Real Estate Administrator

HSBC Global Banking and Markets is an emerging markets-led, financing-focused business that provides investment and financial solutions. Through our international network, we connect emerging and mature markets, covering key growth areas. We partner with our corporate, government and institutional clients to help them achieve consistent, long-term performance. Our products and services include advisory, financing, prime services, research and analysis, securities services, trading and sales and transaction banking.

HSBC Market & Securities Services (MSS) provides comprehensive global, regional and domestic fund services including fund administration, global custody and sub-custody settlement and services and sits within HSBC’s Global Banking & Markets (GBM) business. Private Asset Operations (PA Ops) sits within fund administration and provides administration and accounting services to private debt, real estate, infrastructure equity and private equity funds and their associated entities.

Our clients operate in a highly regulated environment, and it is of paramount importance that all internal controls and standard procedures are always complied with. Failure to comply could lead to financial penalties and damage to the Bank’s reputation in the marketplace.

We are currently seeking a professional to join our Private Asset Operations team in the role of:  Real Estate Administrator

The position is to prepare reporting and assist with providing technical accounting oversight to our UK private asset book, involving direct and indirect real estate and infrastructure equity asset classes. This will cover multiple fund ranges from ACS, PAIF’s, segregated mandates, insurance funds and SPV structures.

The successful applicant will be proactive in managing change and working on a standalone basis to prepare financial reports and investigate accounting queries across domiciles. A good client facing approach is required.

In this role you will deal with and be exposed to:

• Provide input to accounting requirements across the asset class, fund structure and fund jurisdictions.
• Assist with new technology repercussions of integrating these asset classes into the operating model.
• Develop and maintain a good working relationship with client contacts and third parties such as audit firms, external technology providers and other third-party service providers.

Required knowledge and experience:

• Experience in preparing financial reports
• Experience in preparing statutory financial statements, management accounts, regulatory and VAT/CIS reports (desirable)
• Real Estate/infrastructure equity experience (desirable)
• Working knowledge of Yardi and/or Investran (desirable)

Location- Edinburgh only

Mode of work- Hybrid (3 days from Office & 2 days from Home)

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic background or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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