Senior Fund Accountant

Foundry Talent Partners; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Foundry Talent Partners is assisting a well-established Sydney fund manager to fill a 12-month fixed-term contract in their Fund Finance team. You'd assist with running the day-to-day finance for a portfolio of Real Estate funds and help the more junior Fund Accountants.

It's a hands-on role with exposure to senior finance leadership. You'd work closely with the Financial Controller, Fund Managers and Asset Managers on transactions, acquisitions and fund set-ups, leading month-end, distributions

Qualifications

• 3-5 years in a Fund Accounting role, ideally with Real Estate exposure.
• Strong technical accounting including consolidations, intercompany, trust and acquisition accounting.
• Comfortable reviewing others' work and juggling competing deadlines.
• Available immediately or at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Leading month-end for multiple Property funds, including P&L, balance sheet, cash flow and management reporting.
• Running distribution calculations, including stapled structures, plus related tax planning.
• Delivering quarterly investor distributions, distribution statements and annual tax statements.
• Owning BAS/IAS, statutory reporting and audits for the funds.
• Writing technical accounting papers on acquisition accounting and property valuations.
• Managing bank covenant reporting, NAV reporting and cash flow forecasting.
• Supporting finance side of acquisitions, disposals, fund establishments and wind-ups.
• Reviewing and developing a team of Fund Accountants.
• Partnering with Asset Managers, Property Managers, auditors and investors.

Skills

Fund accounting

Real estate exposure

Consolidations & intercompany

Deadline-driven

Immediate availability

Education

CA or CPA qualified

Job description

I'm working with a well-established Sydney fund manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract in their Fund Finance team ideally looking for someone to start immediately. You'd assist with running the day-to-day finance for a portfolio of Real Estate funds and including helping the more junior Fund Accountants. It's a hands-on role with plenty of exposure. You'll work closely with the Financial Controller, Fund Managers and Asset Managers on transactions, acquisitions and fund set-ups.

The role

• Leading month-end for multiple Property funds, including P&L, balance sheet, cash flow and management reporting
• Running distribution calculations, including stapled structures, plus the related tax planning
• Delivering quarterly investor distributions, distribution statements and annual tax statements
• Owning BAS/IAS, statutory reporting and audit for the funds
• Writing technical accounting papers on acquisition accounting and property valuations
• Managing bank covenant reporting, NAV reporting and cash flow forecasting
• Supporting the finance side of acquisitions, disposals, fund establishments and wind-ups
• Reviewing and developing a team of Fund Accountants
• Partnering with Asset Managers, Property Managers, auditors and investors

What you'll bring:

• CA or CPA qualified or equivalent
• 3-5 years in a similar Fund Accounting role, ideally with Real Estate exposure
• Strong technical accounting, including consolidations, intercompany, trust and acquisition accounting
• Comfortable reviewing others' work and juggling competing deadlines
• Available immediately or at short notice

Why apply?

• Immediate start on an initial 12-month contract
• Broad exposure across listed and unlisted Real Estate funds, transactions and investor reporting
• A great one for your CV in the real assets / funds space
• Collaborative team with close access to senior finance leadership