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Operations Associate - Accounting

Salary
Competitive
Employment
Full Time
Work Place
Office
Real Estate Field
Location
New York
 NY
Postal Code
10169
Country
United States

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Description


Clarion Partners, an SEC registered investment adviser with FCA-authorized and FINRA member affiliates, has been a leading U.S. real estate investment manager for more than 39 years. Headquartered in New York, the firm has offices in major markets throughout the U.S. and Europe. With over $59 billion in total assets under management, Clarion Partners offers a broad range of both equity and debt real estate strategies across the risk/return spectrum to its more than 500 domestic and international institutional investors. More information is available at .

Summary: Work with VP-Financial Operations on operations and systems for investment accounting group including Clarion Partners Funds and Separate Accounts covering $50 billion of Assets under Management.

Portfolio accounting governance performs checks and balances to ensure portfolio finance is operating in accordance with policies and procedures. To continuously monitor and ensure reporting within the investment accounting system is consistent across portfolios.


Responsibilities:

  • Investment Accounting/Reporting Systems
    • Property setup within property management system (MRI) for the various hierarchy and levels to ensure consistency and adhering to policies and procedures
    • Support all business aspects of the investment accounting and property reporting
    • Manage configuration of investment accounting structures, consolidation rules, transaction rules within MRI to troubleshoot investment accounting issues and direct to Helpdesk as necessary
    • Work with VP to implement consistent procedures and training programs for investment accounting.
    • Work with IT department to identify, maintain and address changes in investment accounting.
    • Perform testing for updates and enhancements to investment accounting.
    • Coordinate testing efforts for new investments / portfolios as well as accounting and reporting initiatives.

 

  • Investment Accounting/Reporting Policies and Procedures
    • Work with investment accounting teams to resolve issues and build consensus in order to effectively implement consistent firm policies and procedures across all portfolios.
    • Facilitate audit plan to ensure consistent application of policies and procedures.
    • Assist VP of Financial Operations to develop consistent firm reporting and data governance standards.
  • Asset Management Operations
    • Work with SVP-Financial Operations on the Business Intelligence tool; support Asset Management, Portfolio Management & Finance teams with questions, test enhancements, provide training and special projects.
    • Work with IT to identify, maintain and address changes in Business Intelligence tool.
    • Track fiscal and calendar year budgets to ensure financial and leasing/occupancy information uploaded to MRI.
    • Provide quarterly reporting for Asset Management metrics including but not limited to Exec Board presentation, Service Provider analysis, etc..
  • Job Requirements:
    • 3 to 5 Years of accounting experience, preferably in real estate fund space.
    • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
    • Advanced Excel skills.
    • MRI or other real estate or private equity accounting system experience.
    • Fund accounting experience
    • Highly effective in fast passed multi-faceted environment.
    • Exceptional interpersonal skills.
    • Ability to meet tight deadlines.
    • Knowledge of SQL select queries a plus

Job Function


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Job Sector


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Experience


2+ to 5 years


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