Job Description for Manager:

Location: Mumbai

Business Summary:

The firm is a leading global alternative asset manager with significant assets under management across real estate, infrastructure, renewable power and transition, private equity and credit. It owns and operates long-life assets and businesses, many of which form the backbone of the global economy. Utilizing its global reach, access to large-scale capital and operational expertise, the firm offers a range of alternative investment products to investors around the worldincluding public and private pension plans, endowments and foundations, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, insurance companies and private wealth investors.

The Real Estate Group is the firms most significant investment platform, made up of sector-specific operating platforms in office, retail, multi-family, industrial and hotel asset classes. With substantial property assets under management, it is one of the worlds largest and most sophisticated owners, operators and investors in real estate.

Position Summary Accounting Manager:

Candidate will assist the Finance & Operations team (FinOps) with the reporting, accounting and operations responsibilities of the real estate investment funds.

Responsibilities:

- Preparation of, and assisting with the compilation and review of information included in quarterly fund investor reports, which include the financial statements as well as quarterly updates to management, and fund/investment portfolio overview.

- Financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP (Fair Value Investment Company Accounting).

- Preparation and distribution of quarterly investor capital statements.

- Assist finance teams overseeing affiliate finance teams with providing quarterly reporting information for the public manager/company, which is on a consolidated IFRS basis.

- Assist in providing information concerning our funds for SEC/regulatory reporting requirements of the publicly listed fund manager/company.

- Assist in providing information / answering requests / questions concerning our funds as requested by investors and other internal teams.

- Review of accounts.

- Assist the US tax team and its advisers with providing information we control for purposes of US/State tax reporting / projections / compliance for the fund entities and underlying investors.

- Assist finance teams overseeing investment vehicles with interests in the fund with information needed for Canadian tax filing/planning.

- Coordinate with tax teams on withholding proceeds and making related payments for fund entities and/or investors that are subject to income taxes.

- Assist in all investment-related activities of the funds, including but not limited to:

1. Coordinating cash movement and assisting with the preparation of related fund flow/cash step schedules.

2. Requesting and/or assisting with the execution and settlement of foreign currency trades.

3. Requesting drawdown on the fund credit facility line.

- Assist in all partner capital activity of the funds, including but not limited to:

1. Plan, prepare and distribute material related to capital events of the fund (capital calls and distributions).

2. Maintain and update fund distribution waterfall model.

3. Coordinating cash movement and assisting with the preparation of related fund flow/cash step schedules.

4. Credit facility loan administration and compliance.

- Assist with the liquidation of entities related to fund structures of investments that have been sold.

- Calculate and coordinate payment of management fees.

- Review and pay fund expenses, as well as coordinate payment of liabilities due to the fund manager, who serves as a paying agent for the funds.

- Review daily cash reconciliations files prepared by fund administrator and monitor cash balances of all fund entities bank accounts.

Requirements:

- Professional accounting qualification (Chartered Accountant / CPA).

- Minimum 9 - 10 years of progressive work experience in fund administration and/or relevant fund accounting experience.

- 2+ years of team handling experience (officially on the system).

- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

- Detail oriented, with ability to navigate through large data sets efficiently.

- Strong communication (oral and written) skills.

- Team oriented.

- Ability to multi-task with good time management skills.

Nice to Have:

- Working knowledge of Investran, Workiva.

- Experience with Anaplan.