Fund Controller (Real Assets)

at  Columbia Threadneedle Investments

In this role as Fund Controller within the Real Estate & Infrastructure Operations team you will be accountable for certain teams that provide end to end specialist operational support to the Infrastructure / Real Estate businesses. Alongside managing the team that delivers business as usual operational support, this role is responsible (in conjunction with peers) for managing change and delivering operational excellence in response to the strategic and tactical goals of the business.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL HAVE..

• Clear and concise communicator dealing directly with Fund Managers, boards, committees, fund administrators, investors and audit partners
• Experience in managing and motivating a team with multiple competing priorities
• Ability to identify and drive through cross-team operational efficiencies and control improvements, managing risks appropriately on own initiative.
• Deal with complex issues as they arise
• Fully Qualified Accountant – ACCA, CIMA or ACA
• Experience in consolidation accounting
• Experience in Asset Management/Financial Services environment
• Experience working with Real Estate funds and/or Infrastructure funds
• Client Focus driven
• Forward thinking with excellent planning skills
• Self starter, deadline driven and can work on own initiative

4) Ultimately accountable for all aspects of running the designated accounting/operational teams, working alongside the relevant Fund Administrator(s), to provide the following (non- exhaustive):

• Accounting; NAV pricing , financial statements and managing the audit process across the numerous and multi-jurisdictional asset holding vehicles, master funds and feeders
• External reporting; client, loan provider, depositary and regulatory reporting
• Internal reporting; management reporting, for example, liquidity monitoring and reporting
• Monitoring compliance with investment restrictions and guidelines
• Tax reporting; coordination of tax returns prepared by advisors
• Cash management; payments, drawdowns
• Working with the front office to support ad-hoc initiatives e.g. execute investment transactions or asset restructuring.
• Oversight of Fund Administrators
• Dealing with complex issues as they aris