Senior Accountant, Fund Finance Specialist

4 weeks ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Ventas Full time

Job Summary:

This Senior Accountant, Fund Finance will play a critical role in building and supporting the exciting, rapidly growing Ventas Investment Management business unit. VIM is a strategic growth platform for Ventas, with $5.4 billion in assets under management.

The VIM Platform consists of the Ventas Life Science & Healthcare Real Estate Fund, a life science development joint venture with a sovereign wealth fund, and a senior housing development joint venture with a state pension fund. Ventas expects to rapidly grow assets under management, both through the Fund and other joint venture vehicles.

Reporting directly to the Manager, Fund Finance, this position will prepare a wide variety of internal and external reporting, as well as accounting close review. This position is well-suited for an experienced FP&A professional with an accounting background in private equity looking to contribute to the rapid growth of our VIM platform.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide strategic analysis to help guide activities of the Fund
  • Support Ventas' enterprise-level financial results and projections by preparing supporting schedules for the investments managed by VIM and partially owned by Ventas
  • Manage VIM's consolidated budget and reforecast process and model with comparison to actual results
  • Prepare presentations for VIM's monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting for monthly business review and Ventas' earnings reporting and analysis

External Investor Reporting:

  • Work with the 3rd party fund administrator and Director, Fund Finance to prepare and submit recurring investor due diligence reports
  • Work with the VIM team to prepare quarterly and annual reports, including working closely with the leadership team on analyzing and communicating performance

Capital Raising Due Diligence Requests:

  • Work with the team to complete ad hoc requests from existing and potential new investors in a timely manner

Accounting Processes:

  • Review work prepared by the Fund Accountant, including G&A accruals, noncontrolling interest, mark to market adjustments, JV waterfall, equity transactions within the VIM ventures, and related equity pickup for Ventas' share
  • Review financial statements for all ventures

New Potential Investment Analysis:

  • Drive modeling that helps the team understand the impacts of potential acquisitions on investment vehicles
  • Produce ad hoc analyses for investments and other transactions supporting VIM's growth and success

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Help manage the cash position of the Fund and other joint ventures by projecting future capital needs, capital calls from investors, distributions to investors, credit facility draws and paydowns, and all other cash movements
  • Prepare quarterly distribution calculations for investors
  • Use existing Ventas infrastructure to compile data points from various sources into a single model that analyzes actual fund/joint venture results, projects future results, monitors REIT and LPA restrictions, and other analysis as deemed necessary
  • Implement process improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce risk while fulfilling all obligations to investors and internal stakeholders

Requirements:

  • 4+ years of relevant professional accounting or FP&A experience in the private equity real estate industry
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a quantitative field
  • CPA designation preferred
  • Strong financial reporting and analytic skills
  • Accounting experience with a solid understanding of financial statements, joint ventures, and fair value (ASC 820)
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required; proficiency using PowerPoint and Word; Yardi or Workiva experience is a plus
  • Proven ability to develop relationships and establish trust
  • Ability to multi-task in a face-paced environment and work with many deadlines, time requirement conflicts, and management pressures
  • Ability to take direction but exercise independent thought and judgment
  • Continuous improvement mindset; successful track record of improving and streamlining processes
  • Strong oral, written, and presentation skills

Ventas, Inc. offers a competitive compensation and benefits package to the successful candidate.

Ventas, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Ventas, Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies, search firms, or any third parties.

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