ASL International Recruitment Limited 22-24 Seale Street, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 3QG (Registered Office) + 44 (0) 1534 500000 Registered Company GST No 0101275 Registered Jersey No. 95590
Head of Accounts
This is a great opportunity for a driven and talented individual to make a real difference as part
of a dedicated and professional team. The position is best suited to a commercial yet technically
minded person who enjoys leading a team of professionals, whilst providing technical and
operational solutions to clients. The Head of Accounts will lead a team of qualified and part-
qualified Accountants and Assistant Fund Accountants, working on a range of matters providing
accounting and financial reporting services for established and new real estate and private
equity funds and associated special purpose vehicles.
The candidate will take overall accountability and responsibility for the accounting and
reporting needs of a portfolio of private equity and real estate clients and associated SPVs and
will liaise with the CFO and finance team of the funds, third parties (including auditors) and any
other external advisors necessary to ensure all issues are resolved and deadlines are met.
In addition, the candidate will also be responsible for the take-on and setting-up of new clients
coming into the team.
Key Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Managing client relationships and administration
• To maintain and develop strong, lasting relationships with Langham Hall clients at
senior levels.
• Final escalation contact for clients with regular in-person client meetings;
• Take ownership of the portfolios of clients and customer relationships, implement
policies, procedures and checklists, ensure standards are high and deadlines maintained.
• Oversee preparation of:
• management accounts both at asset and fund level, including supporting files;
• consolidations;
• bank debt covenant reporting;
• production of monthly/quarterly NAVs;
• investor tax, CIS and VAT reporting;
• cash flow forecasting work;
• statutory financial statements in accordance with IFRS, US or UK GAAP.
• Perform final technical review of work produced by team;
• Contribute recommendations for improving the organisation's operations;
ASL International Recruitment Limited 22-24 Seale Street, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 3QG (Registered Office) + 44 (0) 1534 500000 Registered Company GST No 0101275 Registered Jersey No. 95590
• Organising take-on and set-up of new clients;
• Participate in team meetings with other Heads of Departments to manage the overall
business;
• Work effectively with other HODs to ensure smooth transition of work sourced by them
into the business;
• Act as CRM/GCRM for accounting clients to promote multi-jurisdictional / team
relationships and improve client deliverables and relationships;
• To be appointed as a director on certain client entities.
Assisting with the internal operations of Langham Hall Jersey
• Ensuring all regulatory and statutory reporting deadlines and filings are achieved;
• To take ownership of and responsibility for all internal reporting to the board;
• To effectively recruit employees and manage staffing levels within the team;
• To oversight and manage the performance of the accounts management team;
• To provide support and guidance to team members;
• Drafting of procedures and other internal documents;
• Assisting to build the general profile of Langham Hall in Jersey;
• Be an Authorised Signatory of Langham Hall;
People Management
• Prepare proposals, quotes and supporting information in conjunction with relevant ED;
• Effective leadership of a client facing team; supervision, coaching and mentoring of staff
members;
• Acting as a role model and providing support and guidance to Client Directors, Associate
Directors and Managers;
• Managing team workloads and ensuring that objectives are met;
• To manage performance of the team and provide support and guidance to team
members;
• To effectively recruit employees and manage staffing levels within the team.
Business Development
• Take forward established relationships with intermediaries with a view to strengthen
these relationships and building up a network;
• Be involved with presentations to new clients show casing the accounting team and its
performance/capabilities;
ASL International Recruitment Limited 22-24 Seale Street, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 3QG (Registered Office) + 44 (0) 1534 500000 Registered Company GST No 0101275 Registered Jersey No. 95590
• Attend client meetings for the top five accounting clients to establish relationships with
those clients.
As part of your duties all employees must ensure adherence to internal policies and procedures
and meeting all personal AML obligations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
• The candidate will be ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified with minimum of 5 years PQE
Skills and Experience
• Minimum 5 years experience within a senior position
Technical Knowledge
• Strong technical accounting skills, ideally gained within real estate funds or an asset
management environment;
• Strong people management and leadership skills;
• A full understanding of UK GAAP and IFRS and other relevant accounting standards, and
related preparation of statutory financial statements and auditor liaison;
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, procedures manuals and performance
measurement reports at asset and fund level;
• Sound knowledge of reporting in accordance with industry standards such as INREV and
ILPA;
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations for which there
may be little precedence;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Knowledge of Sun Systems is an advantage but not essential;
• A deep understanding of the agreements associated with private equity and real estate
structures and interpretation of terms within including LPA, debt documentation, sale
and purchase agreements, leases etc;
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from peers, senior
management and especially clients;
• Internal systems, controls and procedures – training will be given on the internal
applications used and the job holder will become familiar with the controls and
procedures in place.
Benefits
ASL International Recruitment Limited 22-24 Seale Street, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 3QG (Registered Office) + 44 (0) 1534 500000 Registered Company GST No 0101275 Registered Jersey No. 95590
Langham Hall invests in people and developing them professionally. We are extremely proud of
our leadership-focused culture which fosters a dedicated, approachable and collaborative way of
working. We offer the opportunity to progress your career and study professional qualifications.