Senior Reporting Accountant

Senior Reporting Accountant – Real Estate Investment ConsultancyWe are working with a growing real estate investment and fund consultancy that is looking to appoint a technically strong Senior Reporting Accountant to join its London finance team. This is a broad, high-impact position offering significant autonomy and exposure across statutory reporting, technical accounting, financial controls and process improvement. The successful candidate will work across a varied portfolio of real estate and fund structures, partnering closely with financial controllers, senior leadership, external auditors and advisers. The role would particularly suit an ACA or CA-qualified accountant with a strong audit background who is looking to move from practice into a commercially focused finance environment, with immediate exposure to complex real estate and fund structures.Key Responsibilities\n

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• Lead the review of statutory financial statements across a portfolio of UK and offshore entities.
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• Ensure compliance with relevant reporting frameworks, including IFRS, FRS 102 and Jersey GAAP.
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• Coordinate external audits, manage information requests and support the resolution of technical queries.
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• Review accounting policies, disclosures and significant judgement areas, including investment property valuations, lease accounting and intercompany transactions.
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• Take ownership of the firm’s ISAE 3402 assurance programme, including coordinating stakeholders, reviewing control findings and overseeing remediation activity.
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• Act as an internal technical accounting specialist, advising on complex and non-routine transactions.
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• Prepare technical accounting papers and supporting documentation for audit sign-off.
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• Monitor changes to financial reporting standards and assess their impact across the business.
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• Support accounting for acquisitions, disposals, development activity, debt restructurings and new entity onboarding.
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• Review quarterly management accounts and investor reporting to ensure accuracy and consistency.
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• Contribute to finance transformation and process improvement projects, with a focus on improving controls, data quality and reporting efficiency.
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• Support the evaluation and implementation of new finance systems and reporting tools.
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• Deliver technical training and support the professional development of ACA and ACCA trainees within the business.
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Candidate ProfileThe successful candidate will ideally have:\n

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• ACA, CA or equivalent professional qualification.
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• A strong audit background, ideally gained within a Big Four or top-tier accountancy firm.
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• Experience preparing or reviewing statutory financial statements under IFRS or FRS 102.
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• Strong technical accounting knowledge and the ability to research and document complex accounting matters.
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• Exposure to ISAE 3402 or wider controls assurance engagements would be highly advantageous.
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• Experience within real estate, investment funds, asset management or financial services would be beneficial, although strong technical candidates from other sectors will also be considered.
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• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple entities, deadlines and stakeholders.
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• A proactive and commercially minded approach, with a genuine interest in improving processes and controls.
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• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with accounting and financial reporting systems.
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The OpportunityThis is an excellent opportunity to join a growing and technically sophisticated real estate investment consultancy. The successful candidate will benefit from:\n

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• Exposure to a growing, multi-fund real estate investment business with a varied and technically interesting portfolio.
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• Significant autonomy and ownership from day one, with a clear path to taking on broader finance leadership responsibilities.
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• The opportunity to influence finance processes, systems and controls.
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• A collaborative and high-calibre finance environment.
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• A clear route towards broader finance leadership responsibilities.
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For further information or a confidential discussion, please apply or contact the Absolute Recruit team.