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Infrastructure Asset Accountant

1 month ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Harrison Street Full time
Harrison Street is a leading investment management firm exclusively focused on alternative real assets.

Headquartered in Chicago with offices in Berlin, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, New York, Tokyo, Toronto, San Francisco, and Washington DC, the Firm has more than 260-employees and nearly $56 billion in assets under management.

Clients of the Firm include a global institutional investor base domiciled in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Latin America.


The Firm is seeking to hire an Accountant to lead efforts for its Infrastructure Services Company, a new business line within the firm that performs day-to-day cash management, financial reporting, and operations services for various renewable energy assets owned by Harrison Street's infrastructure fund.

The Accountant will join a rapidly growing team and business within the Firm and will have an opportunity to add to their initial responsibilities over time and gain exposure to other areas of the Firm's infrastructure businesses.

The role will involve working closely with the infrastructure team's asset management, portfolio management, and fund accounting teams in an effort to scale the Infrastructure Services Company and expand its scope to district energy assets in addition to renewables.

The ideal candidate will have at least five to ten years of accounting experience and be comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial team environment.

This position will be based in the firm's Chicago office.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

Manage the monthly books closing process for multiple assets
Post journal entries; balance and reconcile accounts; prepare adjustments as needed
Track and record receivables and payables, including processing payables and entering invoices
Prepare and post accrual entries with supporting documentation
Prepare quarterly distribution calculations
Perform bank reconciliation and monitor cash positions at the underlying assets and/or lower-tier holding companies for such assets
Oversee implementation of accounting software and establish chart of accounts
Prepare monthly financial package including trial balance and GL, and perform P&L variance analysis
Facilitate year-end asset and portfolio-level audits

Prepare quarterly financial statements and ensure asset-level reporting requirements are met per existing agreements with lenders, tax equity providers, etc.

Prepare and maintain annual budgets for assets managed
Monitor hedges and swaps with respect to project/portfolio level debt
Perform construction accounting during project builds
Prepare and timely file all state sales and use tax returns, including any excise tax returns and related filings
Manage all aspects of the property tax compliance process and ensure returns are filed timely and accurately
Coordinate and collaborate with other in-house tax professionals and external advisors to prepare quarterly provision and income tax returns
Other duties and ad hoc initiatives as assigned

Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
A minimum of 5+ years of accounting experience
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
Sound knowledge of accounting principles, standards, and regulations
Strong analytical skills
Detail-oriented with a passion for accuracy
Effective problem-solving and time management skills
Highly organized
Entrepreneurial-minded
Works well in a team environment

Benefits:
Strong medical, dental and vision plans
Flexible Spending Accounts & Dependent Care Account (with employer match)
Life, accidental death and disability plans
Commuter Reimbursement Program (with employer match)
Employee assistance programs
401K plan with Harrison Street contribution
13 paid holidays and Flex Fridays
16-week paid parental leave
Wellness room for nursing mothers
Monthly cell phone bill reimbursement
Professional development stipend
Wellness & Charitable Contribution Programs
Manager trainings and employee development opportunities
Dress for your day


Harrison Street is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.


If you require accessibility assistance applying for open positions, please contact our ADA Accessible Line at or All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

Harrison Street does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes.

Harrison Street will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Harrison Street.

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