

But first, let us introduce ourselves a little more: 

Goodman Group is a provider of essential infrastructure. We own, develop and manage high quality, sustainable logistics properties and data centers in major global cities, that are critical to the digital economy. Goodman operates in key consumer markets in 15 countries across Asia Pacific, Europe and the Americas. We are the largest property group listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and invest significantly alongside our capital partners in our investment Partnerships. Our Continental European headquarter is based in Belgium and we are active in 7 European countries, including offices in Amsterdam, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Munich, Luxembourg, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan and Paris. 

Our culture is based on collaboration, ownership and seizing the opportunity. We take full responsibility for our work, support each other’s success and make room for growth for everyone. 

How do we look at the world of tomorrow? 

At Goodman we believe we all have a role to play in safeguarding the future for next generations. Therefore, sustainability is the driving force behind everything we do. Not only do we foster a sustainable and inclusive working environment for all our employees but also, throughout all our projects, we are continuously engaged in a process to assess its sustainability. Each aspect of the properties’ lifecycle is scrutinized on its future proofness for decades to come, resulting in a low ecological footprint over time. At Goodman, we believe it’s not enough to talk the talk — we also need to walk the walk.