Fast growing professional services firm with specialism within the Real Estate now need to strengthen their team.
Job Description:
Great Opportunity to join as Fund Accountant in the London offices. The role will manage a small team of accountants providing accounting and administrational services to a portfolio of real estate clients.
Duties:-
Prepare Management Accountants and annual financial statements and liaising with clients.
Comple analysis of financial information underlying the financial statements, including the treatment of business transactions.
Prepare asset level management reporting.
Dealing with year end audits including preparation of relevant files and resolving issues with external auditors.
Monitoring compliance with UK GAAP and IFRS as appropriate.
Review and submission of recommendations for improving the organisations accounting operation.
Skills / Experience:
Full understanding of UK GAAP, IFRS and other relevant accounting standard.
Ability to write reports, business correspondance, procedure manuals and performance measurement reports at asset and fund level
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and especially clients.
Ability to solve practical problemsand deal with a variety of situations for which there may be little precedence.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Education / Professional Qualifications:
Qualified Accountant
Financial accounting experience gained ideally within public practice or commerce and preferably connected with funds.
Preference for real estate experience.
Experiencing of managing staff and dealing with clients will also be very valuable