Senior Private Asset Specialist

Core-Asset Consulting; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is looking for a Senior Private Asset Specialist to join their Edinburgh office. This permanent role involves providing technical accounting oversight for UK private asset management, managing a team, and ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting, client engagement, and asset management.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Wider benefits package

Qualifications

• Qualified or QBE Accountant, able to prepare statutory financial statements.
• Experience in dealing with clients in person or online.
• Commercial Real Estate/infrastructure equity knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise to accounting requirements across asset classes.
• Maintain relationships with clients and third-party service providers.
• Reassess operational risks and adapt to market conditions.

Skills

Technical accounting oversight

Client interaction

Knowledge of Commercial Real Estate

People management

Education

Qualified or QBE Accountant

Tools

Yardi

Investran

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Senior Private Asset Specialist, Edinburgh

Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Job Category: Banking

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference:

16153_1752059982

Job Views:

3

Posted:

09.07.2025

Expiry Date:

23.08.2025

Job Description:

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Private Asset Specialist to join a leading financial services firm on a permanent basis in their Edinburgh office. The successful candidate will provide technical accounting oversight to their UK private asset book, involving direct and indirect real estate and infrastructure equity asset classes. You will have responsibility for a team.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Qualified or QBE Accountant to understand the preparation of statutory financial statements, management accounts, regulatory and VAT/CIS reports, etc.
• Experience of working directly with clients in on/offline situations.
• Knowledge of Commercial Real Estate/infrastructure equity experience would be a big benefit.
• Working knowledge of Yardi and/or Investran.
• People management experience

Core Responsibilities:

• Provide expertise to accounting requirements across the asset class, fund structure and fund jurisdictions.
• Assist with new technology repercussions of integrating these asset classes into the operating model.
• Develop and maintain a good working relationship with client contacts and third parties such as audit firms, external technology providers and other third-party service providers.
• Continually re-assess the operational risks inherent in the business, taking account of changing economic or market conditions, legal and regulatory requirements, operating procedures and practices, management restructurings, and the impact of new technology.

Benefits:

• A highly competitive salary
• Wider Benefits package

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: 16153

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