Assistant Manager Finance

About ESR Group

ESR Group is Asia-Pacific's leading New Economy real asset manager and one of the largest listed real estate investment managers globally. Our fully integrated fund management and development platform extends across Australia and New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Greater China, Southeast Asia, and India, including a presence in Europe. We provide investors with a diverse range of real asset investment and development solutions across private and public investment vehicles. Our focus on New Economy real assets offers customers modern solutions for logistics, data centres, and infrastructure and renewables. Our purpose, Space and Investment Solutions for a Sustainable Future, drives us to manage sustainably and impactfully for the communities where we operate and the spaces we develop to thrive for generations to come. ESR Group is listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (HKSE: 1821.HK).

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ESR is proud to provide an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

This role reports to the Fund Controller/Finance Manager

Position summary

Reporting to the Fund Controller and/or Finance Manager, you will be responsible for managing the entire financial reporting, compliance and control; treasury and capital management; financial planning and forecasting; tax compliance processes and corporate secretarial functions of the respective funds including the management of external service providers and serves as the key finance contact person for fund management team, capital transaction team and the investors.

Your role at ESR will evolve over time and you will be asked to perform tasks and duties by ESR from time to time. This position description is indicative of the general role you will perform whilst at ESR, however it is not an exhaustive list of your role or responsibilities.

Key responsibilities include but not limit to

• Support fund/entity set-ups and dissolutions, structuring, acquisitions and dispositions including review of tax reports, financial and tax due diligence reports and relevant agreements
• Design and implement financial reporting templates and controls
• Ensure accurate, complete and timely financial reporting for investors, statutory, regulatory and tax requirements of the funds assigned and all the entities in the funds managed in Singapore
• Ensure accurate, complete and timely reporting of development projects
• Review all consolidation, financial reporting and analysis, cash management reports, cash flow forecasts, tax submissions, valuations, budgets and forecasts
• Coordinate statutory and internal financial audits
• Review all audited financial statements
• Manage all tax filing and transfer pricing requirements
• Manage the external service provider and provide training, accounting and technical guidance
• Treasury and capital management including loan administration on financial covenants and bank account maintenance
• Review and approve invoices and payments
• Support all budgeting and forecasting requirements
• Manage outsourced corporate secretary and ensure relevant minutes and resolutions are in place
• Responsible for statistical and regulatory reporting to government organizations
• Attend to ad hoc requests from internal and external stakeholders on financial reporting and tax matters
• Assist in any ad hoc tasks or projects

Requirements

• Qualified accountant
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience with real estate, private equity and/or the Big Four audit firms with in-depth consolidation experience
• Strong IFRS, SFRS(I), SFRS technical knowledge
• Good understanding of corporate tax, withholding tax, value added tax and transfer pricing
• Experience working with external service provider for fund accounting is a bonus
• Good excel knowledge
• Good communication capabilities, interpersonal skills and a team player
• Ability to multitask and proactive