Fund Controller - London, United Kingdom - Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC

Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

The role will be based The Netherlands / London office, within the growing European Fund Finance Team, with scope for development and role expansion in the future.

Whilst supporting the Finance Director and managing at least one direct report, the role has a broad range of responsibilities working on our European closed-ended funds.

The role entails responsibility of all fund related investor, lender and regulatory deliverables, co-ordination of sub-teams & outsource providers, oversight of cash and liquidity management & leading on transactions from a finance perspective.

The role partners with various head office teams, external advisors, as well as with key stakeholders across the business.

_ Key Role Responsibilities_

Finance lead on real estate transactions within the fund including involvement in FDD requirements, liaising with external advisory, preparing funds flows, reviewing sales/purchase agreements and review/input into process for entering new facility agreements.
Key business partner to deal & investment teams, portfolio management, tax, legal, cosec and external administrators on acquisitions / dispositions.
Input into financial models with actuals, tracking commitments, spend and capital commitment facility usage and limitations.
Oversight of quarterly reporting information produced by internal finance teams and external service providers including financial data & metrics gathered from the finance and asset management teams throughout Europe.
Coordination of teams to deliver statutory reporting for entities within the fund structure, including reports and supporting schedules, commentary on fund wide variances and input to portfolio management decks.
Understanding of requirements set out in the fund governing documents, including management & delivery of finance related deliverables.
Responsibility for delivery of the annual consolidated audit and coordination of various teams to ensure data is provided and timelines are met.
Preparation/review of deal closing files as a result of new acquisitions, including delivery of supporting accounting memo's and assistance with financial onboarding in the financial reporting teams.
Oversight of fund & deal cash & liquidity management.
Oversight of budget v actuals reporting across the fund, sources and uses monitoring on deals and tracking of pursuit budgets.
Review/oversight of quarterly or ad hoc distribution waterfalls prepared by direct report or administrators as well as investor capital calls.
Oversight of the collation and provision of management information and reporting metrics to US team.
Review/oversight of quarterly lender reporting including cash waterfalls, compliance certificates, covenant calculations & forecasting/presenting status of covenants to other teams.
Oversight of investor specific reporting, preparing investor reporting templates, providing financial tables and charts and consolidated budget variance analysis commentary.
Review/oversight of consolidated audited financial statements within investor and lender reporting deadlines.
Oversight of subsidiary audited and unaudited financial statements and supporting schedules.
Oversight of the preparation of annual tax filings, coordinating the information to be provided by the fund administrator.
Ensuring the preparation of accounting memos on all technical accounting changes are prepared by the team.
Knowledge of structure agreements, including lender requirements, investor requirements and external reporting requirements.
Oversight of all fees across the structure.
Ensuring delivery of financial input into annual budgeting and reforecasting for investment entities.
Management of relationship with external administrators, including KPI reviews and leading on update/monitoring calls.

_ Organisational Responsibilities_

Follows established policies and procedures by monitoring and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, organisational standards, and operational processes related to area(s) of responsibility and reporting violations or infractions to appropriate individual(s).
Demonstrates appropriate safe behaviours in accordance with Company, property, and departmental policies, procedures, and standards by immediately reporting any mechanical or electrical equipment malfunctions, employee/visitor/resident injuries or accidents, or other safety issues to appropriate individual(s).
Identifies areas for improvement, offers suggestions to improve efficiency and productivity, and implements ideas that achieve operational excellence.
Keeps abreast of current changes in technology, processes, and standards within the industry and area(s) of responsibility by attending internal and external training classes.

_ Role Scope_

Reports into the Finance Director, responsible for all finance related deliverables inputs for EU closed ended funds.
Role will be based in The Netherlands head office in The Hague, bu