Fund Controller
- Recruiter
- PSD Group
- Location
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London (Greater)
London (Greater)London (Greater)
- Salary
- £60,000 - £75,000
- Posted
- 18 Apr 2018
- Closes
- 26 Apr 2018
- Ref
- KMU/16433360
- Job Title
- Business Partner
- Category
- Accountancy, Banking and Financial Services
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Client / Job / Person Spec Details
I am looking for a Fund Controller to join a Pan European Real Estate investor manager with over £7bn in AUM. Their finance team is split into small business units and there is an opportunity to join their Debt Funds team, who advise 4 debt funds with commitments of between £200m to £800m of equity. Working in a team of 5 people responsible for accounting, reporting, compliance and the loan servicing for all debt funds and separate accounts.
Accounting & Operations
- Management of the accounting, consolidation and reporting processes for the fund and a feeder fund as well - including quarterly/annual financial statements, investor reporting and annual financial accounts preparation.
- Oversee the audit and tax compliance processes
- Point of contact for internal fund managers, portfolio & asset managers and administrators.
- Responsible for cash management of the fund
- Liaise with the wider finance functions and ensure all reporting requirements are provided on time
- Assist in due diligence and structuring of new debt investments.
Loan Agency & Servicing
- Manage the loan agency & servicing aspects of the loans within the fund
- Set up of new deals in the system and ongoing preparation of interest payment statements
- Compliance testing, waterfalls management, valuations instructions and dealing with borrower requests
- Must have deep understanding of the loan investment portfolio
Qualifications:
- Qualified accountant with 5 - 8 post qualification experience (ACA, ACCA preferred)
- Fund or CRE debt experience (experience in both would be advantageous)
- Strong technical accounting experience
- Knowledge of loan agreements metrics and operational clauses
- Advanced Excel user with experience of Yardi or similar General Ledger systems
- MUST be commercially minded with good problem solving and analytical skills
There is a competitive base salary offered plus a bonus of up to 30%, private medical care and additional benefits.