Financial Analyst – Private Real Asset Funds

Job title:

Financial Analyst – Private Real Asset Funds

Company:

Franklin Templeton Investments

Job description

At Franklin Templeton, everything we do is focused on one thing – delivering better client outcomes. We do that by partnering closely with our clients, assessing their strategic needs, and identifying the solution or solutions that can meet the challenge. Over 12,000 employees working in 34 countries around the world are dedicated to servicing investment solutions for our clients in more than 160 countries. For more than 70 years our success has been a direct result of the talent, skills and persistence of our people, and we are looking for a Lead Financial Reporting Analyst – Real Estate Funds to join our Franklin Real Asset Advisors team in Europe.What is Franklin Real Asset Advisors?Franklin Real Asset Advisors is a dedicated platform specializing in global real estate and infrastructure investments. Established in 1984, we manage a range of private equity real estate investments. The investment team constantly screens the globe in search of attractive investment opportunities utilising Franklin Templeton’s global presence and network of local real estate industry relationships. FRAA investment teams are based in New York, London and Galgary.What will this role entail?We’re looking for a Financial Analyst to join the team in Europe to primarily focus on our Social Infrastructure Real Estate Strategies. This role is ideally suited for someone who has specialized knowledge in IFRS and ideally direct real estate investment. You’ll provide support to the Financial Controller and Financial Oversight Manager, based in London and Luxembourg respectively. You could be a current real estate accountant or someone who has a few years’ experience in a role with a transferable skill set and a desire to learn the specifics of the real estate and infrastructure sectors. The ideal candidate will have a strong IFRS/accounting background, be self-motivated and a team playerWhat are the primary responsibilities of the Financial Analyst?Budget and ForecastingOwnership of annual budgeting process and quarterly rolling forecasts; liaising with department heads to obtain expenditure estimates and commentary against actual expenditure. Along with presentation of quarterly budget vs actuals.Reviewing invoice log maintained by third party administrator and monitoring expenses and accruals during the year.PaymentsKey contact for daily banking relationships; call-backs, bank administration and prepare of biweekly payment runs.Monitoring of bank accounts and cash positions across all SPV’s and the Fund and doing working capital calculations on these to support liquidity management.Accounting and reportingAudit support: provision of taxation and expense related accounting information to external auditors, assistance in gathering documentation requested by auditors and depository at year-end, review of financial statements at Fund and SPV level under IFRS and LUX GAAP respectively.Review of and action on correspondence received from the corporate secretary.TaxOwnership of the tax compliance calendar – ensuring that all VAT, CIT and local tax deadlines are logged, tracked and met by third party tax advisors across multiple jurisdictions. Including weekly reviews with CFO of deadlines and status of returns.Oversight and monitoring of the tax data room – ensuring all local accountants correctly upload all financial information required by third party tax advisors by jurisdiction.Maintenance of tax filing records; corporation tax, VAT tax and local tax filings.Qualifications, Skills and ExperienceBachelor’s Degree or equivalent education (finance or accounting degree preferred)3+ years of relevant experience in finance, accounting and/or taxationAbility to work independently and manage own tasks with limited supervisionGood written and verbal communication skillsHighly motivated; ability to multi-taskFluency in both spoken and written English.Proficiency in excel is essentialSome travel may be required#LI-EUR

Expected salary

Location

Poznań, wielkopolskie

Job date

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 23:18:52 GMT

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