This position is offered as a 12-month fixed-term contract to provide maternity cover. Applicants should apply only if they are comfortable with this arrangement.
About the Role
The Finance Manager role is responsible for external reporting, investment accounting, asset/portfolio acquisitions and disposals, and business partnering for our student and multifamily portfolios.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsibility for the production of all external financial reporting for the property portfolios, including oversight of the production of statutory accounts for these entities, in addition to preparation of investor and lender reporting.
- Preparation of capital and return schedules of the portfolio, including preparation and recording of investor capital call and distribution statements, coordination of teams for capital requirements, and inter-group distribution and management
- Ownership of asset/portfolio acquisition and disposals, covering management of relationship with external advisors, engagement with deal teams, review and input on SPAs, review and input on purchase price mechanisms, review and input on Greystar management agreements, and acquisition accounting
- Leads the annual audit process with external preparers of financial statements, including owning the relationship with local auditor teams, and input / review of the consolidated financial statements that are prepared by external provider
- Management of relationships with outsourced investment accounting providers (where applicable), and engagement with corporate administrators
- Key input in the annual planning and budgeting process ensuring compliance with proforma models, partnering with Operational and Investment Team vision, and investor requirements
- Engaging with outsourced investment accounting providers (where applicable), and corporate administrators
- Preparing technical and process accounting memos for and new reporting standards
- Reviewing and inputting into new portfolio and facility agreements
- Responds to ad-hoc requests from investors and stakeholders
- Partnering with Operational Finance team for timely preparation of operating and property entity management accounts
- Partnering with Development Finance team for development draws to assist with capital calls, and timely preparation of development entity management accounts, as applicable
- Assistance with management of the portfolios’ tax, legal, portfolio, allocation, conflicts, regulatory, filing, and safeguards deadlines
- Assistance with the investment property valuation process, partnering with Portfolio and Centralised Development Accounting for finance inputs
- Completes various financial, accounting, narrative, administrative and other reports and analysis and duties as assigned or necessary for the successful execution of the business plans.
About You
You’re a qualified accountant with a strong grounding in financial reporting and a solid track record in the real estate sector. You know your way around IFRS, UK GAAP, VAT, and SPV structures, and you’re comfortable working with systems like Yardi.
You handle data with confidence. Large datasets, tight deadlines, multiple priorities. All part of the day job. You stay organised, accurate, and in control, while keeping a clear view of the commercial impact behind the numbers.
You work well with others and communicate clearly, whether you’re explaining detail or presenting insights. Adaptable and reliable, you take ownership, keep things moving, and deliver to a high standard every time. Experience with debt compliance, investor reporting, or acquisition accounting puts you a step ahead.
What We Offer
We include a range of benefits for our corporate team members, including competitive pension, healthcare, and holiday allowance, amongst others as standard. Please reach out if you are keen to know more.
About Greystar
Greystar is a leading, fully integrated real estate company offering expertise in investment management, development, and management of rental housing properties globally. The company’s business model is unique in its ability to own, operate, and develop multifamily, student, and senior housing across the globe. Building a global platform with a local presence, Greystar continues to expand its geographic reach around the world, bringing a globally interconnected professional rental housing platform and industry funded with institutional capital to countries where the sector does not yet exist. Greystar’s pan – European platform was established in 2013 and has scaled rapidly, now with investment, operational and development presence in the UK, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, and Spain.
One of Greystar’s core values is Equality, and as such, we continue to pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer, accounting for all protected and identifiable characteristics. We truly value diversity of thought, background and of experience. Please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team to explore opportunities at Greystar in more detail or visit our careers site at https://jobs.greystar.com/.
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