[Hiring] Junior Analyst- Finance & Accounts @JLL

Role Description

Reporting to a Team Leader / Senior Analyst with a team size of 8-10 members, the Junior Analyst - Finance & Accounts will:

• Process various types of accounts payable transactions including supplier invoices & credit notes accurately and within agreed turnaround time.
• Initiate payment processing and regulate duplicate payment and process controls while ensuring all invoice payments are made on time.
• Ensure that each transaction follows the mandate and is approved by appropriate approvers in case system mandates are not in place.
• Communicate effectively and work closely with Site managers, Surveyors, Suppliers, and other finance functions in resolving matching, coding, funding, approval, etc. related issues via phone or email.
• Carry out Supplier reconciliation on calendar-based frequency or ad hoc as required by process accurately and within defined TAT.
• Display process ownership. Regularly follow up with all concerned teams to ensure suppliers get paid on time.
• Ensure 100% compliance to RICS & ISAE guidelines. No exceptions allowed.
• Process daily and weekly reports for multiple sites and vendors ensuring all deadlines are met in a high volume and exceptions driven environment.
• Ensure prioritisation & urgent payment requests are attended to promptly.
• Keep the Team Leader fully informed of all potential issues, challenges and KPI misses.
• Communicate with internal and external customers and suppliers, as needed.
• Maintain individual production logs as directed by the Team Leader.

Qualifications

• Accounting graduate with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience of real estate environment and accounting would be an added advantage.
• Dynamic and open to work on multiple systems and processes across Account Payables.
• Ability to multi-task, work effectively under pressure, prioritise, and manage workload to meet client needs.
• Maintain high level of accuracy.
• Demonstrate consistency in values, principles, and work ethic.
• Willingness to take on new challenges, responsibilities, and assignments.
• Understanding of and commitment to client services.
• A desire to work within a diverse, collaborative, and driven professional environment.
• Willingness to initiate discussions and collaborate with site staff and accountants to improve AP processes.
• Accuracy, promptness, and an eye for detail.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality concerning client financial data.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work overtime when required.

Requirements

• Responsible for processing of supplier invoices, on-time payment and manage exceptions processes.
• Responsible for completing supplier reconciliations and jointly conduct calls with UK teams.
• Identify and prevent duplicate invoices. Rigorously chase suppliers and site teams to recover monies.
• Minimise risk and provide improvement ideas to Team Leader.
• Ensure turnaround time and accuracy thresholds are met / exceeded every month.

Benefits

• Empower your ambitions through our dedicated Total Rewards Program.
• Competitive pay and benefits package.

Company Description

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading global provider of real estate and investment management services. We take our responsibility to protect the personal information provided to us seriously.