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Assistant Real Estate Fund Accountant
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Who we're looking for We are looking for an Assistant Fund Accountant to join the Real Estate Fund Accounting team. You will be responsible for providing support to the wider Fund Services team as well as assisting the Real Estate Fund Accountant, Senior Real Estate Fund Accountant, Fund Accounting Manager and Head of Fund Accounting to implement policies and procedures required in order to achieve the objectives and goals of UK Fund Services. About Schroders We're a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future. We have around 5,000 people on six continents. And we've been around for over 200 years, but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesn't change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper. The base We moved into our new HQ in the City of London in 2018. We're close to our clients, in the heart of the UK's financial centre. And we have everything we need to work flexibly. The team The Real Estate Fund Accounting team provides core accounting services, plus asset servicing and investment and product support to the real estate fund range in UK & Europe. Typical Funds that would be worked on would include the single asset Funds and / or sub Funds that consolidate up to larger funds and / or multi-manager Funds. What you'll need to do Provide day to day Fund Services support. Liaise with other operational areas, internal clients and external parties on matters relating to day to day operations. Assist the Real Estate Fund Accountant, Senior Real Estate Fund Accountant, Fund Accounting Manager and Head of Real Estate Fund Accounting in implementing changes to working practices and procedures so as to improve individual/team performance and efficiency and reduce operational risk. Produce Statutory Reporting, Board Papers, NAV Calculations, Income Distribution Calculations and Income Tax and VAT Returns for the UK and Jersey Real Estate Funds where required. Handling the day to day relationships with Investment Adviser, Fund Manager and Property Managing agents. Managing rent collection on a periodic basis and feeding back to the fund manager and managing agent Completing periodic bank reconciliations Automated payments runs - weekly Monitoring the delivery of services to internal and external clients and ensuring the service delivered meets their requirements in particular where an SLA exists Liaising with external static data providers to ensure all fund static data is accurate and complete Creation and maintenance of bank accounts with banking providers and the administration of user maintenance for online banking systems Providing support to internal & external Audits To build and develop good working relationships between the team and its internal/external clients and suppliers The creation and provision of specific significant area(s) of Regulatory/Compliance information The refinement of existing procedures/practices and processes. To build and develop good working relationships between the team and its internal/external clients and suppliers. Report on and escalate issues or problems which fall outside agreed service standards. Have regular and routine contact with clients/other external to Schroders. The knowledge, skills and qualifications you need Part Qualified Accountant ACCA/CIMA/ACA Fully conversant with all major aspects within a specific field of Financial Services Operations. The knowledge, skills and qualifications that'll help Familiarity and / or hands-on experience with Yardi Voyager Knowledge of Pan European Real Estate Fund structures and Service providers What you'll be like A results and action orientated approach; ability to drive projects through to completion delivering clearly defined results or impact Excellent organisation skills and ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure Maintains an up to date knowledge of industry changes Ability and willingness to learn processes and procedures Client focused, able to provide excellent level of client service Maintains high professional standards of conduct and practice Good administration skills, with high level of accuracy and attention Good written and oral communication skills at all levels, both internally and externally Able to work autonomously/pro-actively Self-motivated and enthusiastic Good at working in a team, and with other teams Someone with a real attention to detail Flexible, curious and willing to learn We're looking for the best, whoever they are Schroders is an equal opportunities employer. You're welcome here whatever your sex, marital status, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religious belief or age.