Fund Finance, Assistant Finance Manager, Based in Singapore

TIAA; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Singapore is looking for a qualified accountant to manage financial reporting, cash management and tax compliance. The ideal candidate will have strong IFRS and GAAP knowledge, excel skills, and experience with Yardi systems. This role includes liaising with external providers and preparing reports for investors. Highly effective communication and adaptability are vital as travel may be required between Singapore and Australia.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong IFRS/GAAP knowledge.
• Proficient in Excel and previous experience with Yardi system is a plus.
• Experience in a corporate real estate fund management environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and support to third-party providers.
• Prepare and review finance reports to investors.
• Ensure maintenance of finance information according to GAAP.

Skills

Strong Excel skills

Strong IFRS / GAAP knowledge

Qualified accountant

Previous experience using Yardi system

Experience in corporate real estate debt or fund management

Job description

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Financial reporting

• Provide technical guidance and support to third party providers
• Preparation / review of transactions at entity holding level
• Ensure finance information are maintained under relevant GAAP & correctly uploaded into general ledger system
• Preparation / review of NAV statements and supporting calculations
• Prepare and review of finance reports to investors
• Management of year-end audits
• Preparation and/or review of annual budgets and business plans
• Responding to queries from investors in a timely and accurate manner
• Adhering to internal processes and controls, and suggesting improvements where appropriate

Operations and cash management

• Monitor bank transactions and balances, and forecast cashflow/capital requirements
• Arrange loan drawdowns and fund flows as necessary

• Preparation / review of loan compliance covenants
• Support treasury function in the procurement and re-financing of external debt
• Liaise with external services providers on operational matters – company secretary, legal counsel, tax advisors, etc
• Prepare materials for board meetings or Investment Committee meetings as appropriate
• Prepare and manage regulatory, legal and tax aspects of distributions and capital calls

Tax

• Liaise with external tax providers to ensure timely and accurate filing and payment of all taxes
• Review of tax compliance matters
• Initiate and manage RFPs and tax advice for new projects / significant transactions

Others

• Liaise with appropriate internal teams on any banking, GL, legal, treasury, internal audit, risk issues or projects
• Work closely with Fund Manager, investment team and supervisor on transactions
• Ad hoc reporting and analysis as necessary
• Involvement in new projects, as appropriate

Technical Skills & Qualifications Required

• Qualified accountant
• Strong IFRS / GAAP knowledge
• Strong Excel skills
• Previous experience using Yardi system
• Experience in a corporate real estate debt or fund management environment is preferred

Competencies Required

• Confidence and ability to manage, work with and influence multi-location teams to ensure high quality outputs
• Results, deadline, and quality driven
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills, proactively collaborates across hierarchies and networks
• Adaptability
• Think innovatively, uses this skill to improve processes, problem solve and value add
• Act in line with Nuveen Real Estate’s Company Values

Travel may be required, mainly between Singapore and Australia.