Senior Accountant, Fund Finance

About the role

ESR, a real asset owner and manager focused on logistics real estate, data centres and energy infrastructure, is hiring a Senior Accountant, Fund Finance in Singapore. The role supports the financial management, reporting, operations, compliance, budgeting and forecasting of multiple private equity funds, and backs senior management, investment professionals and the transaction team on fund raising, investor relations, fund set-ups, deal structuring, acquisitions and dispositions.

Key responsibilities

• Accounting and reporting: support day-to-day accounting, monthly/quarterly/yearly closing and consolidation, review management fees, performance fees and carried interests, review vendor invoices and payments, and prepare NAV, capital account, financial, management and investor reports.
• Audits: support statutory and other required audits with internal and external auditors.
• Capital and treasury: support capital calls, distributions, investor allocations, fund cash flows, liquidity forecasts, financing arrangements, fund transfers, equity tracking, carried interest accruals and ownership changes, and bank account management.
• Process improvements: map finance processes, standardise SOPs and templates, improve data quality and governance, and drive small automation improvements.
• System implementation: support the migration of finance processes from SAP to Yardi, and the transition to a new accounting service BPO, including UAT, parallel runs and go-live support.
• Investor relations: respond to investor requests and due diligence questionnaires, and liaise with legal, compliance, company secretary, tax and external advisors.
• Business partner: support financial and tax due diligence, completion accounts and capitalisation structures, and ad hoc requests and transactions.

Required profile

• Qualified accountant (CA/CPA/ACCA) with at least 4 years of experience in private equity fund accounting, logistics real estate, data centres, infrastructure and one of the Big Four audit firms.
• Strong understanding of IFRS, SFRS(I), financial regulations and compliance requirements.
• Ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines, work with third-party fund administrators and fund accountants, and lead and mentor a team.

Required skills

• Advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Analytical, problem-solving and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.