Senior Fund Accountant

Overview

In this role you will own the day-to-day accounting for allocated property portfolios, delivering high-profile financial reporting and NAV calculations. You will partner with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate statements, audits, and regulatory compliance under UK GAAP/IFRS. You will drive process improvements and support acquisitions, restructures, and on-boarding of assets. This is a chance to lead a portfolio team in a collaborative, growth‑minded real estate environment and contribute to JLL’s ambitious funds business.

Pay / Benefits

• Total Rewards program
• career development
• wellbeing and benefits
• recognition
• competitive pay

Responsibilities

• Lead preparation of management accounts for selected portfolios, including complex instructions
• Oversee end-to-end accounting for portfolios: financial statements, NAV calculations, and fund reports
• Prepare nominal ledger reconciliations, VAT reporting, cash flows, variance analysis, and commentary
• Manage fund and SPV audits, ensuring UK GAAP/IFRS compliance and regulatory standards
• Oversee tax, CIS, VAT filings with external advisors; manage fund expenses, capital calls, distributions, and cash flow forecasting
• Support acquisitions, disposals, and structuring; onboard new assets financially
• Calculate management and performance fees; support team leadership in absence
• Monitor cash and liquidity across portfolios; prepare KPI calculations and escalation of technical issues
• Review client deliverables; identify and implement improvements to standardise procedures
• Perform other accounting duties to ensure portfolio efficiency
• Engage with clients and third-party managers; maintain strong communication with client accounts managers

Key requirements

• ACCA/CIMA/ACA Part Qualified
• Understanding of UK GAAP and IFRS
• Understanding of UK commercial real estate structure and investment management
• Excellent bookkeeping skills
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure, multi-task, and prioritise
• Organised with attention to detail and tight deadlines
• Ability to use own initiative to resolve day-to-day issues
• Previous team leadership experience

• communication
• leadership
• problem-solving
• UK GAAP
• IFRS
• VAT reporting

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