Senior Real Estate Fund Accountant

As one of the world’s largest financial services companies, Prudential’s individual and institutional customers rely on us to protect and grow their financial well being.

The Investment Operations Senior Fund Accountant services and supports Prudential Real Estate Investors (PREI) in the accounting and reporting functions of real estate investments within their assigned portfolio(s). The Senior Fund Accountant supports the Associate Manager, Manager and/or Director who reports into the Fund Controller. The Senior Fund Accountant is primarily responsible for understanding accounting implications of real estate transactions impacting their portfolio and ensuring proper recording of all accounting transactions. The Senior Fund Accountant will maintain fund accounting reporting to investors specific to their assigned portfolio(s). **Responsibilities:** * Prepare, complete and review timely and accurate quarterly and annual financial statements, work papers and performance return calculations for closed and/or open-ended investment funds and partnerships * Process, review, approve and record all fund level cash wires and investment transaction activities assuring constant control over all bank accounts * Interact and provide support to Portfolio Management, Legal and Asset Managers with respect to on-going operational matters and more specifically during the acquisition, sales and cash flow transaction activities of portfolio investments * Complete appropriate models used to calculate partner value splits as it relates to waterfall calculations on partnership investments and other similar financial calculations * Ensure that statutory, cash and other enterprise reporting requirements are consistently met * Assist in supervising day-to-day activities of a staff of approximately 1-2 accounting staff professionals * Interact professionally with internal and external auditors, tax professionals and other consultants * Participate and assist on various cross-functional teams designed to organize and improve PREI processes, procedures and functions * Assist in special projects with the goal of adding value to the organization

* Bachelor's degree in Accounting OR equivalent real estate/private equity/fund accounting experience is required * 2-4 years of General Ledger accounting and reporting systems is required * 2-4 years of private equity accounting experience is preferred * 2-4 years of fund/partnership financial statement preparation and completion of supportive work paper experience is preferred * MRI experience a strong plus * Experience working on financial statement audits is preferred * Working knowledge of joint venture waterfall and income calculations is preferred * Public accounting experience and/or a CPA certification is a plus * Resolve, Investran or other automated information systems experience is a plus * Knowledge of taxation for partnerships and corporations is a plus * Overtime is anticipated and required during quarterly peak reporting periods