Job Title: Financial Controller
Business Unit & Team: Real Assets, Financial Management & Controlling Group
Reporting to: Finance Manager
Location: London, Hybrid
Job Purpose
AXA IM Real Assets is seeking a Financial Controller to join their London based Financial Management and Controlling Team (FMCG). The Financial Controller will be primarily responsible for assisting in the management of the revenue streams, accounting, tax, service charge, treasury, reporting, and governance aspects of various real estate investments in the UK and/or The Nordics. The successful candidate will contribute to the production of Investor and regulatory reporting and support the monitoring of investment performance, working closely with Fund Management, Asset Management and Development Teams. The role will involve liaising with parties both within and outside the organisation and requires an individual who has strong communication and presentation skills. The successful candidate will be required to adapt as the FMCG function evolves and to assist in the role-out of an ongoing systems/controls/processes upgrade (project “LIFT”).
Your daily responsibilities
- Liaison with directors and CoSec to provide good governance within corporate structures
- Adoption of new working practices involving implementation of project LIFT protocols for interaction with third party service providers (Corporate Manager, Company Secretary, Property Manager, Tax Advisor, etc.)
- Demonstrated hands on experience in tax compliance and tax restructuring, including CIS and VAT, with responsibility for preparation, analysis, and technical decision making — not limited to review of returns prepared by external advisors.
- Lead the annual audit process, coordinating auditors, corporate managers, tax advisors, and related parties to ensure audited accounts are delivered accurately and on time.
- Implementation of investment acquisition and disposal strategies following tax and structuring guidelines. Assisting with the establishment of external debt financing as required.
- Monitor and control the preparation of management accounts, statutory accounts and tax compliance and ensure good governance and timely reporting.
- Oversee an annual corporate budgeting process and maintain Fund Models to report actual and forecast performance.
- Monitor working capital requirements to ensure investments are properly funded. Apply appropriate cash repatriation mechanisms to meet Investor requirements.
- Oversee delivery of property service charge calculations, contributing to the control process to ensure adherence to budgets and timely completion.
- Providing covenant checks on prospective tenants and service providers.
- Monitor and control tenant arrears collection in conjunction with Asset Management.
- Debt monitoring and covenant reporting to ensure compliance with external financing, where appropriate.
Your qualifications and experience
- Recently qualified accountant building on a career in financial services
- Experience in real estate asset management
- Excellent English oral and written communication skills
- Advanced computer skills, experience of Yardi and Anaplan highly desirable
Job Title: Financial Controller
Business Unit & Team: Real Assets, Financial Management & Controlling Group
Reporting to: Finance Manager
Location: London, Hybrid
Job Purpose
AXA IM Real Assets is seeking a Financial Controller to join their London based Financial Management and Controlling Team (FMCG). The Financial Controller will be primarily responsible for assisting in the management of the revenue streams, accounting, tax, service charge, treasury, reporting, and governance aspects of various real estate investments in the UK and/or The Nordics. The successful candidate will contribute to the production of Investor and regulatory reporting and support the monitoring of investment performance, working closely with Fund Management, Asset Management and Development Teams. The role will involve liaising with parties both within and outside the organisation and requires an individual who has strong communication and presentation skills. The successful candidate will be required to adapt as the FMCG function evolves and to assist in the role-out of an ongoing systems/controls/processes upgrade (project “LIFT”).
Your daily responsibilities
- Liaison with directors and CoSec to provide good governance within corporate structures
- Adoption of new working practices involving implementation of project LIFT protocols for interaction with third party service providers (Corporate Manager, Company Secretary, Property Manager, Tax Advisor, etc.)
- Demonstrated hands on experience in tax compliance and tax restructuring, including CIS and VAT, with responsibility for preparation, analysis, and technical decision making — not limited to review of returns prepared by external advisors.
- Lead the annual audit process, coordinating auditors, corporate managers, tax advisors, and related parties to ensure audited accounts are delivered accurately and on time.
- Implementation of investment acquisition and disposal strategies following tax and structuring guidelines. Assisting with the establishment of external debt financing as required.
- Monitor and control the preparation of management accounts, statutory accounts and tax compliance and ensure good governance and timely reporting.
- Oversee an annual corporate budgeting process and maintain Fund Models to report actual and forecast performance.
- Monitor working capital requirements to ensure investments are properly funded. Apply appropriate cash repatriation mechanisms to meet Investor requirements.
- Oversee delivery of property service charge calculations, contributing to the control process to ensure adherence to budgets and timely completion.
- Providing covenant checks on prospective tenants and service providers.
- Monitor and control tenant arrears collection in conjunction with Asset Management.
- Debt monitoring and covenant reporting to ensure compliance with external financing, where appropriate.
Your qualifications and experience
- Recently qualified accountant building on a career in financial services
- Experience in real estate asset management
- Excellent English oral and written communication skills
- Advanced computer skills, experience of Yardi and Anaplan highly desirable
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