Fund Accountant

Key Responsibilities

• Primary contact for clients with daily contact and regular in-person client meetings.
• Take ownership of portfolios of clients and customer relationships; implement policies, procedures and checklists.
•  Compile and analyse financial information underlying the financial statements, including the treatment of business transactions.
• Oversee preparation of management accounts both at asset and fund level, including supporting files and review of all work produced by team.
• Preparation of consolidations.
• Bank debt covenant reporting.
• Production of quarterly NAVs.
• Investor tax, CIS and VAT reporting.
• Responsible for team planning, monitoring deadlines and coaching and developing junior staff members.
• Cash flow forecasting and treasury work.
• Plan year end audit including audit files and liaise with external auditors and clients.
• Prepare statutory financial statements in accordance with IFRS or UK GAAP.
• Contribute recommendations for improving the organisation's operations.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

• ACCA or ACA qualified.
• Strong technical accounting skills, ideally gained within real estate funds or an asset management  environment.
• A full understanding of UK GAAP or IFRS and other relevant accounting standards, and related preparation of statutory financial statements and auditor liaison.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, procedure manuals and performance measurement  reports at asset and fund level.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations for which there may be little precedence.
• Some experience of effectively presenting information and responding to questions from groups of managers and especially clients.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Confident and proactive approach and professional attitude to work
• Highly organised with good time management and planning skills.

• Experience in supervising or coaching staff.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP.
• Knowledge of Sun or other Accounting Systems.

Benefits

• 24  days  holiday.
• Discretionary   bonus  scheme.
• Healthcare, life insurance and  pension  after  probation qualifying period.