Delivery Manager - Real Estate Fund Accounting

Job purpose

The role entails supporting a senior professional from the Finance team of a leading Private Equity fund. The candidate oversees end-to-end financial reporting, net asset value (NAV) calculations, complex asset reconciliations, and regulatory compliance for multiple fund structures, including Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Co-investment vehicles. This role requires a firsthand leader to manage portfolio company data validation, streamline audit deliverables, and optimize fund operations workflow using tools like Workiva and Yardi.

Key responsibilities

• Financial Statement Management: Lead the preparation, review, and tie-out of Financial Statements, Board Books, and Form PF filings using Workiva.
• NAV Calculation: Oversee monthly average NAV file updates, NAV pick-up files for alternative investment vehicles (AIVs), and March/year-end NAV reporting.
• Roll-forwards & Ledgers: Manage equity roll-forward files, trial balance reviews, asset/liability tracking, and monthly property NAV file preparations.
• Valuation & Estimates: Drive the execution of EBITDA reconciliations, portfolio company true ups to actuals, and Level 3 reporting workbooks.
• Fee & Expense Management: Calculate and validate complex management fees, advisory fees, incentive fees, deferred insurance/appraisal costs, and expense allocations.
• Transaction Booking: Supervise daily trade ticket reconciliations, coupon checks, and recurring journal entries.
• Treasury & Cash Flow: Monitor cash movements and yield variance analysis.
• Regulatory Compliance: Execute regulatory tests including asset coverage tests.
• Audit Coordination: Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, ensuring prompt delivery of trial balances, lease agreements, and scoping lists.
• Loan Operations Support: Prepare Debt valuations, and credit monitoring schedules.

Key competencies

• 6-8 years of fund accounting experience in Private Equity, Infrastructure, or Real Estate, with proven experience supervising teams and managing fund operations workflows.
• Advanced proficiency in Workiva for financial statements, Board Books, and Form PF filings.
• Expertise in NAV calculations, equity roll-forwards, Level 3 valuations, and EBITDA reconciliations.
• Strong technical skills in validating multi-tiered fee structures (management, advisory, incentive) and complex expense allocations.
• Experience overseeing treasury operations, trade reconciliations, and regulatory asset coverage tests.
• Proven ability to lead external audit coordination, streamline deliverables, and manage portfolio company data validation.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with sharp analytical and problem-solving capabilities for complex true ups.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to manage team deliverables, support senior executives, and present financial trends.
• Chartered Accountant (CA), CPA, or an MBA in Finance from a top-tier business school.