Senior Real Estate Transactions Accounting Lead

Welltower; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary + annual bonus

Pension scheme + profit sharing

Medical/dental/vision options

Employee stock purchase program

Job summary

Welltower is seeking a London-based Transactions Accounting specialist to support UK deal activity, coordinate with Legal, Investments, Tax, and the US team, and oversee UK GAAP/FRS102 compliance through complex real estate transactions.

You will analyze accounting implications, prepare memos, and ensure timely, accurate journal entries across UK and US GAAP considerations, working with cross-functional teams and external advisors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in accounting, finance, or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in M&A, transaction services, deal advisory, audit, technical accounting, or related accounting advisory role.
• Knowledge of UK GAAP/FRS 102 is required; experience with US GAAP preferred; cross-border transaction experience a plus.
• Professional accountancy qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or CPA is strongly desired.

Responsibilities

• Review draft and executed legal agreements, structure charts, closing statements, and step plans to identify accounting implications, required deliverables, and key risks.
• Provide accounting research and advisory support for UK and international investment transactions, including US GAAP and UK GAAP/FRS 102 considerations.
• Partner with Legal, Investments, Tax, Finance, external advisors, operators, and other third parties to support transaction execution and ensure accounting requirements are addressed early in the process.
• Coordinate with the US Transactions team to ensure complete, accurate, and timely deal documents, legal entity information, funding flows, completion accounts, advisor support, and other information needed to execute transactions.
• Prepare or lead the preparation of technical accounting memos and transaction summaries for acquisitions, dispositions, restructurings, joint ventures, and other strategic investment activity.
• Review transaction-related journal entries prepared by the US team for UK statutory compliance, technical accuracy, and consistency with executed legal agreements and step plans.
• Prepare or support the preparation of complex transaction entries, including US GAAP adjustments, UK statutory entries, purchase accounting, restructuring entries, and other investment activity as needed.
• Collaborate with local teams and external advisors on deal advisory, statutory reporting implications, post-close workstreams, and other transaction-related requirements.
• Provide guidance and coaching to accounting staff and senior accountants as needed.

Skills

UK GAAP/FRS102

US GAAP familiarity

M&A/Deals experience

Big4 background

Professional qualification (ACA/ACCA/C

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Professional accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA)

Tools

Accounting systems proficiency

Job description

Welltower is seeking a London-based Transactions Accounting specialist to support UK deal activity, coordinate with Legal, Investments, Tax, and the US team, and oversee UK GAAP/FRS102 compliance through complex real estate transactions.

You will analyze accounting implications, prepare memos, and ensure timely, accurate journal entries across UK and US GAAP considerations, working with cross-functional teams and external advisors.