Senior Accountant

We offer an opportunity you simply won’t find anywhere else. In less than five years, Mileway has grown into Europe’s leader in last mile logistics real estate, with a 550-plus team across more than twenty-six offices in eleven countries._

We are looking for a **Senior Accountant** to join our amazing team in Valencia. In this position you will be part of Mileway’s Central Accounting team which belongs to our Investment Accounting department.

The Investment Accounting team is organised in regional teams following jurisdictions where logistics assets are held and is responsible for the day-to-day accounting operations and compliance of a large portfolio of real estate entities and investments (property and holding companies) throughout Europe.
Our Valencia-based team is responsible for handling and centralizing accounting and finance operations that are impacting several jurisdictions in Europe.

As Senior Accountant, working closely with the Finance Manager and the Accountants in charge, you will supervise the timely execution of tasks allocated to the team.
The position interacts daily with the dedicated Investment accounting country teams but also with other departments (legal and compliance, accounts payable, technical accounting team) thus requiring good communication and coordination skills.

**Working at Mileway**

We offer an opportunity you simply won’t find anywhere else. Launched in 2019, Mileway has rapidly grown into Europe’s leader in last-mile logistics real estate, with a team of over 550 across more than twenty offices in 11 countries. From the start, Mileway set out to be a different kind of real estate company, with a cloud-based IT infrastructure and a team that combines local expertise with the pooled strengths of a pan-European presence.

Our culture is fast-paced and highly international, with team members from more than 50 countries, bringing diverse perspectives and a “can-do” attitude to everything we do. While we have already achieved a lot, we’re only just getting started - our purpose is to be Europe’s leading provider of last mile logistics real estate, enabling businesses to thrive, driving sustainability forward, and shaping the cities of tomorrow. To get there, we live by our values: Drive, Trust, Grow, Together.

At Mileway, we believe company growth comes from supporting the growth of our combined capabilities. That’s why we offer an in-house learning & development program where personal, professional, and business development go hand in hand, helping you carve out your own unique career path. You’ll be based at our **Valencia**office. While we embrace a flexible approach to work, our policy requires working from the office three days a week. To support this, we provide a state-of-the-art technology package to keep you connected at all times.

**What you will do**
- Provide assistance and support to an accounting team
- Perform regular bookkeeping including, but not limited to, bank reconciliations, accruals, intercompany reconciliations, subledger checks, etc
- Perform reconciliations of various accounts, following up on potential open items
- Perform verifications in relation to classification and recording accounts payable data
- Reconcile accounts payable ledgers to ensure that all bills and payments are accounted for and properly posted
- Verify and investigate discrepancies by reconciling vendor accounts and monthly vendor statements
- Facilitate payment of invoices due by sending reminder to team members and ensuring workflows remain clear
- Understand expense accounts and cost centres
- Understand compliance issues around accounts payable processes (VAT, etc.)
- Improve existing systems and procedures, initiate corrective actions to deliver better consistency and controls within the team
- Monitor tax documentation collection and payments/refunds across the structure to ensure that payments are met in a timely manner
- Support investment accounting team with regular but also ad hoc financial information / analysis required as per financial reporting
- Take on ad-hoc Finance projects as required
- Lead a team of Accountants, drive their engagement and development.

**What you will bring**
- Min 5 years’ experience within an accounting function
- Bachelor's Degree in relevant field, such as Accounting, Business Administration or similar fields.
- Good understanding of bookkeeping and accounting principles
- Proven ability to calculate, post and manage accounting figures and financial records
- Experience handling large volumes of data
- Advanced Excel Skills & MS Office
- Experience in Yardi Voyager (desirable)
- Real Estate knowledge is a plus
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong sense of organization
- Fluent in English
- Our vision is to be the number one gateway to urban communities. To get there, we live our values: Drive, Trust, Grow, Together._