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Accounting Assistant

4 months ago

Chicago, United States JLL Full time
LaSalle Investment Management ("LaSalle") is a global real estate investment manager with $89 billion of private and public real estate assets under management and over 900 people in 13 countries. Our diverse investor base includes public and private pension funds, insurance companies, governments, endowments, and high net worth investors from across the globe. LaSalle sponsors private custom accounts, private open and closed-end commingled funds, and public real estate securities programs. As a wholly-owned member of JLL, LaSalle's investment teams also draw on the intelligence and resources of its parent company, providing unique access to market opportunities and key industry leaders.

At LaSalle, we deliver investment performance for a better tomorrow for all our stakeholders. We believe investment performance can be impacted by physical climate hazards as well as sustainability-related market and regulatory changes. We integrate sustainability into our portfolio construction, acquisitions, and asset management activities to maximize value for our clients.

Objective of Role:

LaSalle Investment Management is currently seeking an Accounting Assistant. This individual will serve in a supporting role to assist with defined tasks involving data entry, basic-level accounting / bookkeeping, and transaction processing for a number of real estate investment portfolios. This individual will report to the Accounting Assistant Lead.

Accountabilities:
Assist accounting team with data entry, transaction processing and financial reporting, including:
Track cash activity and reconcile cash accounts using the Yardi accounting system.

Basic entity setups in Yardi accounting system.

Coordinate with property management accountants to process cash distributions.

Compile and send wire transfer requests to cash management team using appropriate system.

Record journal entries in general ledger.

Enter general ledger data to depreciation system, performance measurement system and other ancillary systems.

Assemble and distribute financial reports including monthly and quarterly investor reports, documentation for independent auditors, supporting schedules and reports from general ledger and ancillary systems

Manage processing of disbursements for several accounting teams
Vendor setups in Yardi accounting system.

Enter invoices into accounts payable system.

Coordinate payment approvals.

Process checks and obtain second signatures as necessary.

Complete related record-keeping.

Provide miscellaneous clerical support, including:
Send fax, Fed Ex, USPS packages

Convert documents to PDF format.

Reserve conference rooms and make other arrangements for business meetings

Process documents for signature

Required Qualifications & Experience:
Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in a bookkeeping / accounting support role.

Significant college-level coursework in accounting / bookkeeping.

Excellent communication and inter-personal skills

Ability to work in a team environment supporting multiple managers

Ability to think creatively and to solve problems

Extremely organized with ability to manage multiple tasks

Detail oriented with high level of accuracy in output

Strong knowledge of bookkeeping concepts

Strongly proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel

Experience using Yardi is a plus
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