Financial Accounting Analyst (Real Estate Operations)

The Real Estate Controls department is responsible for managing, developing and executing the financial accounting functions for both Corporate Real Estate Operations and Design and Delivery as it relates to the domestic and international real estate portfolio. Real Estate Controls is responsible for forecasting, analyzing, and solving self-identified issues on Capital Projects and Campus Operational spend. Additionally, the team uses data to analyze issues or trends, develop performance metrics and set targets for improvement. Real Estate Controls ensures that all financial processes and policies are in alignment with corporate guidelines.

The Analyst is responsible for managing, developing and executing the financial and accounting processes and functions in alignment with the Real Estate Operations team’s financial objectives.

This position is responsible for forecasting, analyzing, and solving self-identified issues with Real Estate Operations Operational spend. This position is also responsible for using data to analyze issues or trends, develop performance metrics and set targets for improvement. This position is the main point of contact with regard to financial and accounting reporting and models as related to the projects spend they manage with budgetary responsibilities of $20M. Projects range from basic to moderately complex, with a high volume of projects managed simultaneously.

Responsibilities of & Requirements for the Role:

• Provides analyses and resolutions for contract/PO, financial budgetary systems, and billing issues through collaboration with Sourcing & Procurement, Finance, Real Estate Operations, AP and others on a regular basis.
• Prepares and reviews all contract and change order requests ensuring vendor compliance with executed contract agreement and TWDC corporate/department policies
• Researches and identifies issues and trends for financial or projects status reporting; provide analysis of forecasted and projected amounts against final costs
• Provides exceptional oral and written communication skills and professionalism to interface and facilitate relationships with all levels of management and business units
• Manages all Real Estate Operations annual maintenance contracts and 50 campus utility vendor accounts with the ability to process invoices, participate in account audits, and act has sole contact for account issues
• Reviews and circulates for approval all invoices for expense projects including validation of required vendor backup documentation
• Leads and oversees Real Estate Operations operational spend with budgetary requirements up to $20M
• Reviews and processes all operation commitment requests in order to assist Real Estate Operations with campus maintenance
• Ensures application of department policies and procedures to all capital project vendors by attending and presenting at capital project kickoff meetings
• Recommends financial and project courses of action and potential/expected results to management and impacted businesses while taking proactive initiative to complete tasks and resolve issues
• Prepares and submits closure requests for Real Estate Operations operating purchase orders
• Prepares ad hoc and special project reporting as needed by the business and as assigned by the Department Manager/Senior Manager.
• Provides transactional and data entry support to Controls team by; performing all SAP service entries, posting development cost reports, requesting vendor set-ups, and generating Real Estate Operations shopping carts

Basic Qualifications:

• Strong understanding and skills with SAP, financial/project management systems development and implementation plans and training procedures
• Proven application of the principles of supervision, training, motivation, and performance evaluation
• Able to demonstrate and provide critical and complex problem solving techniques and resolutions while maintaining relationships with clients in a high stress environment
• Direct experience in successfully developing strategies and managing key milestones for projects and/or annual plans
• Strong understanding and ability to analyze, interpret and prepare financial statements and reports
• 2+ years of work experience
• Strong understanding and ability to demonstrate principles and techniques of General Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP"), Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB), financial reporting, forecasting and analysis
• Intermediate understanding of real estate development and property management
• Strong understanding of key policies, procedures, functions in the Accounting and Finance department and the Administrative Services division
• Strong ability to design and implement new, improved fiscal reporting systems, including computerized systems
• Detailed understanding of management information systems
• Strong understanding and ability to facilitate internal auditing procedures, external audit procedures, government accounting and principles, and practices of budget development/ administration

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preference is to have 3-5 years of relevant work experience and proven record and ability to work with diverse audiences
• 2-5 years of development accounting or operational accounting experience and/or 1-2 years of Disney project management experience

Required Education

• College degree (or equivalent work experience) required in a core discipline such as Accounting, Business, Business Administration, Finance or a related area of study

Preferred Education

• Masters degree/CPA preferred (or equivalent work experience) required in Accounting, Business, Business Administration, Finance or a related area of study including real estate accounting, construction accounting, and/or real estate project management.

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