Description
Financial Administrator
Our client, a leading Financial Services Firm, are looking to hire a Financial Administrator.
Purpose of your role
The role of the Financial Administrator will cover all aspects of financial and real estate administration and the successful applicant will work closely with members of the operations team and the broader portfolio management team.
Key Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities include:
- Management invoice payment and settlement process
- Support bank reconciliation process for European Real Estate Funds
- Provide efficient accounting and administration services in relation to real estate assets
- Provide responsive service and support the portfolio management team and other stakeholders
- Ensure integrity of property information such as valuation, income and expense within the financial reporting systems
- Help to manage workflow tasks such as new property setup, lease management and vacancies
Experience and Qualifications Required
- General administration and financial skills
- Reconciliation and investigation skills are essential
- An ability to work cross-team and cross-department and influence others will be important within this role
- Good communication skills are critical and the candidate must be able to articulate ideas coherently to colleagues, third party vendors, internal customers and external clients
- Attention to detail and a good work ethic is important
- Good interpersonal skills as the position requires daily contact with Portfolio Managers, Research Professionals, Financial and other Administrative staff
- Ability to work independently and take initiative as needed, to manage daily tasks and special projects
- An individual who is professional, pro-active with a high level of personal integrity and focus on the customer is crucial
- Assertive and self motivated and an ability to prioritise and multi-task effectively
- A true team player who will be happy to volunteer to assist colleagues when necessary
- Utmost discretion when dealing with sensitive and confidential information
Desirable skills
- Knowledge of investment administration within a real estate or custody environment
- A firm grounding in accountancy or experience gained through further study
- Experience of using Real Estate Accounting Systems such as Horizon/Qube