Finance Manager, Investment Finance

About the Role

The Finance Manager role is responsible for external reporting, investment accounting, asset/portfolio acquisitions and disposals, and business partnering for our student and multifamily portfolios.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsibility for the production of all external financial reporting for the property portfolios, including oversight of the production of statutory accounts for these entities, in addition to preparation of investor and lender reporting.
• Preparation of capital and return schedules of the portfolio, including preparation and recording of investor capital call and distribution statements, coordination of teams for capital requirements, and inter-group distribution and management
• Ownership of asset/portfolio acquisition and disposals, covering management of relationship with external advisors, engagement with deal teams, review and input on SPAs, review and input on purchase price mechanisms, review and input on Greystar management agreements, and acquisition accounting
• Leads the annual audit process with external preparers of financial statements, including owning the relationship with local auditor teams, and input / review of the consolidated financial statements that are prepared by external provider
• Management of relationships with outsourced investment accounting providers (where applicable), and engagement with corporate administrators
• Key input in the annual planning and budgeting process ensuring compliance with proforma models, partnering with Operational and Investment Team vision, and investor requirements
• Engaging with outsourced investment accounting providers (where applicable), and corporate administrators
• Preparing technical and process accounting memos for and new reporting standards
• Reviewing and inputting into new portfolio and facility agreements
• Responds to ad-hoc requests from investors and stakeholders
• Partnering with Operational Finance team for timely preparation of operating and property entity management accounts
• Partnering with Development Finance team for development draws to assist with capital calls, and timely preparation of development entity management accounts, as applicable
• Assistance with management of the portfolios’ tax, legal, portfolio, allocation, conflicts, regulatory, filing, and safeguards deadlines
• Assistance with the investment property valuation process, partnering with Portfolio and Centralised Development Accounting for finance inputs
• Completes various financial, accounting, narrative, administrative and other reports and analysis and duties as assigned or necessary for the successful execution of the business plans.

About You

You will be a highly adaptable and collaborative professional who will ideally have experience in the Real Estate sector, skilled in IFRS and UK GAAP, debt compliance, and investor reporting. Proven ability to engage effectively with multiple stakeholders, manage large volumes of financial data in Excel, and communicate complex financial information clearly. Organised, deadline driven, and commercially focused, with a flexible approach to shifting priorities and a strong commitment to supporting team and business objectives.

What We Offer

We include a range of benefits for our corporate team members, including competitive pension, healthcare, and holiday allowance, amongst others as standard. Please reach out if you are keen to know more.

About Greystar

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated real estate company offering expertise in investment management, development, and management of rental housing properties globally. The company's business model is unique in its ability to own, operate, and develop multifamily, student, and senior housing across the globe. Building a global platform with a local presence, Greystar continues to expand its geographic reach around the world, bringing a globally interconnected professional rental housing platform and industry funded with institutional capital to countries where the sector does not yet exist. Greystar’s pan – European platform was established in 2013 and has scaled rapidly, now with investment, operational and development presence in the UK, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, and Spain.

One of Greystar’s core values is Equality, and as such, we continue to pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer, accounting for all protected and identifiable characteristics. We truly value diversity of thought, background and of experience. Please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team to explore opportunities at Greystar in more detail or visit our careers site at https://jobs.greystar.com/.