Real Estate Fund Accountant

Real Estate Fund Accountant £55,000-£60,000 plus bonus Mayfair London

Accounting work

• Review of quarterly Trial Balances supplied by external advisors to ensure all transactions have been accounted for in the respective project
• Assist with the review of annual financial statements for Investment Advisor and Portfolio entities prepared by in-house or external third parties (under FRS 10x, Lux GAAP, other local GAAPs and/or IFRS)
• Assist with the audit process for the Investment Advisors and individual Portfolio entities, as required, to comply with any external financing requirements.
• Aid to ensure all statutory filing requirements for Investment Advisor and the Portfolio in respect of all tax and financial reporting/filing matters (including income tax and VAT) are met
• Assist with internal and external reporting in respect of scheduled and ad-hoc analysis/reports, third party requests, reports to external finance providers, regulatory authorities and investors.
• Ensuring both outsourced and in-house accountants are provided with project financial information on a regular, at least monthly, basis
• Ensuring outsourced and in-house accountants are provided with all payment, banking and invoice information required to prepare monthly management accounts for the Investment Advisor itself
• Assist with review of service providers from cost standpoint and monitoring of accounts (including review of invoices received from the Portfolio administrators)
• Ensure internal controls and procedures are followed

Portfolio reporting system

• Monitoring of the model for errors which can be resolved i.e., ongoing maintenance
• Model building: amending existing areas of the model e.g., split FS per income-generating, development etc.
• Model building: creation of forecast FS applying correct accounting treatment, based on the underwriting cash flow, to be used on existing and new projects
• Model building: creation of any new requests for items to be built on Anaplan e.g., cost matrix
• Respond to any queries from outsourced or in-house accountants regarding data upload
• Amendments to mapping/ FS lines to ensure Anaplan output is accurate
• Resolving any ad-hoc user queries regarding Anaplan mechanics

Portfolio work

• Managing the Portfolio Administrators payment processes to ensure all approved payments are completed in a timely manner and assist with the management of payments within/outside the group
• Maintaining the Portfolios structure charts to ensure they are updated for new and closed deals. Provide ad hoc charts for banks and other financiers as required to enable the Portfolio to enter into new facility agreements
• Liaising with external Administrators and board members to coordinate the approval of documentation and other regulatory reporting.
• Assisting with the production of a quarterly accounts and internal reporting pack for the Investment Advisor
• Drafting minutes and resolutions for the Portfolio and its entities and liaising with lawyers / professional advisors on the same

Transaction work

• Assist with fund flows for transactions, expenses and deal completions
• Management of expenses on deals
• Assist with pre-completion reporting requirements such as CPs required by banks or other lenders
• Assist with the liquidation of subsidiaries as and when required

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate should be able to work closely with the Head of Finance to take responsibility for assigned tasks and carry these out at own initiative after handover.

The ideal candidate should have:

1. high level of accuracy
2. ability to work independently as well as part of a small team
3. fully qualified with either ACCA/CIMA/ACA.
4. demonstrated experience of dealing with senior people as well as external third parties (such as big four auditors, tax advisors, professional services suppliers, the financial control function at investment banks etc.)
5. Possess a strong educational background (with a minimum of 2:1 at a degree level) and have a minimum of 4 years of experience in the private real estate sector.
6. A good Knowledge of the UK and international tax regime as well as UK and international Accounting GAAPs is essential.
7. Strong interpersonal skills and experience in liaising with senior managers is required.
8. Advanced knowledge and experience in Microsoft packages, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, is a must.
9. Proficiency with accounting systems and the ability to lead projects is also important

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