Vice President - Real Estate Accounting m/f

Company

For one of our clients, we are looking for a:

Vice President - Real Estate Accounting

Function

The ideal candidate will have hands-on, Real Estate specific accounting expertise and have demonstrated capabilities in managing the administrative function of real estate fund structures (Investment Funds and SPVs), including open- ended structures.

Our client is specifically looking for a senior staff member with particular experience with Real Estate Funds (both open ended and closed ended) and SPVs with US GAAP and IFRS reporting capabilities, who has experience in managing a team.

Main Job Functions/Responsibilities:

Manage a team responsible for the following tasks:
• Manage the fund accounting team responsible for all elements of the production of the NAV and reporting for a portfolio of real estate funds.
Manage and monitor the timing and quality of client deliverables
• Overall responsibility for client relationships and meetings
• Interact with senior management and manage overall relationships for multiple clients
• Provide technical accounting/industry knowledge to clients and internally
• Preparation of client service plans including annual budget
• Establish plan for new client setup and transitions
• Coordinate with Operations group, Financial Statement group, Tax group, and Investor Relations group
• Coordinate, manage and monitor external audit process
• Review fund partnership agreements, PPM’s and other materials
• Implementation of fund structures on accounting system
• Coach, develop, train staff
• Ad hoc reports as needed
• Review trading and operations processes for the Company’s

Your profile

• 8+ years Real Estate Fund accounting experience
• Strong knowledge of waterfall structures, modelling and calculations
• Familiarity with Yardi is a distinct advantage
• A highly successful record of delivering large scale business/technology reengineering initiatives in the Real Estate Fund businesses
• Knowledge of IFRS, US GAAP and other comprehensive basis of accounting
• Strong leadership skills and supervisory experience of other professionals
• Project management skills with attention to detail and proven ability to multi-task
• Proficient in English, both written and verbal communication,
• Advanced computer skills (Microsoft Office, Yardi, Viewpoint)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics
• Professional Accounting qualification a plus
• Business & Commercial Acumen
• Quality & Risk Management
• Operational Decision-Making
• Execution
• Client Relationship Management
• Communication
• Building Networks
• Leadership
• Building and Retaining Organizational Talent
• Organization and Resource Management
• Drive for Results
• Navigating Complexity


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