Senior Property and Fund Accountant

Role Purpose: 

This role is responsible for all aspects of accounting and finance for our client's managed funds associated entities. April Group is a commercial real estate investment and asset manager with over $1.1bn AUM.

Key responsibilities:

Operational Finance

• End-to-end management of the financial control of the records of the underlying Property Funds.
• Financial Control:
  • Journals: Posting of journals to accurately update the underlying trial balances of the properties and property funds.
  • Balance Sheet Reconciliations: Monthly balance sheet reconciliations with variances investigated and explained
• Accounts Payable and Receivable:
  • Use of MRI and Xero to perform accounts payable and receivables.
  • Preparation and processing of owner remittances.
• Bank Reconciliations:
  • Daily and manual receipting,
  • Bank reconciliations within MRI (Property level) and Xero (Fund Level) including Corporate Card Reconciliations

Reporting

• Investor Reporting:
  • Preparation of monthly and quarterly investor reporting
  • Continuous improvement on content and process of reporting
• Management Reporting:
  • Prepare monthly profit and loss financial statements for presentation to Senior Management

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Full ownership of the property and fund level budgets and forecasts
• Process improvement of budgeting and forecasting process as part of continuous improvement

Projects

• Process Improvement: Understanding current state processes and proposing updates where appropriate/effective
• Adhoc finance and systems projects as required and identified

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Work closely with Asset Managers, Capital Transactions Team, Finance Team, External Stakeholders (tax advisers), Investors, and Founder/Director of the business
• Act as a true business partner

Experience:

• Minimum 3+ years experience in a similar accounting role, real estate experience preferred
• An undergraduate degree within an accounting / finance / business, Ideally post-graduate studies in CA or CPA
• Excellent analytical, attention to detail, problem solving and lateral thinking skills
• Exceptional organisation, interpersonal skills and customer focus
• A pro-active, strong team player with a flexible and positive outlook
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Outlook, Powerpoint)
• Advanced excel skills and proficiency in MRI and Xero advantageous