Description

Your role

Lead the monthly, quarterly & annual group reporting under US GAAP and local GAAP for a portfolio of entities & property set of books
Ownership of numbers which feed into the set of books from various finance functional areas, including Fixed Assets, Inter company, AR, Bank & Cash, AP, VAT, etc.
Work in a matrix team of finance colleagues with responsibilities across other functional areas, such as Construction Accounting, Treasury, Tax, SOX, etc.
Review & process all transactions for your ledgers. Prepare & review all balance sheet accounts as part of month end close controls, including pro-active follow-up to remove reconciling items
Take responsibility & ownership for local statutory audits for several entities across Europe
Be a trusted colleague to internal teams such as asset management, sales, FP&A and site operations; as well as manage third-party service providers supporting local compliance & tax filings
Develop a deep understanding of Digital’s business to be able to input into standardisation of processes across the P2P, O2C and R2R functions, working with colleagues in Europe, Asia and the US.
Important contribution in the accounting and internal control systems, and be proactive in leading improvements focused on finance operational excellence
Embrace opportunities to be involved in integration and other finance projects
Actively seek out ad-hoc & non-routine tasks / projects to dynamically progress your career at Digital Realty

What you’ll need

Qualified or nearly qualified accountant, with experience in a multinational accounting environment
Experience being fully responsible for several ledger entities or ledgers for monthly HQ reporting & local compliance, including leading audits, VAT reporting and supporting the Tax Dept
Experience of IFRS, local GAAP and/or US GAAP beneficial
Real estate accounting experience & knowledge of lease accounting concepts advantageous
Understanding & working knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley
Strong systems knowledge and intermediate/advanced Excel skills are required

Accountant