Property Accounting Lead Continental Europe
Goodman
| Company | Goodman |
| Category | Finance |
| Location | Vilvoorde |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Lead |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 4 Jul 2025 |
| Last verified | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
Description
Always wanted to challenge the obvious and make great things happen? At Goodman we create space for your greatness.
As Goodman continues to grow, we are expanding our Asset Management team to include a dedicated Team Lead Property Accounting for our Continental European (CE) logistics real estate portfolio. In this role, you will report directly into the lead of asset management, will be responsible to lead the property accounting teams across CE, set the standards, ensure compliance, and coordinate with local teams to maintain high quality standards across a portfolio of 100+ properties. You will join a dynamic team of professionals, all committed to excel and eager to welcome you onboard.
More concretely, this means you will get the opportunity to:
Strategic Leadership
Develop and execute a comprehensive property accounting strategy for the CE logistics portfolio
Guide and coach teams spread across Europe to ensure a harmonized and qualitative property management approach
Maintain and further build a strong team to ensure strategic goals are met through upskilling and recruitment
Sourcing and onboarding of new team resources
Define and implement standards for property accounting
Develop and document CE-wide processes and best practices for property accounting (collections, processing of incoming invoices, invoicing,...)
Coordinate the rollout of operational standards and training of the teams
Monitor consistency and quality of execution across countries
Ensure correct customer invoicing and collections across the CE portfolio
Oversee correctness of customer invoicing through rent invoicing, service charge reconciliations, recharges etc.
Ensure to maintain high standards of data quality and correctness of data for property financial and technical data
Ensure cross-portfolio compliance of our customers with lease obligations from a financial point of view (e.g. guarantees etc)
Oversee collection activities of late payments
Drive digitalisation and technical system adoption
Act as subject matter expert for the roll out and further optimization of our softwares (Microsoft Dynamics)
Ensure system usage aligns with operational needs and KPIs
Identify further opportunities for automation and efficiency
Monitor performance and enable continuous improvement
Track financial KPIs
Escalate KPIs at risk and initiate action plans with relevant stakeholders
Support implementation of CE-wide initiatives to improve efficiency and performance
Facilitate knowledge sharing across teams and geographies
Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders
Act as central point of coordination for CE-wide property accounting topics
Liaise with local team members and other Goodman CE teams on staffing of projects/initiatives and prioritisation
Ensure clear and consistent communication across all levels
Do you recognize yourself?
7+ years of experience
Willingness to travel bi-weekly within Continental Europe (Paris, Düsseldorf, Amsterdam)
Experience in property accounting, lease accounting or similar experience (AP/AR, service charge accounting, reconciliations)
Experience in people management (international experience is a plus)
Knowledge of the Real Estate sector is a plus
Systemic thinking and process mindset
Can do and problem-solving attitude
Improvement mindset – seeking efficiencies
Strong communicator
Affinity and interest in technology & IT tools
Excellent written and spoken knowledge of English
Team player: The ability to work both independently and within a team environment, coordinating several internal stakeholders simultaneously
Ability to combine a helicopter view with a good eye for detail
Not sure if you fit the profile? Let’s find out together!
But first, let us introduce ourselves a little more:
Goodman Gr