Fund Accountant

Job Description

About Booth

Booth is a premier business process outsourcing (BPO) and managed services provider. We partner with top-tier international companies, embedding highly-skilled professionals like you directly into their core teams. We are currently seeking a meticulous and proactive Offshore Fund Accountant to support the Finance and Accounting team of a key client in the real estate investment sector.

The Role : What You'll Be Doing

You will be a critical extension of our Client's Finance and Accounting team, ensuring the accurate and timely completion of accounting, compliance, and reporting tasks for their offshore and venture-level entities. This role requires precision, proactivity, and the ability to manage strict deadlines.

Key Responsibilities & Performance Expectations

Fund Accounting & Reporting

Performance Calculations : Prepare and update asset-level IRR and equity multiple calculations for all platform business funds quarterly (with a deadline of 45 days post-quarter-end).

Loan Management : Update the Loan Dashboard quarterly by liaising with internal and external joint venture partners to accurately reflect final loan balances, interest rates, and Loan to Value Ratios.

Cash Management : Complete monthly bank reconciliations and prepare / update cash summaries for select venture-level entities, ensuring all journal entries and cash movements are accurately reflected.

NCREIF Data : Download and reconcile quarterly NCREIF data for jointly managed funds and submit the file to the internal contact within 18 business days of quarter-end.

Compliance & Accounts Payable Support

Expense Auditing : Review and approve Client employee expense reimbursement reports in Certify / Emburse weekly, ensuring 100% accuracy, policy compliance, and proper invoice matching.

Billbacks & Allocations : Review corporate billbacks and shared-costs allocation files (travel, subscriptions, software) by verifying ACH information and preparing timely responses to the corporate accountant.

Tax Documentation : Prepare W-9 forms for entities upon request and assist with tax return preparation requests (e.g., pulling and uploading GL details for external tax advisors).

Invoice Management : Organize and distribute vendor invoices (e.g., CT Corp) for payment processing.

System & Audit Support

Assist the team with audit support requests (e.g., gathering bank reconciliations, statements, audit confirmations) in a timely manner.

Assist with Yardi JE uploads and tie-outs upon request.

Perform retained earnings transfers for all Client funds in Yardi annually.

Provide timely and accurate support for any fund-specific and ad-hoc tasks as needed.

Qualifications and Skillset Requirements

Must-Haves

Experience : 3–4 years of progressive accounting experience , with a minimum of 2 years in audit or public accounting preferred.

Technical Skills : Proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is required.

Documentation : Demonstrated strong documentation and reconciliation skills with a commitment to maintaining a consistently low error rate.

Work Ethic : Ability to work independently, proactively, and collaboratively , with a strong team-oriented work ethic and a positive, professional attitude.

Soft Skills : Excellent communication, organization, and multitasking abilities with a proven capacity to prioritize deadlines.

Nice-to-Haves (Preferred, But Not Required)

Certification : CPA preferred.

Industry : Prior real estate background is a strong advantage.

Accounting Standard : Prior experience with U.S. GAAP accounting.

Requirements

Requirements : Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting or Finance 6+ years experience in accounting, remote work experience preferred In-depth knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Previous experience in Real Estate, Real Estate Fund Investment Accounting or related field preferred (multi-family experience a plus) Must have extensive knowledge of computers, Windows (Word, Excel, Outlook) and other applicable accounting software Previous experience with Oracle and Yardi accounting software is a plus Previous experience in public accounting is a plus Solid, proactive communication skills (written and verbal)—comfortable in all the tools of digital communication (email, chat / IM, online meetings such as Zoom, collaboration tools and fileshares, such as Teams, OneNote, etc.) Required to work in the US Pacific Time Zone Must have Fiber Optic internet with at least 25 Mbps bandwidth Must have a backup desktop or laptop with the latest OS Must be able to work from 12AM to 9AM