Job Description
We are currently seeking a meticulous and proactive Offshore Fund Accountant to support the Finance and Accounting team of a key client in the real estate investment sector.
What You'll Be Doing:
You will be a critical extension of our Client's Finance and Accounting team, ensuring the accurate and timely completion of accounting, compliance, and reporting tasks for their offshore and venture-level entities. This role requires precision, proactivity, and the ability to manage strict deadlines.
Key Responsibilities & Performance Expectations
Fund Accounting & Reporting
Performance Calculations: Prepare and update asset-level IRR and equity multiple calculations for all platform business funds quarterly (with a deadline of 45 days post-quarter-end).
Loan Management: Update the Loan Dashboard quarterly by liaising with internal and external joint venture partners to accurately reflect final loan balances, interest rates, and Loan to Value Ratios.
Cash Management: Complete monthly bank reconciliations and prepare/update cash summaries for select venture-level entities, ensuring all journal entries and cash movements are accurately reflected.
NCREIF Data: Download and reconcile quarterly NCREIF data for jointly managed funds and submit the file to the internal contact within 18 business days of quarter-end.
Compliance & Accounts Payable Support
Expense Auditing: Review and approve Client employee expense reimbursement reports in Certify/Emburse weekly, ensuring 100% accuracy, policy compliance, and proper invoice matching.
Billbacks & Allocations: Review corporate billbacks and shared-costs allocation files (travel, subscriptions, software) by verifying ACH information and preparing timely responses to the corporate accountant.
Tax Documentation: Prepare W-9 forms for entities upon request and assist with tax return preparation requests (e.g., pulling and uploading GL details for external tax advisors).
Invoice Management: Organize and distribute vendor invoices (e.g., CT Corp) for payment processing.
System & Audit Support
Assist the team with audit support requests (e.g., gathering bank reconciliations, statements, audit confirmations) in a timely manner.
Assist with Yardi JE uploads and tie-outs upon request.
Perform retained earnings transfers for all Client funds in Yardi annually.
Provide timely and accurate support for any fund-specific and ad-hoc tasks as needed.
Requirements
Must-Haves
Experience: 3–4 years of progressive accounting experience, with a minimum of 2 years in audit or public accounting preferred.
Technical Skills: Proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is required.
Documentation: Demonstrated strong documentation and reconciliation skills with a commitment to maintaining a consistently low error rate.
Work Ethic: Ability to work independently, proactively, and collaboratively, with a strong team-oriented work ethic and a positive, professional attitude.
Soft Skills: Excellent communication, organization, and multitasking abilities with a proven capacity to prioritize deadlines.
Nice-to-Haves (Preferred, But Not Required)
Certification: CPA preferred.
Industry: Prior real estate background is a strong advantage.
Accounting Standard: Prior experience with U.S. GAAP accounting.
