Senior Fund Accountant - Real Assets

Aztec Group; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in fund administration is seeking a Senior Fund Accountant for their Real Assets team. This mid-senior level role involves overseeing fund structures, supporting junior accountants, and engaging with clients and auditors. Candidates should possess ACCA or ACA qualifications and have strong expertise in UK GAAP and IFRS.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Flexible, hybrid working

Significant investment into personal development

Qualifications

• Experience in a fund administration or financial services environment.
• Coaching experience for junior colleagues is preferred.
• Preparation of statutory financial statements and review of statutory accounts.

Responsibilities

• Administering corporate and fund structures in the Real Estate industry.
• Coaching and daily support for Fund Accountants and Trainee Fund Accountants.
• Reviewing financial statements under UK GAAP, IFRS and Lux GAAP.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Coaching

Delegation

Numerical skills

Education

ACCA or ACA qualification

Comprehensive knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS

Tools

Excel

eFront

Yardi

RealPage

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Reports to the Financial Reporting Manager

This highly numerical position will see the candidate take an active role in the day-to-day administration of a number of fund and corporate structures for the Real Assets team, under the direction of a Financial Reporting Manager.

What you'll be doing

• Assisting the team in administering corporate and fund structures in the Real Estate industry, liaising with clients and intermediaries as necessary
• Assisting the Financial Reporting Manager with oversight of the team, ensuring that deliverables deadlines are adhered to, and that team capacity is well managed on a daily basis
• Coaching, delegation and day-to-day support for a small team of Fund Accountants and Trainee Fund Accountants, with the overarching support of the Financial Reporting Manager
• Review of bookkeeping entries and invoice postings within financial systems such as eFront, Yardi and RealPage
• Review of the work of more junior colleagues where applicable, such as bank reconciliations, management accounts, cash flow reporting, and other deliverables, ensuring strict adherence to the Aztec control environment
• Leading on matters such as determining accounting treatments, assessing adherence to legal documents, and complex deliverables preparation, with the support of the Financial Reporting Manager
• Involvement in the planning, production and review of annual unaudited and audited financial statements under UK GAAP, IFRS and Lux GAAP, including liaising with clients and auditors
• Build strong working relationships with the team and the client as well as other internal and external stakeholders
• Dealing with ad-hoc client queries
  
  

What we're looking for

• Experience in a fund administration or financial services environment is highly desirable
• The candidate will ideally be ACCA or ACA qualified
• Experience in coaching, delegation and reviewing work of junior colleagues is preferred
• Comprehensive knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS
• Experience of the preparation of statutory financial statements and review of statutory accounts
• Proficient in the use of Excel, new systems and software
• Excellent interpersonal skills are required to develop close working relationships with colleagues, clients and business contacts
  
  

We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.

Who are we?

Aztec Group has come a long way since first opening its doors in Jersey back in 2001. Our size and reach may have changed, but one thing that hasn't is our identity – we're proud to be a truly independent, owner-managed business that puts our people and clients at the centre of everything we do.

We understand that everyone will put value on different things and that's why our employee package includes a variety of benefits. Here are some of the core benefits for all our people:

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Flexible, hybrid working
• Generous holiday allowance
• Pension scheme
• Private medical insurance, including eye care
• Permanent health insurance
• Life assurance (death in service and critical illness benefit)
• Worldwide travel insurance
• Ability to work abroad for up to 3 weeks per annum
• Regular social events
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• On-site parking
• Significant investment into your personal and professional development

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

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