If you combine a background in commercial real estate with strong financial reporting skills, this position offers you some compelling opportunities. You will:

• Make an impact as you provide operational and financial support to three data center properties in San Francisco and Oakland. Quick question for you - click here
• Expand your skills in a variety of areas, including financial reporting, budgeting, accruals, property inspections and customer ticket requests.
• Showcase your potential to advance; we are proactive about helping our people grow and develop, and as we grow, we're always looking for proven players to move up.
• Enjoy the best of both worlds: the supportive atmosphere of a strong team as well as the stability and resources of a thriving, rapidly growing global corporation.
• Earn competitive pay, bonus potential and comprehensive benefits.

Digital Realty: Where the cloud lives and business thrives. We built the global standard for technical real estate, developing a unique capability to acquire, manage, and scale data center campuses. Now, Digital Realty is building a unique ecosystem of open solutions that power customer growth through exceptional service on a foundation of unrivaled data center expertise. The new Digital Realty combines unparalleled data center services, carrier-dense interconnection, real estate acumen, and financial strength to create unique power of choice and value when and where our customers need it.

Pictured: 365 Main Street in San Francisco, which is one of three data centers you'll support, and one of the two locations where you might be based.

To meet the basic qualification for this role, you will have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship. In addition, to be a good fit for the Commercial Assistant Real Estate / Property Manager opportunity, you will have:

• A bachelor’s degree in business, real estate, accounting or finance (preferred) or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3 to 5 years of related experience in commercial property management and financial reporting. Quick question for you - click here
• A proven track record of providing superior customer service.
• Strong understanding of financial terms and principles and the ability to analyze financial statements.
• Experience with financial reporting, accruals and budgeting.
• Proficient computer skills, including MS Office Suite.
• Familiarity and experience with Yardi or a similar property management software.
• The ability to express ideas clearly in written and verbal communications, including the capability to create complex financial and business-related documents.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume workplace.
• Rudimentary knowledge/understanding of electrical and mechanical systems.
• A background in property / construction accounting background is preferred, and data center experience is a plus.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, and a detail orientation.
• Solid interpersonal skills.
• A self-starter mentality and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

We are currently working remotely, with tentative plans to return to on-site work in September. In general, you'll work a regular Monday through Friday schedule, although there will be some overtime work as well. You will support 365 Main Street and 200 Paul Avenue in San Francisco, and 720 2nd Street Oakland. You can be located at 365 Main or 720 Second, and you'll need to be willing to visit all three locations. We'll provide a smartphone to monitor and respond to customer tickets and requests when you are off-site.

All candidates chosen for consideration must submit to and pass Digital Realty's background check.

Pictured: 720 Second Street, Oakland, one of three data centers you'll support, and one of the two locations where you might be based.

Reporting to the Real Estate Manager, as the Assistant Real Estate Manager, you will work to support your supervisor in all aspects of management for the assigned portfolio, with a specific focus on the financial piece. You will play a key role assisting and supporting the operations and financial responsibilities of the properties within the portfolio, providing various financial reports and accruals, re-forecasts, budgeting and reconciliations.

Managing our customer ticketing system and conducting property walk-through inspections will also be a central component to this role. Additionally, we’ll look to you to help organize tenants’ events and oversee other special event coordination as needed.

More specifically, you will:

• Support the planning, budgeting and control of operating and capital expenditures.
• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts, monthly reports, and variance reports, including accruals, journal entries, heavy financial reporting.
• Assist with accounts receivable and accounts payable, including collection of rent, accruals, payment of expenses, purchase order creation, common area maintenance estimates, true-ups, reconciliations, compliance with lease terms, and preparation of all related documentation.
• Respond to customer requests and needs; coordinate efforts with Property Management and Technical Operation teams to resolve issues.
• Oversee selection and performance of vendor services, including preparation of requests for proposal and service agreements; monitor vendor performance against service level agreements. Quick question for you - click here
• Schedule and facilitate maintenance with vendors and customers.
• Perform property inspections on a regular basis; make recommendations to maintain and enhance the assigned property portfolio.
• Maintain a strong relationship with the Asset Manager and Technical Operations team for the assigned portfolio to ensure that all corporate objectives are being met.
• Document and track all certificates of insurance from vendors and customers.
• Maintain accurate and pertinent information for vendors and customers.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers and vendors.

Note: this description is intended to give you a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.

Professional development
Not only will you learn the data center industry, but you will also be able to expand/enhance your experience in diverse accounting and finance areas. Success in this role could set you up to advance to a Real Estate Manager position or follow another career path in our organization.

People-focused culture
We are a collaborative, people-focused group dedicated to quality and continuous improvement. We strive to promote a friendly, fun and open work environment, and our dedication to this is reflected in the tenure of our employees. People like it here and tend to stay and build successful careers.

Global reach
Digital Realty supports the data center, colocation and interconnection strategies of customers across the Americas, EMEA and APAC, ranging from cloud and information technology services, communications and social networking to financial services, manufacturing, energy, healthcare and consumer products.

Green standard for sustainability
At Digital Realty, we are committed to improving our data centers' performance and energy efficiency through the creation, adoption, and promotion of industry-leading best data center practices and experience. We are pioneers in thinking about green data centers and adopting and building to LEED and BREEAM certification requirements. We are also a contributing member of The Green Grid.

Excellent compensation
In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes all you would expect plus some pleasant surprises, like multiple flexible spending plans, a generous company match on the 401(k) plan, and more.

Pictured: While you won't get hands-on with the technical assets, you will learn about data center operations, including both the leading-edge telecom/Internet infrastructure and mission-critical systems such as cooling, power, security and more. Each of our data campuses is part of the largest ecosystem of world-class US, European, and APAC carriers, hosting physical connection points for the world's telecommunications networks and Internet backbones.

To excel in this role, you’ll need to have an outstanding ability to work under pressure and shift priorities quickly, depending on the current needs of the business. This is a fast-paced environment where you may be called upon to produce a report or work on a new task with a tight deadline, but we’re looking for a professional who excels in this type of environment, and takes pride in their abilities to work under pressure and multi-task.

Additionally, in order to be an outstanding Assistant Real Estate Manager, you will be a team player and have an easygoing and adaptable personality. We have a close-knit team at our office, so we’re really looking for someone who can come in and seamlessly become a part of our group right off the bat. You’ll enjoy taking part in our team-building events, group lunches and much more.