Controllership Senior Associate

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What this job involves:

As a Senior Accountant  within JLL’s controllership team, you'll play a vital role supporting financial operations across the LATAM region. This position combines technical accounting expertise with business partnership, where you'll be responsible for maintaining the integrity of JLL's financial statements while ensuring compliance with accounting standards and internal policies. You'll execute comprehensive accounting activities including month-end close processes, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial reporting that directly supports regional decision-making. Working closely with the LATAM Controller and cross-functional teams, you'll manage multi-currency accounting, coordinate audit activities, and contribute to process improvement initiatives. This position offers valuable exposure to international accounting operations, complex consolidation processes, and the opportunity to develop your technical skills within a dynamic real estate services environment. As part of a high-performing controllership function, you'll ensure financial accuracy and compliance while supporting JLL's strategic operations across the region.

What your day-to-day will look like:

Lead month-end close activities for assigned LATAM entities, ensure compliance with US GAAP, local accounting standards, and JLL policies.

Execute comprehensive balance sheet reconciliation processes, maintaining detailed account analyses, investigating variances, and ensuring timely resolution of reconciling items to support financial statement accuracy.

Manage multi-currency accounting activities including foreign exchange impact analysis, reviewing currency translations and revaluations to properly reflect financial results in accordance with accounting standards.

Prepare comprehensive P&L and Balance Sheet variance analysis, identifying trends and explaining financial performance drivers to support finance and business leadership with meaningful insights.

Coordinate and support internal and external audit activities, preparing thorough work papers, responding to auditor inquiries, and ensuring complete documentation of accounting processes and controls.

Partner effectively with other groups including JBS, Tax, Treasury Management, and Global Technical Accounting to ensure seamless coordination and accurate financial reporting across the organization.

Drive process improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities for enhanced efficiency, automation, and consistency in accounting operations, contributing to controllership excellence across the region.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field with 3+ years of progressive accounting experience in corporate environments, multinational organizations, or public accounting firms.

Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish required for effective communication with regional stakeholders, teams, and leadership throughout LATAM operations.

Strong knowledge of US GAAP with demonstrated ability to apply accounting standards and principles to complex transactions and conduct technical accounting research when needed.

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel including financial modeling, complex formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis capabilities essential for managing detailed financial information.

Experience with multi-currency accounting, consolidations, and foreign exchange concepts required to handle the complexity of international financial operations.

Proven analytical mindset with ability to review financial results, identify variances, investigate discrepancies, and communicate findings effectively to finance and business partners.

Strong attention to detail and accuracy with highly organized approach to managing multiple deliverables, deadlines, and competing priorities simultaneously across different time zones.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in professional services or multinational corporate environments providing exposure to diverse business models and complex organizational structures.

Knowledge of real estate accounting principles and lease accounting standards (ASC 842) beneficial for understanding industry-specific requirements and transactions.

Familiarity with enterprise financial systems such as PeopleSoft, Certinia, Oracle, or similar ERP platforms used for financial data management and reporting.

Experience with SOX compliance and internal controls testing valuable for supporting robust control environments and audit readiness.

Understanding of consolidation accounting processes and experience working with multiple legal entities within a corporate structure.

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

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