At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead fund accounting for real assets, ensuring accuracy and timely services.
- Company: Dynamic finance firm focused on real asset management.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and a supportive team environment.
- Other info: Opportunity to grow in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in fund operations while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Degree in Accounting or Finance; experience in fund administration preferred.
The predicted salary is between 136800 - 167200 $ per year.
Vice President, Real Assets - Fund Accounting
You'll be responsible for making sure real asset funds and their managers receive accurate, timely accounting services.
You'll own key client relationships in line with agreed service levels, applicable accounting standards and best practice.
You'll also lead and develop a team and continue to improve how it works.
- What You'll Be Doing
- Fund operations and accounting
- Supporting the onboarding of new clients and working closely with the onboarding team
- Reviewing fund launch documents and becoming across the key terms
- Proposing and implementing fund structure setups on the accounting platform(s)
- Overseeing monthly and quarterly reporting packages and working papers
- Overseeing capital calls, distributions and capital transfers, and making sure they match the fund documents
- Overseeing and reviewing estimated NAV (monthly) and final NAV (quarterly)
- Overseeing and reviewing financial statements, notes and capital account statements
- Ensuring adherence to relevant accounting standards
- Coordinating, managing and monitoring the external audit process
- Authorising fund payments through online banking platforms
- Reviewing monthly accruals and billing, and tracking variances against budget
- Client and stakeholder management
- Acting as a day-to-day contact for clients on accounting and administrative matters and industry developments
- Performing regular client risk assessments, then building and tracking action plans
- Monitoring service levels and open items, and presenting a quarterly Service Review pack
- Working with internal stakeholders across business lines and support teams
- Process, risk and controls
- Reviewing existing team processes for adherence to policy, best practice and SOC 1 controls
- Documenting processes and suggesting and implementing improvements
- Embedding changes to systems, processes and procedures within the team
- Tracking, reporting and escalating issues in line with established risk frameworks
- People and team
- Reviewing team members' work and giving regular, constructive feedback
- Tracking team performance to meet client service levels and financial targets
- Planning resources against business demand and taking part in recruitment
- Identifying training needs, then coaching and developing staff
- Setting goals and running appraisals
About You
- Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field, and/or working towards a professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent)
- Solid experience in fund administration, fund accounting or audit, with a meaningful part of it in real assets (real estate, infrastructure or similar)
- Strong working knowledge of IFRS and/or US GAAP, including consolidations
- Hands-on experience reviewing and preparing general ledgers and financial statements
- Experience supervising, reviewing or mentoring others. Formal people leadership is a plus but not a prerequisite
- Strong client relationship skills and the confidence to handle difficult conversations
- Project management skills and a track record of making change stick
- The ability to work well under pressure
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point
- Yardi experience is highly regarded (or a similar real estate system such as MRI)
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VP - Real Assets in Sydney employer: Impel Management
Impel Management is an exceptional employer that values its employees by fostering a collaborative and innovative work culture in the heart of Sydney. With a strong focus on professional development, team members are encouraged to grow their skills through ongoing training and mentorship opportunities, while enjoying a supportive environment that prioritises work-life balance and employee well-being.
We think you need these skills to ace VP - Real Assets in Sydney
Fund Accounting
Client Relationship Management
Financial Reporting
IFRS
US GAAP
General Ledger Review
Team Leadership
