Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses and organizations build their digital core. They are seeking a Real Estate Investment Accountant to manage the accounting and reporting for invested assets, focusing on real estate funds and ensuring the accuracy of financial statements and disclosures.
Responsibilities
- Manage the accounting processes related to the monthly and quarterly accounting close to ensure accuracy of invested assets data specifically work on real estate funds and review property financials
- Manage the preparation of statement of cash flows for investments (Real Estate Funds)
- Manage the preparation of certain Investment disclosures for 10Q K and Financial Supplement. These include all Investment, Lending, Fair Value, VIE Footnotes and Investment MD A
- Lead in new initiatives for process improvements, in coordination with other areas of the department organization
- Manage annual investment related NAIC STAT reporting exhibits, schedules, and disclosures
- Point of contact and support for the various business unit and corporate controllers
- Coordinate with various areas in the organization to develop an understanding of new investment transactions and to provide guidance support that ensures the accounting results from these investments are accurately recorded in the client ledgers across multiple basis GAAP and STAT
- Prepare accurate net asset values (NAVs), yields, distributions, and other fund accounting outputs for subsequent review
- Prepare, review, and analyze financial reporting, including GAAP financial statements (under both historical and investment company accounting), cash flows, budgets, REIT reporting and other project specific reporting
- Calculate and review LP/GP investor allocations including incentive fees, management fees, waterfall calculations, and IRRs. Capital Call/Distribution management
- Coordinate and monitor external audit process
- Proactively identify and resolve accounting, reporting, and tax issues
- Experience working with REITs accounting and financial statement preparation (Real estate investment trust) - preferred
- Manage joint-venture partner & property managers relationships including review of monthly financial statements and coordination with properties manager
Skills
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in one or a combination of the following Insurance, Financial Services, and/or Fund Accounting
- Minimum of 2 years of Yardi in Real Estate experience
- Bachelor's degree with a major in a quantitative field e.g., Finance, Accounting, Math, Statistics advanced degree or CPA a plus
- Work experience with a “Big 4” or other internationally recognized CPA firm a +
- Experience in accounting and reporting for investments
- Demonstrated experience with financial reporting/financial statement presentation, budgeting, transaction analysis
- Knowledge of fixed income and equity securities
- Strong knowledge and experience of financial instruments, including fixed income and equity securities, loans, alternative investments
- Strong knowledge and experience of GAAP accounting pronouncements, US GAAP and US insurance statutory disclosure and reporting requirements for invested assets
- Experience in controllership or financial reporting role at a public company insurance sector experience a plus
- Experience developing executive level presentation materials
- Excellent computer skills, including Yardi, Microsoft Office Suite, and Advanced Excel skills
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage
- A 401(k) plan
- Bonus opportunities
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off
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