Senior Fund Accountant / Assistant Manager Fund Accountant
Sydney, Australia
Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 18:00
Hybrid

Intro:

The Senior Fund Accountant works with and reports to Senior Manager, Fund Services, is responsible for supporting the administration and service delivery of Fund/SPV structures across a portfolio of Real Estate. The role involves working closely with the team to meet client expectations, streamline processes, and maintain robust client relationships.

Some of the things you’ll be doing:

- Oversee day-to-day Fund/SPV administration for Real Estate portfolios, including preparation of monthly and quarterly management accounts and reporting, year-end financial statements, assisting with audits, coordinating tax compliance, and managing payment services for unit trusts and private companies.
- Calculation of net asset values on a variety of complex Real Estate Funds as well as preparation of NAV packs.
- Serve as the central point of contact for a portfolio of Australian client accounts.
- Ensure work is delivered to a high standard and provide coaching and guidance to junior staff and team in India where necessary.
- Manage relationships internally and with external service providers, including auditors, tax advisors, and property managers.
- Assist with the onboarding of new clients.
- Participate in ad hoc projects as required.
- Build and maintain strong client relationship

What technical skills, experience, and qualifications do you need?

- 2–7 years of relevant experience in fund administration, fund houses, or professional accounting firms.
- Hold an accounting qualification (CA/CPA/ACCA/ACA etc) or progressing towards one




- Possess knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Australian Accounting Standards (AAS).
- Excellent team collaboration skills.
- Strong client service orientation with a focus on delivering results.
- Exceptional organisational, analytical, and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Expertise in Yardi, not required but preferred

The Company:
A well- established organisation is searching for a Fund Accountant to join their team. This role will be working as part of an established team and will be on a 6-12 month contract role.
Key Responsibilities:

- Manage the month-end close for fund entities, including reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, intercompany transactions, tax and cashflow reporting.
- Prepare and review fund NAVs, unit pricing, consolidations, and equity-accounted investments.
- Manage accounting for investments, foreign currency, debt, interest, hedging and covenant reporting.
- Support audits, tax compliance, GST lodgments, and liaise with internal and external stakeholders.
- Drive process improvements, support finance projects and systems, and meet key reporting deadlines.

About You

- Preferably CA or CPA qualified
- Need 3-5 total years' experience within a similar role and an interest in hospitality.



Real estate or private equity and fund management.
- Great verbal and written communication skills

Carta is the connected platform and AI-native ecosystem for private capital. Built to replace fragmented tools with a single system of record, Carta brings together the software, services, and legal infrastructure that founders use to manage equity, fund managers use to run administration and reporting, and legal teams use to close transactions. Trusted by 55,000 companies and 1.8M+ equity holders in 160+ countries, and 10,000 funds and SPVs representing $250B+ in assets under management, Carta is transforming how private capital operates. Recognized by Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. and Great Places to Work.

The Fund Administration team at Carta is rapidly growing, and we have a proven product/market fit in the venture capital space. Our three main pillars of competency in Fund Administration at Carta are technical excellence, client management and innovation. We put our customers first, are willing to learn and grow, are problem solvers, deliver consistent on-time results, ensure data security is a priority, project management effectively, maintain a professional community and work as one team.

We’re hiring for all levels of experience from entry level to experienced Fund Accountants with the following skills and interests:

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