VP - Real Assets

Impel Management; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Impel Management seeks a Vice President, Real Assets - Fund Accounting to lead accounting services for real asset funds and managers, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and compliance. You will own key client relationships, oversee reporting and oversee NAV processes, while driving team development and continuous improvement.

You will coordinate fund structures, oversee audits and ensure adherence to IFRS/US GAAP, guiding staff and engaging with internal stakeholders to satisfy service levels and

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field and/or working towards a professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent).
• Solid experience in fund administration, fund accounting or audit, with a meaningful part of it in real assets.
• Strong working knowledge of IFRS and/or US GAAP, including consolidations.
• Hands-on experience reviewing and preparing general ledgers and financial statements.
• Experience supervising, reviewing or mentoring others; formal leadership is a plus.
• Strong client relationship skills and the confidence to handle difficult conversations.
• Project management skills and a track record of change management.
• Ability to work well under pressure; proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Yardi experience is highly regarded (or MRI).

Responsibilities

• Oversee fund operations and accounting activities for real assets funds and managers.
• Manage client relationships and service levels, and coordinate with onboarding teams.
• Lead risk controls, SOC 1 adherence and process improvements.
• Guide, develop and evaluate the team; support recruitment and performance reviews.

Skills

Fund accounting knowledge

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

IFRS/US GAAP knowledge

Project management

Client relationship skills

Pressure handling

MS Office proficiency

Education

Degree in Accounting/Finance or equivalent

Professional qualification toward CA/CPA/ACCA

Tools

Yardi system

MRI real estate software

Job description

Vice President, Real Assets - Fund Accounting

You'll be responsible for making sure real asset funds and their managers receive accurate, timely accounting services. You'll own key client relationships in line with agreed service levels, applicable accounting standards and best practice. You'll also lead and develop a team and continue to improve how it works.

What You'll Be Doing

Fund operations and accounting

• Supporting the onboarding of new clients and working closely with the onboarding team
• Reviewing fund launch documents and becoming across the key terms
• Proposing and implementing fund structure setups on the accounting platform(s)
• Overseeing monthly and quarterly reporting packages and working papers
• Overseeing capital calls, distributions and capital transfers, and making sure they match the fund documents
• Overseeing and reviewing estimated NAV (monthly) and final NAV (quarterly)
• Overseeing and reviewing financial statements, notes and capital account statements
• Ensuring adherence to relevant accounting standards
• Coordinating, managing and monitoring the external audit process
• Authorising fund payments through online banking platforms
• Reviewing monthly accruals and billing, and tracking variances against budget

Client and stakeholder management

• Acting as a day-to-day contact for clients on accounting and administrative matters and industry developments
• Performing regular client risk assessments, then building and tracking action plans
• Monitoring service levels and open items, and presenting a quarterly Service Review pack
• Working with internal stakeholders across business lines and support teams

Process, risk and controls

• Reviewing existing team processes for adherence to policy, best practice and SOC 1 controls
• Documenting processes and suggesting and implementing improvements
• Embedding changes to systems, processes and procedures within the team
• Tracking, reporting and escalating issues in line with established risk frameworks

People and team

• Reviewing team members' work and giving regular, constructive feedback
• Tracking team performance to meet client service levels and financial targets
• Planning resources against business demand and taking part in recruitment
• Identifying training needs, then coaching and developing staff
• Setting goals and running appraisals

About You

• Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field, and/or working towards a professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent)
• Solid experience in fund administration, fund accounting or audit, with a meaningful part of it in real assets (real estate, infrastructure or similar)
• Strong working knowledge of IFRS and/or US GAAP, including consolidations
• Hands-on experience reviewing and preparing general ledgers and financial statements
• Experience supervising, reviewing or mentoring others. Formal people leadership is a plus but not a prerequisite
• Strong client relationship skills and the confidence to handle difficult conversations
• Project management skills and a track record of making change stick
• The ability to work well under pressure
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Yardi experience is highly regarded (or a similar real estate system such as MRI)