Fund Accountant - Real Estate

Trident International Associates; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading specialist real estate investor seeks a Fund Accountant to manage full life cycle accounting. The role involves financial reporting, investment management, and tax compliance, ideal for a qualified professional with real estate exposure. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Discretionary Bonus

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Non-contributory Pension

Learning and Development support

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of post-qualification experience preferred.
• Exposure to real estate is ideal.
• Basic understanding of loan accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with the incorporation process of entities.
• Preparing monthly/quarterly management accounts.
• Overseeing the annual audit processes.

Skills

Proficient knowledge of Excel

Ability to work in a deadline driven environment

Self-motivated

Good understanding of UK GAAP and IFRS

Education

Qualified Chartered Accountant

Tools

Yardi

MRI QUBE

Job description

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Type: Permanent/Hybrid

Fund Accountant - Real Estate. THE CLIENT is a thriving and dynamic, specialist real estate investor and asset manager operating across Europe and boasting an impressive portfolio of properties worth £multi-billion - with new significant institutional capital backing they now seeking to deploy capital actively. They are seeking to add a qualified ACA to their Find finance team to act as Fund Accountant and take responsibility for 'full life cycle' accounting and recruit a qualified professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment.

THE ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES for the Fund Accountant will include:

Fund reporting and accounting:

• Assisting with the incorporation process of entities.
• Preparing monthly/quarterly management accounts for profit or loss, balance sheet and cash flows including month on month commentary on key movements.
• Managing monthly/quarterly financial reporting under local accounting principles and practices.
• Working cross-functionally with teams across asset management, investment management, financial planning and analysis, legal, and compliance.
• Preparing balance sheet reconciliations, schedules, and notes to ensure the monthly, quarterly, half year and annual financial statements represent a true and fair view of the Fund's performance.
• Performing an analytical review of balance sheet items to ensure performance is appropriately reflected in the Fund and subsidiaries' financial statements.
• Writing the quarterly investor financial reporting.
• Assisting with the preparation of statutory standalone financial statements and input into consolidated financial statement preparation.
• Overseeing the annual audit processes, building and maintaining the relationship with the auditors.
• Understanding the key terms of facility agreements.

Investment management and forecasting:

• Assisting in the Fund budgeting and forecasting process working closely with the financial planning and analysis and the investment management teams.
• Delivering supporting documentation for cash flow forecasting and management of treasury affairs for the Fund and any subsidiary entities thereof, including liaising with the investment management team and maintaining the fund model.
• Assisting with the distribution forecast and analysis.
• Liaising with various service providers to the Fund including accountants, banks, administrators, lawyers, and custodians.
• Gathering, tracking and checking corporate documentation and assisting with legal and other filings.

Tax compliance and tax accounting:

• Preparing and submitting VAT returns and escalating tax queries where appropriate.
• Assisting with corporation tax compliance and building relationships with the in-house tax team.

THE PERSON and SKILLS REQUIREMENTS needed to apply for Fund Accountant:

• A Qualified Chartered Accountant is preferred with 1- 3 years of post-qualification experience.
• Ideally exposure to real estate and the willingness and intent to be trained and exposed to a full investment life cycle.
• Proficient knowledge of Excel - knowledge of property IT would be beneficial (Yardi / MRI QUBE etc.)
• Ability to work in a deadline driven environment with a positive attitude.
• Self-motivated, able to multi-task and prioritize effectively.
• Good understanding of UK GAAP and IFRS.
• Good understanding of loan accounting principles and practices.
• Basic understanding of corporate acquisitions and disposals.
• Basic understanding of real estate and related service charge accounting.

BENEFITS:

• Discretionary Bonus.
• Private Medical Insurance /Critical Illness
• Life Assurance.
• Non-contributory Pension
• Learning and Development support.
• Cycle to Work Scheme, Maternity / Paternity support, etc.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Accounting/Auditing

• Industries

  Real Estate and Financial Services

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