A Global fund with several billion AUM and a strong track record in real estate is looking to secure an experienced part qualified professional to complement the expanding European real estate team.
The firm is headquartered in New York City with investment offices in London and Singapore.
They are looking for a part qualified candidate who has experience in real estate and/or fund accounting and you will report directly to the Finance Director. You will work alongside the FD to oversee all aspects of financial integrity, statutory and investment reporting, analysis, accounting, and performance of real estate investments owned both directly and through partnerships/ borrowers (Oversight of Europe).
Other responsibilities of the fund accountant:
- Maintain financial database (using business intelligence software) of all investments, ensuring accuracy and completeness
- Track and monitor deal and fund level performance, under IFRS and using INREV principals
- Monitor cash flows and forecasts, manage Fund level cash
- Coordination of the bi-annual external valuation of the portfolio
- Provision of cover to the Operations team in London and New York
- Review of VAT/CIT calculations
They will also provide study support towards ACCA or CIMA qualification.
Requirements:
- You must be part qualified with experience in real estate or fund accounting
- Experience with databases and calculating performance metrics
- Technical knowledge of accounting frameworks (i.e. IFRS, US GAAP, Lux GAAP, INREV)
- Good experience of financial statutory accounting
- Strong analytical skills. Able to understand, question and challenge a range of financial data