Head of Fund Accounting - Real Estate Investment Management

Responsibilities

• Ensure that fund pricing and financial reporting including management accounts and financial statements are produced consistently, on time and to a high standard across all entities
• Manage the annual audit process for relevant funds and entities, working closely with auditors to ensure an efficient and timely audit is conducted
• Manage service providers to ensure an efficient and high-quality level of service is maintained
• Ensure appropriate controls over fund accounting, pricing and reporting are in place and operating effectively
• Ensure robust review processes are followed to ensure detailed review of accounts prepared by third-party administrators
• Support operational change projects impacting the business, including, but not limited to, changes arising from regulatory developments, internal operational requirements, control improvements and client requirements
• Be proactive in understanding transactions and any matters which have an accounting impact and work with the investment teams to embed standard fund and asset accounting operating models on new deals
• Ensuring that all risks are understood and all errors and breaches are reported and actioned.
• Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate controls and ensure they are embedded across the team
• Ensure there is continual improvement in the relevant underlying processes and work with internal and external stakeholders to implement necessary change
• Ensure fund and entity governance requirements are met
• Ensuring that procedures and controls to undertake activities and minimise risks are appropriate, documented and operating effectively.
• Maintain a close relationship with relevant investment teams and portfolio managers
• Understand fund and entity constitutional arrangements and fund structures.
• Preparation of reports to Committees and Boards of Directors of Funds, entities and Management Companies

Profile:

• Qualified Accountant ACA/ACCA/ACMA
• Significant experience in a similar role
• Demonstrable previous team management
• In-depth understanding of current accounting standards (UK GAAP, IFRS and Lux GAAP) accounting for real assets activities and complex transactions common fund structures and tax issues
• Strong verbal/written communication skills
• Organised with a structured approach to working across multiple activities
• Production of accurate and timely management and financial reporting
• Reporting in a deadline orientated environment.
• Managing a variety of funds/entities simultaneously
• Dealing with auditors and managing the audit process
• Managing outsourced service providers
• Dealing with advisers and fund managers

For immediate consideration please apply now or for further information contact Sunil Basra at Marks Sattin