Senior Accountant - Real Estate

PATRIZIA is a leading partner for global investment in real assets. It has AUM of €56bn, 28 offices globally and 800+ employees. Founded in Germany, PATRIZIA recently celebrated its 40th year as a global real asset manager. PATRIZIA‘s purpose is to build communities and sustainable futures, helping our clients and communities around the world to prosper. It is a leader in sustainability and its investments are aligned with the Net Zero Asset Manager initiative. The London office has 200 employees and recently moved into new purpose-built offices in Covent Garden with a café, restaurant and gym.

What The Hiring Manager Says: You will gain extensive exposure to our flagship real estate funds. You will have the chance to add value to the clients and increase your exposure to the Real Estate sector. This position provides visibility across multiple key stakeholders including funds management, asset management, external property managers, external administrators, tax, and the end investors.

PATRIZIA Fund Operations Summary: The fund operations team is responsible for fund accounting across all PATRIZIA’s investment strategies and funds in the real estate and infrastructure asset classes. This includes the interactions with fund managers and other internal teams as well as the oversight of relevant services from outsourced providers in support of these functions.

Primary Responsibilities: As a Senior Accountant you are responsible for the management of our investments in real estate companies local and abroad. Your area of responsibility primarily includes the following tasks:

• Thorough understanding of the individual property assets and its underlying accounting treatment of rent roll, tenant incentives, rent free concessions, service charges, voids, capex etc.
• Point of contact, coordination and steering of third-party service providers, mostly local accountants, tax advisors, auditors, legal advisors.
• Ensure accurate and timely preparation of the periodic reporting and annual financial statements.
• Review management accounts produced by the local administrator and instructing any changes.
• Preparing and reviewing of GAAP adjustments, cash flows, NAV reconciliations, distributions, and liquidity forecasts.
• Working with tax advisors and reviewing tax computations (local and abroad) and updating cash flow modelling.
• Recommendation and coordination for any capital drawdowns, distributions and any other matter that relates to finance.
• Organising invoice payments with external service providers.
• Manage external audits, tax filings and regulatory reporting in coordination with auditors and tax advisors.
• Support in organisation of board meeting and resolutions.
• Working closely with asset management and investment advisor to analyse property performance and periodic financial data.
• Handle queries from investment advisor as well as external service in an efficient manner.

Key Requirements/Qualifications: You will have demonstrable experience of:

• Qualified accountant (ICAEW/ICAS/CIMA/ACCA) with at least 3 years’ experience in the real estate sector.
• Strong knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues and external service providers.
• Up to date knowledge of relevant financial regulations and standards.
• Ability to operate in a dynamic environment and work with multiple teams.
• Ability to work within tight timetable, have attention to detail without losing sight of the bigger picture and must also be an excellent team player.
• Strong analytical, Excel and communication skills.

Desirable:

• Prior real estate experience within fund administrator or Audit.
• Proactive in solution solving.
• Embraces and encourages change and development.
• Enjoys being a part of a team but is able to work independently.
• Executing tasks independently with a high quality, accuracy and timeliness.

Individual Profile: Highly organised and able to manage own workload including to meet tight deadlines. Self-starter with ability to take ownership of responsibilities assigned. Conscientious with excellent attention to detail. Excellent interpersonal skills and able to explain/discuss complex topics with non-specialists. A positive attitude and flexible mindset in order to work closely with other teams.

What We Offer:

• Competitive and performance-oriented remuneration package.
• Brand new offices in Covent Garden with café, restaurant, bar and gym.
• Private health insurance.
• Hybrid working environment (currently 3 days office and 2 days from home).
• Various skill building and learning opportunities through PATRIZIA Academy.
• Inclusive and equal-opportunity workplace.