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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Senior Fund Accountant to join our Real Estate & Infrastructure team. This hands-on role is responsible for the day-to-day financial management and reporting of a portfolio of real estate and infrastructure funds, ensuring the delivery of accurate, timely, and high-quality financial information to clients and stakeholders. The successful candidate will play a key role in overseeing fund accounting activities, including financial reporting, cash management, tax reporting, investor reporting, and month-end and year-end close processes. Working closely with clients, auditors, tax advisers, and internal teams, you will help ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and support the efficient operation of complex investment structures. We are looking for a highly motivated, detail-oriented professional with strong technical accounting expertise and a client-focused mindset. This role offers an excellent opportunity to further develop your career within the financial services industry, gain exposure to a diverse range of real estate and infrastructure investments, and contribute to the continued growth and success of our fund administration business.

Responsibilities

Review and maintain accurate accounting records, NAV calculations, fee calculations (including management and performance fees), and investment transactions for real estate investment funds.
Oversee fund operations by managing capital calls, accruals, invoices, payments, investor reporting, and ensuring all reporting deliverables are accurate and submitted on time.
Prepare and review financial statements, perform variance analysis (including rent and lease-related adjustments), and support year-end audits and financial reporting requirements.
Ensure compliance with regulatory and tax obligations by reviewing ATO filings (ITR, BAS, IAS, AIIR, etc.), monitoring fund activities, and minimizing operational and compliance risks.
Collaborate with clients, investors, and stakeholders through regular meetings, relationship management, and timely responses to inquiries regarding fund activities and performance.
Assist in setting up procedures for accurate data processing and update for continuous improvements.
Collaborate with team members to meet performance expectations.
Assist in developing an activity-based worksheet for team members for each fund.
Collaborate with onboarding team including compliance team, trustee team and all other teams across the business for client onboarding and set up.
Attend external meetings online/offline with various other cross-team members.
Ensure compliance with WHS Policies and Procedures and all WHS legislative requirements.

Requirements

5–7 years of experience in fund accounting, investment operations, or a related financial role.
Strong knowledge of Australian Income Tax, GST, and tax requirements for non-resident investors.
Solid understanding of trusts, property acquisition and disposal accounting, compliance obligations, and fund administration systems such as Yardi.
Highly organized, deadline-driven, and capable of working independently and collaboratively.
Strong business process knowledge, problem-solving abilities, and critical-thinking skills.
Fundamental awareness of one's own worldview and acknowledgement that different worldviews exist.
Awareness of personal attitudes, values, beliefs, biases, and assumptions about others.
Knowledge of the various dimensions of diversity, including gender, race, and ethnicity.
Acknowledgement that people from other cultural groups may not share the same beliefs and practices or perceive experiences in the same way.
Ability to communicate with respect, empathy, and openness to effectively interact with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, and races.
Willingness to engage with and contribute to the inclusive culture at IQEQ in line with the purpose and values of the organisation.
Demonstrate specific behaviors aligned to the core values of We Care, Integrity and People first.
Effectively create a psychologically safe work environment for all in context to both specialist mini teams and the wider organizational enablement of cross-team functionality.
Compliance with IQEQ's Information Security policies and procedures to protect IQEQ's information assets against threats and vulnerabilities.

Skills

Technical accounting expertise
Client-focused mindset
Financial reporting
Cash management
Tax reporting
Investor reporting
Month-end close processes
Year-end close processes
Regulatory compliance
Communication skills
Stakeholder management
Relationship-building skills
Business process knowledge
Problem-solving abilities
Critical-thinking skills
Yardi

Location

25 jurisdictions

Work Type

Permanent
Flexible working

Experience Level

Senior
5–7 years of experience

Education Level

Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
Professional accounting qualification such as CA, CPA, or ACCA

Salary/Compensations

Motivating financial packages based upon market rates for your role and is proportionate to your qualifications, level of experiences and skills profile

Benefits

Comprehensive remuneration and pension
Additional social benefits including a CHESS club, EAP support, and fitness program
Regular business and team updates, morning teas, and fortnightly huddles
20 days paid leave plus all statutory public holidays
Learning and development programmes and systems (including PowerU and MyCampus)
Hybrid working approach

About the Company

IQ-EQ is a global investor services group with deep expertise in private markets.
We support investment managers, asset owners and global businesses with the administration, compliance, governance, data and reporting that their structures depend on.
Across 25 jurisdictions, our 6,500+ professionals combine technical strength, connected technology and human understanding – the IQ and the EQ – to free clients from operational complexity and give them the peace of mind to focus on their core business activities.
Our IQ is our technical, regulatory and operational expertise, underpinned by data, technology and coordinated global delivery.
Our EQ is our human partnership: understanding the business behind the numbers, the culture behind the structures and the individuals behind the screens.
With more than US$950 billion of assets under administration, our global client base includes 13 of the world’s top 15 private equity firms* and 19 of the top 25 private debt firms**.
One relationship connects our clients to the right expertise as needs evolve, helping them move forward with clarity and confidence, wherever they operate.
Sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations.
We're committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee.
We want to empower our 5,500+ employees, from 94 nationalities, speaking 41 languages across 25 countries, to each achieve their potential.
Through IQ-EQ Launchpad, we support female managers launching their first fund, in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced.
We're committed to growing long-term relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives.
We understand that our clients' sustainability and success leads to our sustainability and success.
We're emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.

Equal Opportunity

We're committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee.