Senior Reporting Accountant – Real Estate Investment Consultancy
We are working with a growing real estate investment and fund consultancy that is looking to appoint a technically strong Senior Reporting Accountant to join its London finance team.
This is a broad, high-impact position offering significant autonomy and exposure across statutory reporting, technical accounting, financial controls and process improvement.
The successful candidate will work across a varied portfolio of real estate and fund structures, partnering closely with financial controllers, senior leadership, external auditors and advisers.
The role would particularly suit an ACA or CA-qualified accountant with a strong audit background who is looking to move from practice into a commercially focused finance environment, with immediate exposure to complex real estate and fund structures.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the review of statutory financial statements across a portfolio of UK and offshore entities.
Ensure compliance with relevant reporting frameworks, including IFRS, FRS 102 and Jersey GAAP.
Coordinate external audits, manage information requests and support the resolution of technical queries.
Review accounting policies, disclosures and significant judgement areas, including investment property valuations, lease accounting and intercompany transactions.
Take ownership of the firm’s ISAE 3402 assurance programme, including coordinating stakeholders, reviewing control findings and overseeing remediation activity.
Act as an internal technical accounting specialist, advising on complex and non-routine transactions.
Prepare technical accounting papers and supporting documentation for audit sign-off.
Monitor changes to financial reporting standards and assess their impact across the business.
Support accounting for acquisitions, disposals, development activity, debt restructurings and new entity onboarding.
Review quarterly management accounts and investor reporting to ensure accuracy and consistency.
Contribute to finance transformation and process improvement projects, with a focus on improving controls, data quality and reporting efficiency.
Support the evaluation and implementation of new finance systems and reporting tools.
Deliver technical training and support the professional development of ACA and ACCA trainees within the business.
Candidate Profile
ACA, CA or equivalent professional qualification.
A strong audit background, ideally gained within a Big Four or top-tier accountancy firm.
Experience preparing or reviewing statutory financial statements under IFRS or FRS 102.
Strong technical accounting knowledge and the ability to research and document complex accounting matters.
Exposure to ISAE 3402 or wider controls assurance engagements would be highly advantageous.
Experience within real estate, investment funds, asset management or financial services would be beneficial, although strong technical candidates from other sectors will also be considered.
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple entities, deadlines and stakeholders.
A proactive and commercially minded approach, with a genuine interest in improving processes and controls.
Strong Excel skills and confidence working with accounting and financial reporting systems.
The Opportunity
This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing and technically sophisticated real estate investment consultancy. The successful candidate will benefit from:
Exposure to a growing, multi-fund real estate investment business with a varied and technically interesting portfolio.
Significant autonomy and ownership from day one, with a clear path to taking on broader finance leadership responsibilities.
The opportunity to influence finance processes, systems and controls.
A collaborative and high-calibre finance environment.
A clear route towards broader finance leadership responsibilities.
For further information or a confidential discussion, please apply or contact the Absolute Recruit team.
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