Citco India
Citco India | Vice President - Real Assets Accounting
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Job Highlights
Responsibilities
- Maintain and control the general ledger and various sub-ledgers.
- Prepare trial balances and work paper products.
- Prepare financial statements, footnotes, partner capital statements, and LP/GP allocations.
- Prepare and analyze complex Excel spreadsheets and financial data.
- Review real estate fund clients' partnership agreements, PPMs, and other fund materials.
- Participate in the implementation of fund structures onto the accounting system.
- Monitor compliance with client agreements, including Service Level Agreements.
- Monitor the timing and quality of client deliverables.
- Liaise with property management companies and internal/external parties, including auditors and legal counsel.
- Serve as a primary contact point for clients, responding to and resolving queries or escalating where necessary.
- Interact with management and clients on reporting and operational matters.
- Train and support team members in their development.
- Process standard and complex bookkeeping entries
- Process wire transfer payments on behalf of clients
- Assist in client audit procedures
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of Luxembourgish fund vehicles including UK REITs.
- Proficient with GAAP knowledge (IFRS, LUX GAAP and conversions) and be able to produce technical accounting memos when required.
- Experienced in preparing and reviewing general ledgers and financial statements.
- Advanced MS Excel; proficient in MS Word and PowerPoint.
- Strong knowledge of Yardi, Investran, eFront.
- Background in private equity/real estate fund administration.
- Familiarity with tax-efficient European structures, related investment vehicles, and regulatory requirements.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Strong team player with the ability to manage individual responsibilities.
- Sound judgment with strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP
- Experience in Limited Partnership accounting
About the company
Citco
Founded in 1948 by A.A.G. Smeets, Citco first worked for private clients and multinational companies in the years after the Second World War, and launched its fund administration business in 1968. The group, whose parent company is The Citco Group Limited, has been majority independently owned since its start. It now serves alternative asset managers, asset owners, investors, banks and corporates with fund administration, middle office, banking, tax and regulatory, corporate secretarial and entity management services. In India, Citco has offices in Mumbai (Powai), Pune (Kharadi) and Hyderabad, where its Center of Excellence was launched in 2021 and moved into a permanent office in Knowledge City in 2023.
Citco's finance roles in India, in Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune, centre on fund services: fund accountants for hedge funds, private equity and real assets (including property accounting), financial reporting accountants and team leads, operations and risk analysts, and supervisors up to vice president. It also hires for its own corporate finance, such as general ledger, accounts payable, payroll and finance systems support, as well as corporate secretarial work and CMA Inter internships. Postings usually ask for a degree in accounting, finance or economics, and several name CA, CPA, ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CMA or CFA, or study towards one.
