Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant, CoStar - London

Job Description

OVERVIEW

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces.  Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives. 

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers.  We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors.  We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation.  This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors.  By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate. 

CoStar is the global leader in commercial real estate information, analytics and news. Commercial Real Estate industry professionals around the globe use CoStar to access the most comprehensive data to make decisions with confidence. CoStar delivers immediate, verified commercial real estate information on over 5.9 million properties across every market. 

Learn more about CoStar.

DESCRIPTION

At CoStar Group, our finance group centralises transaction processes, providing accurate reporting, financial resolutions, and proper forecasting analysis. Joining the team offers access to financial specialisations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash and asset management, client contracts and billing, and revenue recognition.  

The Senior Accountant will be primarily responsible for assisting in the monthly close process, including preparation of monthly journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analyses related to the monthly results.  Other responsibilities for this position include assisting in implementation of changes and enhancements to the Company’s Enterprise Resource Planning system. This position will also work with the Financial Planning and Analysis team and meet with various other departments to understand fluctuations from budget and forecast and to help enhance our month-end close processes. This position may also get exposure to technical accounting issues, including business combinations and integrations, and have interactions with our external auditors. 

  
 
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Preparation of monthly journal entries and supporting schedules and review of monthly financial results 
• Assistance with special projects within department or as part of cross-functional teams 
• Work with external auditors and facilitate review of the close process, account reconciliations and variance analyses 
• Ensure timely monthly close and accurate monthly results 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Chartered Accountancy qualification
• Strong accounting experience gained working in a large international public company and/or Big 4 accounting firm
• Strong knowledge of GAAP
• Understanding of SOX controls environment desirable
• Experience of working to a monthly close cadence
• Strong project management, time management and communication skills
• Ability to think critically and analyze data effectively
• Ideally proficient in one or more European languages, specifically Spanish, German or French

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Working at CoStar Group means you’ll enjoy a culture of collaboration and innovation that attracts the best and brightest across a broad range of disciplines. As well as having an outstanding working environment based in iconic buildings the Shard and Blue Fin or one of our key UK-wide hubs. Other perks include full private medical cover, dental cover, Life Assurance and member rewards, 28 days annual leave, a competitive pension, season ticket loans, enhanced maternity and paternity pay and much more!

At CoStar, we recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality. We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – men and women, people of all ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions and beliefs. However, we particularly encourage applications from women, disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, as these groups are underrepresented throughout the commercial real estate industry.

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CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing