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Chief Accounting Officer and Co-Head Invesco Public Real Estate Finance

Invesco
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 16 Jul 2024

About the role

As one of the world’s leading asset managers, Invesco is dedicated to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world.

If you're looking for challenging work, smart colleagues, and a global employer with a social conscience, come explore your potential at Invesco. Make a difference every day!

Job Description

Your Role

INCREF and INREIT are non-traded real estate investment trusts that are SEC registrants. INCREF primarily invests in commercial real estate loans and INREIT primarily invests in commercial real estate properties.   Both INCREF and INREIT are externally managed by Invesco Advisors and are engaged in continuous offerings of their common stock.

The Chief Accounting Officer serves as a proactive and strategic business partner to the INCREF and INREIT management teams and works collaboratively across the organization to support investment decisions, control operating costs and build an infrastructure to support business growth.  The Chief Accounting Officer reports to INCREF and INREIT’s Chief Financial Officer, directly manages two controllers and indirectly manages offshore accounting resources and third party outsourced portfolio accounting and general ledger accounting firms.  The Chief Accounting Officer fosters a continuous learning environment and encourages cross functional training across fund operations.

You will be responsible for:

  • Educating management team on financial impact of regulatory changes and strategic business decisions

  • Monitoring industry trends in financial reporting and developing non-GAAP metrics to support investor communications and comparison of Company operating results to peers

  • Partnering with Fund Operations to develop and maintain financial models and analyses to support various strategic initiatives, financing strategies and forecast operating results

  • Ensuring accounting processes and systems are in place to support business growth

  • Leading finance portion of due diligence discussions with third party potential distributors and investors

  • Overseeing implementation of new accounting standards and ensuring appropriate application of U.S. GAAP to complex business transactions

  • Overseeing external reporting, including preparation of the Company’s periodic Securities Exchange Act filings, communications with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and private placement memorandum supplements

  • Managing relationships with internal and external auditors, tax preparers, tax counsel, and outsourced accounting services providers

  • Overseeing SOX compliance, risk assessment and maintenance of adequate system of internal controls

  • Presenting complex accounting and tax matters to the Board of Directors and management team in plain English

  • Overseeing preparation of federal and state income tax returns, required shareholder reporting and forecasts of taxable income

  • Overseeing REIT and Investment Company Act of 1940 testing and compliance

The experience you bring:

  • Board room experience as an officer in a public company strongly preferred

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA

  • Strong knowledge of SEC reporting, US GAAP and SOX

  • Financial services background preferred; REIT industry and multinational experience a plus

  • Independent, self-starter with ability to set agenda, problem solve and drive progress with little direction

  • Demonstrated ability to roll-up sleeves and work with team members in a hands-on management capacity in a fast-paced environment

  • Superior organization and attention to detail required. Ability to multi-task and synthesize multiple perspectives to accomplish business objectives

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Worker Type

Employee

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Workplace Model

At Invesco, our workplace model supports our culture and meets the needs of our clients while providing flexibility our employees value. As a full-time employee, compliance with the workplace policy means working with your direct manager to create a schedule where you will work in your designated office at least three days a week, with two days working outside an Invesco office. 

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