This is a great opportunity for a driven and talented individual to make a real difference as part of a dedicated and professional team
The Manager will be part of a team providing accounting and financial reporting services for established and new real estate and private equity funds
The candidate will service the needs of a portfolio of private equity, real estate clients and associated SPVs, and will liaise with the CFO and finance team of the funds, third parties (including auditors) and any other external advisors necessary to ensure all issues are resolved and deadlines are met
The candidate will be working in a team of accountants and part qualified accountants servicing a varied portfolio of real estate and private equity funds and SPVs
In addition, the candidate will also be involved in the take-on and setting-up of new clients coming into the team. There will be a number of interesting and varied ad hoc projects
Act as first point of contact for queries from team members
Supervision, coaching and mentoring of junior staff
Provide support and guidance to team members, acting as a mentor and role model
Manage the day to day workload of the team, including effective delegation and resource management
Manage performance of direct reports through the Performance Management process, including Performance Review meetings and objective setting
Support the recruitment process, reviewing CV’s and conducting interviews with potential candidates
Strong technical accounting skills, ideally gained within real estate funds or an asset management environment
A full understanding of UK GAAP and IFRS and other relevant accounting standards, and related preparation of statutory financial statements and auditor liaison
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, procedures 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
