Accounting Associate
Blueground, Turkey
Job Description
At Blueground, we are guided by a vision to make people feel at home wherever they choose to live. By offering fully-furnished apartments that are move-in ready in the world’s most vibrant neighborhoods, we provide our guests with the opportunity to simply #ShowUpStartLiving. Behind the scenes, we strive for a tech-powered living experience that guests love, homed in an organization where great people are proud to work.
We’ve grown a lot since our founding in 2013. We are now hosting guests in more than 3,500 homes in 14 cities and we have raised more than $80m in funding to date.
What drives our success is how each of our team members applies our core values. To our team, Time is everything, and we cherish it greatly. For us, Excellence isn’t simply a standard, but an exciting way to look at life. We Care deeply about our clients and colleagues and never lose sight of the human element, which goes hand-in-hand with Transparency which we believe makes our day-to-day life easier.
We are looking to recruit an accounting professional to join our Turkish finance and accounting department based in Istanbul. In this role, you will be mainly responsible for daily accounting operations related to customer invoices and outstanding receivables, and processing accounts payable. In addition, we are expecting you to go beyond their defined role definition and contribute to the continuous improvement of these practices. The position will be reporting to the Head of Finance amp; Accounting, Istanbul.
What we you will focus on:
- Manage all daily cash transactions and third party accounting firm
- Prepare and analyze weekly / monthly / annual budgets and cash flow forecasts amp; actual results
- Manage all rent, utilities and common fee payments for all Istanbul apartments
- Coordinate with collections team for rental, utilities and common fee payments received
- Support for managing and optimizing office and apartment OpEx expenditure, taking lead in management reporting for cost improvements
- Review and process invoices for appropriate documentation and approval
- Respond to and resolve all subcontractor inquiries in a timely manner
What we are looking for:
- Bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration
- At least 2 years of relevant accounting experience (in Big 4 and/or start up, real estate or hospitality industry is a plus)
- Fluency in Turkish and English and computer literacy
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills, diligence and attention to detail
- Demonstration of entrepreneurial curiosity and can do attitude suitable in a fast-growth, startup environment
Your benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Flexible paid time off
- Group healthcare plan
- Enhanced parental leave
- Dynamic working environment with talented people
- Complimentary accommodation in Blueground locations. Think summer in Los Angeles and winter in Dubai!
At Blueground we are proud to have Diversity and Inclusion at the centre of everything we do. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity regardless of race, colour, national origin, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.