Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a privately-held financial institution and has been a thought leader and solutions provider for almost 200 years. We serve the most sophisticated individuals and institutions with award-winning expertise in Investment Management, Private Banking, and Investor Services. Our 5,000 colleagues operate from 17 cities throughout North America, Europe and Asia..
BBH is committed to diversity, innovation and globalization. Our culture is driven by our goal to provide the best solutions and services to our clients and each other. Our Partnership structure creates a flat organization that promotes collaboration across all business lines. We believe that diverse ideas and the ability to come together globally across groups and borders are a competitive advantage. In order for all our teams to excel, members must trust each other and feel comfortable providing honest input from all perspectives.
This openness sparks innovation and agility, which adds to the entrepreneurial spirit and provides many more career opportunities for our staff. We are a group of high-performing, dedicated and caring professionals who believe that working together is the foundation for superior client service excellence.
As a BBH professional, your career path is yours to define. We take pride in our ability to retain our best employees. We help them manage their careers by moving top performers to new areas of BBH where their talents will make the greatest contribution. As soon as you walk through the doors at BBH, we provide you with the tools to help you succeed and grow your career.
The person filling this position will be responsible for the day to day accounting of companies (stand-alone). This includes the booking of daily cash movements, invoices and accruals (interest, fees, taxes) and respective reconciliation of the data.
Additionally the person has to adhere to monthly/quarterly/annual reporting requirements. Reporting can consist of Financial or Regulatory Reporting to either internal parties (BBH), Clients or the Luxembourg Regulatory body.
Besides the Accounting related tasks, the person filling this position will be responsible of maintaining the documents of real estate holdings and entities. The applicant needs an understanding of Fund structures, transaction financing, and the legal requirements in regard to Real Estate holdings.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintaining high quality operating standards, procedures and quality controls
- Ensure efficient operation of daily processing and functions, advise on workflow improvements
- Ensure adherence to all established procedures, best practices and controls
- Communicate professionally, and constructively to effectively address and resolve problems with other sections and departments
- Meeting monthly / quarterly reporting deadlines (statutory accounts, cash and bank reconciliations)
- Produce error-free statutory accounts on real estate funds
- Proper documentation and filing of accounting matters
- Proper documentation and filing of corporate actions and ad-hoc events
- Ensure accuracy, timeliness and completeness of all processes
- Respect internal accounting and reporting procedures
Candidate Profile
- University degree (bachelor) in Accounting / Finance or gained through experience
- 2 to 4 years of relevant experience
- Knowledge of and practical experience with general ledger (GL) systems
- Strong aptitude for numbers and figures
- Ability to work accurately while meeting strict deadlines
- Excellent analytical and communication skills
- Be able to work within a small team in a fast-moving / changing environment
- Fluency in English is mandatory; German and / or French is an asset
Key Competencies
- Communicates Effectively
- Fosters Team Spirit
- Is Adaptable
- Takes Initiative and Resumes Responsibility
- Drives Continues Improvement and Innovation
