Fund Accountant - Cape Town Verfied

Salary Negotiable Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 09-01-2020 12:17:01 PM
05-03-2020 12:17:01 PM
1.Role summary

The Fund Accountant will support a growing team providing a full suite of fund accounting and financial reporting services to our Real Estate clients. The role will include financial reporting, NAV reporting and fund administration duties to our portfolio of real estate clients.

2. Key responsibilities

- Provide day-to-day fund accounting and financial reporting services to a portfolio of Real Estate clients and structures, ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures;

- Ensuring that all day-to-day matters required to be completed are performed in a timely and satisfactory manner including monitoring tasks;

- Preparation of management accounts and financial statements in compliance with GAAP (IFRS and UK GAAP);

- Preparation of NAV calculations, capital call workings and distribution workings of the Funds;

- Liaison with local accountants and/or Property Managers in relation to accounting for property-level transactions;

- Working closely with the Real Estate Funds administration team to ensure that accounting records are accurate and transactions and activity within the portfolio are understood and incorporated into the accounting ledgers as appropriate;

- Provide assistance to trainees to ensure that the deliverables are met;

- Supporting the audit process to ensure the completion of milestones and deadlines;

- Accurate time recording; and

- Perform other duties to support the Manager and team as may be necessary from time-to-time.

3.Skills / experience required

- Commerce degree with:
o Financial Accounting 3;
o Taxation 1;
o Auditing 1 OR Internal Auditing 2 OR Internal Control & code of Ethics; and
o Corporate Law 1 OR Commercial Law 2

- Management accounting;

- Started or interested in starting SAIPA articles;

- Proficient in MS Excel;

- Structural and detail orientated;

- Good analytical and problem solving skills;

- Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills;

- Ability to prioritise work and meet strict deadlines;

- Excellent communication and organisation skills;

- Motivated and driven; and

- Minimum of 2 years fund related accounting experience. Real estate fund knowledge will be a distinct advantage.