1 Year PQE ACA Qualified Accountant - Private Equity Real Estate - eFinancialCareers : Job Details

OUR CLIENT is a well-established, privately-owned investment and asset management group, operating across the Real Estate Investment and Private Equity sectors. The firm is dynamic, growth-oriented, and currently positioned for significant expansion, with ambitions to potentially double its multi-billion-dollar AUM in the near future. This marks a pivotal and exciting phase in the company’s evolution—both corporately and commercially—making it a compelling time to join the team. They are currently seeking a 1 Year PQE ACA Qualified Accountant to join them as an Assistant Fund Controller to take ownership of all accounting, tax, and reporting functions. This role is critical in ensuring compliance with asset management agreements and in overseeing the financial management of the group’s investment portfolio.

THE ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES for the Assistant Fund Controller position:

• Managing fund reporting, including portfolio accounts, VAT filings, and tax returns.
• Ensuring investment data is accurate and up to date for performance analysis.
• Maintaining fund reports and supporting preparation of business plans.
• Coordinating management and investor reporting, including quarterly updates.
• Overseeing audits and local accountants to meet compliance and filing requirements.
• Ensuring investment cashflows are updated to support fundraising and IR.
• Supporting senior management and teams on financial aspects of investments.
• Advising deal team on financial and tax matters for acquisitions and disposals.
• Handling ad hoc investor reporting and communications.
• Coordinating third-party providers to ensure service delivery aligns with agreements.
• Preparing covenant calculations to support debt compliance reporting.

THE PERSON REQUIREMENTS for the Assistant Fund Controller:

• ACA (or equivalent) qualified with 1+ years’ post-qualification experience in practice.
• Strong Excel and general IT proficiency.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Proactive and self-motivated, able to work independently.
• Effective communicator with strong stakeholder management abilities.
• Capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

BENEFITS:

• Discretionary 10-20% bonus.
• 5% Employer pension contribution.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays + up to 9/10 days extra holidays.
• 3pm Friday finish.
• Healthcare insurance.

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OUR SPECIALISM

Based in Mayfair in London, Trident are a specialist, boutique real estate recruitment consultancy who identify talent in property, finance and accounting.

As a market leader we offer innovative, flexible and tailor made holistic solutions to the global real estate markets.

OUR APPROACH

Established in 1987 and with over 35 years of consulting, Trident International is an industry-leading boutique recruitment consultancy, offering a comprehensive suite of recruitment solutions with an emphasis on financial and professional recruitment for the global real estate market.

We are a consultancy with a clear vision - our mission being to match the best market talent to the right organisation, helping to drive both clients’ businesses and candidates’ careers forward.

Taking a holistic approach to recruitment, we have well over 100 years+ of sector experience across our Partners and Associates. Working in synergy with our clients, we partner with them as an extension of their team to attract and hire the best talent.

CONTACT US

If you would like to work with an established and recognised, proven consultancy (as a Client, Candidate or a potential employee) that is responsive to market changes, adds value wherever possible, and acts with ethical integrity at every step of the way - then please get in touch with us and we will be delighted to discuss your requirements and advise further.