Company & Regional Overview

LaSalle is a global real estate investment manager where exceptional investment talent, deep market and sector expertise, and data-driven intelligence are applied through a disciplined fair-value framework. Enhanced by industry-leading research and sustainability insights, we deliver outperformance that meets investor needs for income, growth, and diversification.

We are the investment division of JLL, and our capabilities are supported by the scale of our global platform and the JLL ecosystem, providing us access to a network of global relationships, powerful analytics, market-leading insights, and cutting-edge technology. As part of JLL, we've been recognized as both a World's Most Ethical and World's Most Admired company.

What drives us most is knowing our decisions improve lives and strengthen communities. Through our Culture of Care, we keep people at the heart of business. We also invest in our own people’s growth through our 'Steer Your Career' strategy, empowering customized career journeys and developing managers into coaches, mentors and leaders.

At LaSalle, your perspective and contributions drive meaningful impact. Build your career with an investment management company committed to clients, communities, and each other.

Position Overview

• To provide best-in-class investor accounting and finance support for the growth of the firm’s regional private equity business
• To empower informed decision-making by delivering critical, timely and accurate information to the business and investors
• This role will be contracted under a Third-Party Vendor and work onsite at LaSalle Singapore office

Responsibilities will include:

Accounting & reporting

• Maintain/oversee accounting records for investment holding entities on a monthly or quarterly basis as assigned and in compliance with the Yardi Rulebook
• Prepare/oversee the preparation of payments, wire transfers processing (including settlement of FX transactions) & daily cash flow management of the investment holding entities & property holding entities as assigned
• Assist in the annual external audit of client vehicles
• Assist with tax and BAS filing, and together with the legal and compliance team, support corporate secretarial compliance and entity maintenance/ compliance & reporting
• Implement and ensure compliance with internal controls

Client reporting

• Assist portfolio managers and asset managers with investors’ requests & inquiries on financial and accounting information
• Preparation of investor NAV statements
• Reporting to investors on a monthly or quarterly basis.

Transactions/deal related

• Provide transactional and analytical support to portfolio managers and asset managers on real estate transactions (dispositions, restructuring, financing/refinancing)
• Assist with capital structuring and tax planning for restructuring, where applicable
• Review and analyze financial results reported by property holding subsidiaries, including proper conversion from local GAAPs to IFRS
• Co-ordinate and liaise with JV partners, portfolio managers, asset managers, investors, outsourced accounting & tax service providers on finance, reporting & tax matters, liquidity and cash-flow management, queries on portfolio’s performance & financial forecasts
• Treasury:
  • Maintain appropriate cash flow processes to enable efficient management of cash balances;
  • Cash management
  • Assist in loan administration and regular monitoring of loan covenants to ensure adherence to project loans

Others

• To provide support for “One LaSalle”, LaSalle’s global initiative to establish a global operating platform
• Administrative or other tasks as assigned from time to time

Requirements

• Degree or Diploma in Accountancy or equivalent

• Minimum 5 – 6 years of relevant working experience

• Audit experience and experience in real estate industry a preference, but not a must

• Consolidation experience and experience in Yardi system preferred

• Proficiency in written and spoken business Chinese

• Client focused, confident and have highest level of integrity

• Self-starter, organized, meticulous and able to work independently with minimal supervision

• Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds in the Asia Pacific region including liaising with JV partners, asset managers, outsource agents, bankers, auditors and consultants

At JLL, we harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to efficiently accelerate meaningful connections between candidates and opportunities. Using AI capabilities, we analyze your application for relevant skills, experiences, and qualifications to generate valuable insights about how your unique profile aligns with the specific requirements of the role you're pursuing.

Start a lasting career with LaSalle Investment Management today!
For further information, please visit www.lasalle.com

US Jobs Only: This position does not provide visa sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Location:

At LaSalle, we harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to efficiently accelerate meaningful connections between candidates and opportunities. Using AI capabilities, we analyze your application for relevant skills, experiences, and qualifications to generate valuable insights about how your unique profile aligns with the specific requirements of the role you're pursuing.

JLL Privacy Notice

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading global provider of real estate and investment management services. We take our responsibility to protect the personal information provided to us seriously. Generally the personal information we collect from you are for the purposes of processing in connection with JLL’s recruitment process. We endeavour to keep your personal information secure with appropriate level of security and keep for as long as we need it for legitimate business or legal reasons. We will then delete it safely and securely.

For more information about how JLL processes your personal data, please view our Candidate Privacy Statement.

For additional details please see our career site pages for each country.

Jones Lang LaSalle (“JLL”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.  If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process – including the online application and/or overall selection process – you may email us at [email protected]. This email is only to request an accommodation. Please direct any other general recruiting inquiries to our Contact Us page > I want to work for JLL.

For employees in the United States, please see a fully copy of our Equal Employment Opportunity policy here.

Pursuant to the Arizona Civil Rights Act, criminal convictions are not an absolute bar to employment.

Pursuant to Illinois Law, applicants are not obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest.

Pursuant to Columbia, SC ordinance, this position is subject to a background check for any convictions directly related to its duties and responsibilities. Only job-related convictions will be considered and will not automatically disqualify the candidate.

California Residents only

If you are a California resident as defined in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) please view our Supplemental Privacy Statement which describes your rights and disclosures about your personal information. If you are viewing this on a mobile device you may want to view the CCPA version on a larger device.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, JLL will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.