Harrison Street is a leading investment management firm exclusively focused on alternative real assets. Headquartered in Chicago and London with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia, the Firm has more than 280-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 Accounting Manager 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 Accounting Manager 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.
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