Apex Group India | Senior Analyst - Real Estate Accounting

Key responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end lease accounting activities including AR, AP, and GL.
• Perform tenant billing, rent invoicing, cash applications, and aging analysis.
• Prepare journal entries, accruals, deferrals, and GL adjustments.
• Perform bank, balance sheet, and account reconciliations.
• Prepare rent rolls, lease schedules, and client financial reports.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities.
• Conduct variance analysis and provide financial insights to stakeholders.
• Respond to client, auditor, and internal stakeholder queries.
• Ensure compliance with SLAs, SOPs, internal controls, and audit requirements.
• Drive process improvements, automation initiatives, and quality reviews.
• Manage assigned portfolios and ensure timely service delivery.
• Process vendor invoices, expense bookings, and payments.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of AR, AP, GL, Bank Reconciliations, and Financial Reporting.
• Understanding of US Real Estate Accounting and lease processes.
• Experience with Yardi, MRI, or similar property accounting systems.
• Strong month-end close and reconciliation experience.
• Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, formulas, reporting).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in client interactions, work reviews, and escalation handling.
• Knowledge of lease administration and commercial real estate processes.
• Experience reviewing lease agreements and resolving accounting exceptions.
• Exposure to international clients and SLA-driven environments.
• Experience with quality reviews and process improvement initiatives.

Apex Group

Set up in 2003 with its first office in Bermuda, Apex Group was founded by Peter Hughes and works for allocators, asset managers, family offices, corporates and financial institutions. Its services include fund administration and middle office work, transfer agency, depositary and custody, corporate and management company services, banking, regulatory and compliance support, and ESG services through its Holtara business. The group's India operation was founded in 2008 and has grown to offices in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune and Gandhinagar. In 2021 Apex became one of the first global fund administrators approved to operate in GIFT City, where it now has an office.

Much of Apex's finance work in India is fund accounting for hedge funds, closed-ended funds, private equity and real asset funds, with roles from fund accountant up to supervisor and senior account manager. Other finance roles cover financial reporting from associate to vice president (including Workiva implementation), middle office, corporate accounting, global payments, tax, regulatory services and transfer agency. Postings usually ask for a B.Com, M.Com or MBA (Finance), and many name CA, CMA, CFA, CPA or ACCA; some roles are open to CA or CMA freshers.

• Industry: Financial services for funds and asset managers: fund administration, middle office, transfer agency, depositary, corporate and banking services
• Headquarters: Apex Group Ltd; founded in 2003 in Bermuda, where it opened its first office
• In India: India operation since 2008, with offices in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune and Gandhinagar (including GIFT City)