Assistant Vice President - Real Estate Fund Accounting

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Date Posted: Mar 15, 2023

Description

A VP - Real Estate Fund Accounting
Johannesburg - South Africa
The successful candidate will join the Fund Services team as an Assistant Vice president and will be closely working with Clients and Client Service Managers based in Asia/UK/US region in connection with the performance of duties related to the administration of Real Estate Funds. Candidate should have 8 plus years of relevant experience in the Real Estate Fund Accounting and NAV calculations. Candidate must be well versed in Yardi and should have relevant experience in Property Accounting, Client relationship management, Team management, Process improvements, Preparing Financials and other Client reporting. .
Reporting The position reports to VP - RE Fund Accounting

About Apex

The Apex Group is a global financial services provider with 11,000 staff across 50+ offices globally. We look to recruit bright, articulate and numerate employees who are not afraid of a challenge and are prepared to work hard and love what they do.

Every employee plays a part in making Apex who we are today and the more that we grow, the more important that becomes. Whatever your career path or specialism Apex provides a global platform to allow you to thrive.

J ob s pecification

• Review and sign off Management Accounts and various client reporting that include booking journal entries/accruals/adjustments and various fund level fee calculations.
• Review and sign off Interim/Annual NAV packs/Financials for Real Estate Funds/Properties including the consolidated accounts/financials for SPVs and Properties.
• Contribute to expansion and integration of Yardi technology platforms, with a focus on Yardi as the core Real Assets Software Platform
• Contribute to and execute Real Assets strategic product roadmap, performing program management and overseeing project team delivery
• Perform/review Fund/Property/Lease set-up, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable related activities in accounting platform (Yardi).

• Assist in managing Yardi set-up, implementation and testing with internal IT, CFS & SPV's stakeholders
• Maintain a pro-active customer focus at all times, monitor the timing and quality of client deliverables and interact with Management and Clients
• Handle migration of Real Estate Funds from onshore location independently and ensure SLA targets are met.
• Review real estate fund client's partnership agreements, PPM's and other materials and participate in the implementation of fund structures onto the accounting system.
• Monitor compliance of various agreements with clients, including the Service Level Agreement.
• Train and support team members in their development.
• Operate as a contact point for clients; able to respond to and resolve queries or escalate where necessary and act as a liaison with various internal /external parties - i.e. auditors, legal counsel.
• Assist in client audit procedures, process wire transfer payments on behalf of clients, prepare and analyse complex Excel spreadsheets and liaise with property management companies.

Skills Required

• experienced in reviewing and preparing general ledgers and financial statements
• Need to have knowledge of Lux GAAP, IFRS and US GAAP
• Excellent communication skills and proficiency in English (both verbal and written).
• Self-motivated, bright and diligent individual who is driven to meet deadlines.
• Sound judgment, problem solving and analytical skills..
• Good experience in managing large teams and handling performance appraisal.
• Advanced in MS Excel, Proficient with MS Word, MS PowerPoint..
• Relevant Experience - Minimum 8 years of public/private real estate accounting work experience
• Post graduate in Business Management, CA/CMA/CFA/CPA/ACCA

What you will get in return:

• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business
• Exposure to all aspects of the business, cross-jurisdiction and to working with senior management directl

Additional information

We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.

For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)) please visit https://theapexgroup.com/csr-policy/