Interim Fund Controller (6 month contract)

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EQT Real Estate, the real estate division of EQT Group AB, acquires, develops, leases, and manages logistic/industrial, office, life science and multifamily properties. As a hands-on operator with 40 regional offices across North and South America, Europe and Asia. We combine our local execution and global scope to deliver superior real estate solutions to our tenants while providing our investment partners with some of the industry’s leading and most consistent value-add, core-plus and core returns, as proven against prominent global benchmarks. 

About the Role

The Fund Controller APAC (Contract) is responsible for leading the APAC Finance and Accounting team  in relation to fund accounting and operational activities, in the absence of the Director, Controller APAC.

This position will report to the Chief Financial Officer – EQT Real Estate, with a dotted line reporting to Director, Controller APAC; and partner closely with the internal teams based across the different regions.

The core duties of the role are as follows:

• Oversee the accounting and finance operations of real estate funds for the EQT Real Estate APAC business.
• Supervise the APAC accounting and finance team to achieve business objectives including responsiveness, technical competence, timeliness and accuracy of the reporting and operational functions.
• Monitor controls and payment processes within the accounting and finance functions
• Review of the fund financial information including monthly/quarterly property level financial reports and quarterly fund level financial reports.
• Provide guidance to the wider team to optimize working capital, liquidity, and cash flow.
• Support acquisition and disposition activities for the accounting and operational aspects.
• Oversee the year end reporting and filing obligations, including statutory audits
• Support accounting & operational related activities, as required, for new product launches.
• Ad-hoc projects as directed by CFO.

About EQT
EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization focused on active ownership strategies. With a Nordic heritage and a global mindset, EQT has a track record of almost three decades of developing companies across multiple geographies, sectors and strategies. EQT has investment strategies covering all phases of a business’ development, from start-up to maturity. EQT has EUR ‌​​246 billion in total assets under management (EUR ‌​​‌133 billion in fee-generating assets under management), within two business segments – Private Capital and Real Assets.

With its roots in the Wallenberg family’s entrepreneurial mindset and philosophy of long-term ownership, EQT is guided by a set of strong values and a distinct corporate culture. EQT manages and advises funds and vehicles that invest across the world with the mission to future-proof companies, generate attractive returns and make a positive impact with everything EQT does.EQT has offices in more than 25 countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas and has more than 1,800 employees.

More info: www.eqtgroup.com
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