Fund Accountant / Controller

Cameron Kennedy; London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global real estate investment management group based in Central London is seeking a Fund Controller. The successful candidate will oversee financial reporting, manage fund operations, and contribute to strategic business initiatives, requiring strong technical skills and experience in real estate asset management.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years post qualification experience.
• Experience at a real estate asset manager or private equity fund manager is necessary.
• Multi-jurisdictional experience including Luxembourg.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for timely delivery of Fund and Investor Reporting.
• Oversight of third-party administrators.
• Preparation of annual and half-year reports.

Skills

Technical skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Excel skills

Communication

Team player

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Job description

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THE COMPANY

The company is a leading global real estate investment management group with over $25bn AUM. They are now looking to recruit a Fund Controller. The role will report directly to a Fund CFO. The successful candidate will be focused on a large Pan European Fund. The role will be focussed on high quality financial report delivery to internal and external stakeholders but there is a lot more to it including transactional work and contributing to the development of new business initiatives, fund raising, monitoring the service levels provided by external administrators and supporting the CFO in wider strategic projects related to the Fund products.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with at least 3 years post qualification experience.
• Experience at a real estate asset manager or real estate private equity fund manager.
• Experience of oversight of fund administrators.
• Experience of a group consolidation.
• Multi-jurisdictional experience including Luxembourg.
• Strong technical and accounting skills.
• Good problem-solving, excellent attention to details and strong excel skills are essential.
• Team player – able to work effectively and collaboratively within a small, dedicated team.
• Strong written and verbal communication coupled with good commercial acumen.
• Ability to build relationships with people at all levels, internally and externally.

THE ROLE

The Role is to take responsibility for the timely delivery of Fund and Investor Reporting including review of Fund financial statements, NAV, distributions and other calculations. Key responsibilities include:

• Oversight and co-ordination of third-party administrators on a daily basis ensuring the delivery of accurate, timely data.
• Preparing ad hoc data analysis and statements for various users.
• Annual Report (including management of the Fund Audit)
• Calculation and reporting of monthly estimated NAV and currency exposure
• Half year Reporting
• Investor level reporting (ad-hoc and regular)
• Oversight on transaction management including leading acquisition onboarding and disposals and funds flow review and sign offs
• Oversight of cash management
• Jointly hosting quarterly meetings with Fund Administration team to build team co-operation, share information and best practice
• Working with Tax advisors
• Improve use of Fund and Investor data
• Providing analysis and insight into asset level budget v actual financial data

Sponsorship will not be provided

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing

• Industries

  Real Estate, Investment Management, and Financial Services

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