Fund Accountant - NZ

Our Client is an ASX-200 listed investment manager specialising in real estate funds and investment bonds. The group has a strong growth focus, with assets under management of $21 billion as at 30 June 2023.

Our Client offers investments in listed and unlisted property across 460+ high quality office, industrial and healthcare buildings around Australia and New Zealand.

Job Summary: 

This role primarily involves statutory and management reporting and tax compliance across funds managed by Centuria (NZ) Funds Management.

Key Responsibilities: 

The tasks and responsibilities for the role include:

• Preparation of monthly management accounts
• Preparation/review of monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Preparation of consolidation (up to c.25 entities) including intercompany eliminations
• Preparation of monthly fund level adjustment journals
• Review general ledgers prepared by property managers
• Review monthly supplier payment runs (and adhoc payments)
• Prepare/review Australian GST returns NZ GST returns
• Review quarterly budget variance reports and coordinate the quarterly process with relevant internal and external parties
• Assist with year-end and half-year financial reporting including preparing of adjustment journals (accruals, fixed rental growth calculations and lease incentive amortisation, etc)
• Assist annual and half-year audits
• Preparation of the monthly taxable income calculations for PIE entities
• Prepare year-end management fee reconciliations and assist with updating monthly automatic payments
• Prepare payment requests to be sent to the statutory supervisor
• Assist with budget cashflows as required
• Review monthly distribution bank accounts
• Liaise with the registry provider to resolve distribution bounce backs
• Prepare financial return calculations including internal rate of return, AFFO and AOP
• Assist with adhoc projects such as controls audits, operating expense washups

Qualifications and Experience:

The ideal candidate will CA/CPA qualified with commercial experience. Big 4 experience prior to commercial roles and experience in property and funds management will be well regarded.

The ideal candidate will also be/have:

• System experience (MRI property management system, OPM ideal)
• Ideally some property experience
• Team player, exhibits flexibility for different tasks and willingness to learn
• Ability to work independently and utilise a level of initiative

• Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise
• A high attention to detail
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities
• Strong excel and analytical skills
• High outcome orientation and drive
• Good communication, interpersonal and self-management skills