Fund Accountant FTC (Jersey)

Department: Accounting

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: Jersey

Description 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 Fund Accountant 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. This is a position best suited to a commercial yet technically minded person who is motivated by the challenge of providing technical and operational solutions to our clients. 

Key Responsibilities\nLead on the client relationships for the allocated portfolio;\nPlan all deadlines and work allocations for the clients;\nProduction of monthly/quarterly NAVs;\nPreparation of consolidated reporting and financial statements;\nReview of bookkeeping and reporting from junior members of the team; \nImplementing policies, procedures and checklists where necessary;\nCompile and analyse financial information underlying the financial statements, including the treatment of business transactions;\nOversee preparation of financial reporting both at asset and fund level, including supporting files and review of work produced by team;\nBank debt covenant reporting;\nVAT reporting;\nLead year end audits;\nPrepare statutory financial statements in accordance with IFRS or UK GAAP;\nOrganise take-on and set-up of new clients; \nWork effectively with the senior members of the Accounting team to ensure smooth transition of new work into the business;\nEnsuring all regulatory and statutory reporting deadlines and filings are achieved;\nTo provide support and guidance to more junior team members;\nAs part of your duties all employees must ensure adherence to internal policies and procedures and meeting all personal AML obligations. 

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise\n
QualificationsThe candidate will be ACA or ACCA (or equivalent) qualified / have at least 10 years’ proven experience at FA level (if not qualified) \n
Skills and Experience/ Technical Knowledge\nStrong technical accounting skills, ideally gained within real estate funds or an asset management environment;\nA comprehensive understanding of UK GAAP and IFRS and other relevant accounting standards, and related preparation of statutory financial statements and auditor liaison;\nAbility to write reports, business correspondence, procedures manuals and performance measurement reports at asset and fund level;\nStrong excel knowledge;\nAbility to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations for which there may be little precedence;\nExcellent interpersonal and communication skills;\nConfident and proactive approach and professional attitude to work;\nHighly organised with good time management and planning skills;\nExperience in on the job training and leading team members;\nA deep understanding of the agreements associated with private equity and real estate structures and interpretation of terms within including LPA, debt documentation, sale and purchase agreements, leases etc.;\nKnowledge of Sun Systems and/or Yardi is an advantage but not essential. \n