Description

Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions.

Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

The Role:

The Manager, Property Fund Finance is responsible for the end-to-end financial management, reporting, and control of property investment entities (under Real Estate funds) across multiple jurisdictions. The role ensures accurate Net Asset Value (NAV) reporting, robust financial governance, regulatory compliance, and effective stakeholder management, while supporting fund operations, treasury activities, and strategic transactions.
This role acts as a subject-matter expert in real estate fund accounting under IFRS, local GAAP and INREV, applying professional judgement to manage risks, improve processes, and deliver high-quality financial outcomes.

Key Work Level Accountabilities: Manager/Expert

• For people managers, accountable for managing and motivating others to ensure quality of delivery to customers and stakeholders
• For technical specialists, accountable for delivering expert advice or service, using specialist knowledge and subject matter expertise
• Applies judgement to deliver outcomes, evaluating a range of potential solutions, considering the impact for customers, cost and risk
• Manages conflicts that may impact delivery
• Challenges upwards given knowledge of delivery and awareness of complex systems and the broader picture
• Identifies and anticipates need for changes to continuously improve quality and efficiency of output
• Manages resources and risks using expert judgment, know-how and experience

Key Responsibilities for this role:

• Support the consolidation of Fund's accounts and NAV calculation process in accordance with Fund's prospectus and accounting policies.
• Oversee and review the books of accounts for the entities under the fund structure in various jurisdictions in accordance with local GAAP and IFRS.
• Partner closely with investment, tax and treasury teams to support acquisition/restructuring/disposition related operations, such as handling forward forex contracts and ensure efficient fund flow through the structure.
• Monitoring overall liquidity process and forecast of the Fund by understanding the cash availability in every asset structure in the Fund and the ongoing activities each assets.
• Support treasury function in terms of operational banking, reconciliation, profit participating loans, cash reporting, etc.
• Coordinate the Group reporting in Tagetik
• Coordinate statutory audit of various entities level under the fund structure. Support the preparation of Consolidated IFRS reporting package and annual accounts.
• Support budgeting process of the Fund. Monitor budget versus actual performance and provide variance analysis.
• Deliver accurate, timely, and insightful management information (MI) to senior management
• Ensure all time lines related to financial results and regulatory filings are met.
• Coordinate with tax team and tax agents for VAT / GST and corporate tax filing.
• Relationship management with auditors, Trust accountants, Property Manager, JV Partners, tax agents and overseas offices.

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Qualifications in accounting / finance stream, CPA/ACCA .
• Proficiency with multi -currency environment, GAAP, IFRS and INREV.
• Minimum 7 years' experience in an audit/ accounting / finance team.
• Experience of Real Estate Funds is desirable.
• Personal Attributes
  • Technical / Job knowledge.
  • Team Player and motivating leader.
  • Ability to plan and adhere to timelines.
  • Drive results.
  • Communication skills.
  • Partner across boundaries.
  • Natural affinity with numbers.

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long-term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.