Accounting Manager, Partnership Accounting

Welltower; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading wellness and healthcare infrastructure company in London seeks an Accounting Manager to lead financial reporting and compliance activities. The role entails collaboration between UK and U.S. teams, ensuring adherence to UK GAAP and managing the financial statements accurately. Ideal candidates will have significant managerial experience and strong leadership abilities, making it a great opportunity for driven financial professionals.

Benefits

Competitive Base Salary + Annual Bonus

Generous Paid Time Off and Holidays

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Pension Scheme + Profit Sharing Program

Tuition Assistance Program

Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision options

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of progressive accounting experience.
• 2 years in a supervisory or managerial role.
• Experience in public or corporate accounting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial reporting from UK operators.
• Manage preparation of partnership-level financial statements.
• Support tax compliance activities with advisors.

Skills

Leadership

Financial reporting

UK GAAP knowledge

Cross-border financial experience

Excel proficiency

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Accounting systems

Job description

WELLTOWER – REIMAGINE REAL ESTATE WITH US

At Welltower, we’re transforming how the world thinks about senior living and wellness-focused real estate. As a global leader in residential wellness and healthcare infrastructure, we create vibrant, purpose-driven communities where housing, healthcare, and hospitality converge. Our culture is fast-paced, collaborative, and endlessly ambitious—guided by our mantra: The only easy day was yesterday.

We’re looking for bold, independent thinkers who thrive on challenge, embrace complexity, and are driven to deliver long-term value. Every team member is empowered to think like an owner, innovate fearlessly, and lead from where they stand. If you're passionate about outcomes and inspired by the opportunity to shape the future of healthcare infrastructure, we want you on our best-in-class team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Accounting Manager is responsible for leading the accounting and financial reporting activities related to Welltower’s UK-based partnerships and operator relationships. This position will serve as a critical liaison between London-based operations and U.S. accounting and finance teams, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and integrity in reporting and compliance. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of UK GAAP (and ideally IFRS and US GAAP), strong leadership skills, and experience managing a team or projects in a multi-entity, cross-border environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee the financial reporting process from UK operators and business partners to ensure accuracy and consistency with group reporting requirements.
• Review and consolidate operator financial submissions; investigate anomalies and variances.
• Manage the preparation of partnership-level financial statements, ensuring compliance with UK GAAP and internal policies.
• Serve as the key point of contact between UK partnerships and internal stakeholders, including U.S.-based accounting, tax, and audit teams.
• Lead monthly financial data uploads and reconciliations of operator submissions.
• Supervise internal control processes and ensure appropriate documentation is maintained to support financial reporting.
• Coordinate and support tax compliance activities in collaboration with internal and external tax advisors.
• Manage internal and external audits and statutory reporting processes, including liaising with auditors and resolving queries.
• Guide implementation of new accounting policies and procedures as necessary, ensuring alignment with group-wide standards.
• Coach and develop junior staff or support accounting project teams as needed.
• Lead or contribute to process improvement initiatives that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of partnership accounting.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of this employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

TRAVEL

Minimal travel expected for this role.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• This is a 100% office-based role in Central London.
• Minimum 6–8 years of progressive experience in public accounting or corporate accounting, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or managerial role.
• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong working knowledge of UK GAAP is required; familiarity with IFRS and US GAAP is highly desirable.
• Experience working in a multi-entity, cross-border environment; real estate or private equity experience is a plus.
• Proven track record of managing deadlines across statutory reporting, tax, and audit deliverables.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects and drive process improvements.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and strong aptitude for accounting systems.
• Experience working collaboratively across international teams is preferred.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive Base Salary + Annual Bonus
• Generous Paid Time Off and Holidays
• Employee Stock Purchase Program – purchase shares at a 15% discount
• Pension Scheme + Profit Sharing Program
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Comprehensive and progressive Medical/Dental/Vision options
• Professional Growth
• And much more! https://welltower.com/newsroom/careers/

ABOUT WELLTOWER

Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) an S&P 500 company, is the world's preeminent residential wellness and healthcare infrastructure company. Our portfolio of 1,500+ Seniors and Wellness Housing communities is positioned at the intersection of housing, healthcare, and hospitality, creating vibrant communities for mature renters and older adults inthe United States,United Kingdom, andCanada. We also seek to support physicians in our Outpatient Medical buildings with the critical infrastructure needed to deliver quality care.

Our real estate portfolio is unmatched, located in highly attractive micro-markets with stunning built environments.Yet, we are an unusual real estate organization as we view ourselves as a product company in a real estate wrapper driven by relationships and unconventional culture.

Through our disciplined approach to capital allocation powered by our data science platform and superior operating results driven by the Welltower Business System, we aspire to deliver long-term compounding of per share growth and returns for our existing investors – ourNorth Star.

Welltower is committed to leveraging the talent of a diverse workforce to create great opportunities for our business and our people. EOE/AA. Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Disability/Vet