Key Responsibilities
We are seeking an accomplished and commercially minded General Manager, Finance to join a leading private real estate fund with more thanS$8 billion in assets under management and a clear ambition to scale significantly over the coming years.
Reporting directly to the Fund CFO, this role offers high visibility with senior leadership and meaningful involvement in strategic and investment-related initiatives. The successful candidate will support the fund's investment strategy, maintain strong financial discipline, and help drive long-term value creation.
1. Financial Oversight & Leadership
- Lead and manage the finance team, providing guidance, development, and performance oversight.
- Work closely with the CFO and investment, portfolio and asset management teams to support strategic initiatives, asset and portfolio performance.
- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning at both fund and asset levels.
2. Fund & Portfolio Finance
- Oversee fund accounting, NAV reporting, andinvestor reporting deliverables.
- Review and analyse asset-level financial performance, including income, expenses, and returns.
- Monitor cash flow, liquidity, and capital planning, including distributions and funding requirements.
- Support asset management initiatives through financial evaluation and performance tracking.
3. Reporting, Compliance & Governance
- Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting in accordance with IFRS and relevant regulatory requirements.
- Manage relationships with external auditorsand tax advisors.
- Oversee audit processes, tax compliance, and statutory filings.
- Strengthen internal controls, governance frameworks, and risk management practices.
4. Treasury and Financing
- Work closely with the Treasury team on cash management, liquidity optimisation, and banking relationships.
- Monitor covenant compliance and refinancing requirements.
- Support negotiations with banks on financing terms, facilities, and refinancing activities.
5. Investment Support, Structuring and Due Diligence
- Partner with the Investment team on new acquisitions, providing financial analysis, underwriting support, and deal evaluation.
- Support transaction execution, including financial due diligence, review of deal structures, and coordination with external advisors.
- Work closely with the Tax team and tax advisors on tax structuring for new investments.
- Evaluate acquisition scenarios, including impact on fund-level returns, financing, and tax outcomes.
6. Stakeholder Management
- Act as a key finance business partner to internal stakeholders including investment, asset management, and operation steams.
- Support the CFO in managing investor communications and reporting.
- Engage with external stakeholders including lenders and service providers.
Qualification and experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related discipline professional qualification (CPA/CA/ACCA).
- 20+ years of relevant experience, including in real estate private funds.
- Experience supporting transactions, including financial due diligence and tax structuring, within a real estate or private equity context.
- Strong financial acumen with experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
- Proven leadership and team management capabilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- High level of integrity, attention to detail, and strong problem-solving ability.
