Manager, Accounting - Real Assets

What you’ll be doing

• Manage workflow and coordinate with business unit lead on the delivery of client planning and delegating tasks to team members.
• Coordinate the internal processing and review of all client specific deliverables, ISAE 3402 controls, and procedures for the team.
• Actively participate in weekly calls with clients. Lead on some daily calls as required
• Review journal entries, including cash and non-cash transactions. Perform a thorough, detailed review of trial balance, supporting work papers, waterfall schedules, preferred return calculations, IRRs, and financial statements. Coordinate preparation of and / or prepare more complex transactions
• Perform a thorough, detailed review of capital events activities and sign offs on agreed level of activity, including capital call allocations & notices, capital distribution allocations & notices.
• Validating complex capital calls and allocation of distributions and performing a thorough, detailed review of all internal client deliverable checklists required for quality control, including fund governing document economic summary.
• Coordinate the preparation of the consolidation package,
• Manage clients' annual audit and tax processes,
• Perform a thorough review of the quarterly work papers and quarterly financial statement package (financial statements, capital accounts statements and investor reports) including footnotes for assigned entities.
• Ensure proper fund setup (coordinating with Director / Senior Manager accordingly), including and not limited to financial statements, dashboards, footnote disclosures, waterfalls, and management fee calculations. Utilize Gen II's best practices and latest technology in fund setup.
• Review and validate management fee schedules, including management fee offsets.
• Coordinate ad hoc requests as needed (e.g. audit confirms, LP requests - tying out client / investor information to Gen II data).
• Review the new client onboarding and fund setup
• Train, coach, and manage team members. Participate in evaluating talent by providing constructive, actionable feedback and performance reviews. Escalate staffing concerns. Participate in hiring processes.

The ideal background for this role:

• BAC+3 in accounting, finance or a similar recognized accountancy qualification
• 7+ years of relevant experience in fund administration in Luxembourg
• Experience using Yardi would be an advantage
• Fluent in English (verbal and written communication), any other language is considered an asset
• Competency in an accounting and fund administration system, any knowledge of Yardi would be an advantage
• Strong knowledge of Luxembourg corporate laws and structures, any specific PERE sector knowledge (e.g. SOPARFI, SICAR, SIF, RAIF, SLP) is considered an asset
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including contributing to and being part of a strong team spirit
• Superior problem solving, judgment and decision-making skills
• Strong management and organisational skills complemented by a “can do” attitude
• Result-orientated with a sense of responsibility and commitment to delivering quality work
• Ability to work autonomously, taking full ownership of assigned responsibilities

Role Location/Hybrid Schedule

This role will be based in our Luxembourg office. Although the nature of most of the roles within Gen II cannot be classed as totally flexible, there is scope in some cases for a form of Agile Working. The different ways in which Agile Working can be undertaken is dependent on the demands and needs of the business, the office space available and the individual’s preferences and circumstances.