Manager, Real Estate Shareholder Reporting

Job Description : The Role

Are you interested in collaborating across teams and contributing on a developing operational team? Do you have an understanding of financial reporting requirements for real estate products? The Manager, Shareholder Reporting, Real Estate Financial Statements Production role is a rare opportunity to participate in the establishment of a real estate funds’ platform.

The role will contribute on a team that delivers accurate, timely financial reports required for real estate funds. Primary responsibilities of the role relate to the Core Real Estate Fund established as a REIT and includes quarterly / annual reporting, responsibility for Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Reporting with SEC (including Forms 10Q, 10K, 8K), SOX 404 compliance as well as the use of Yardi accounting software.

In this role you will prepare, review, and coordinate the production of financial statements to ensure they are accurate, timely and adhere to GAAP and other relevant accounting standards. Your ability to work within an operations team, meet deadlines, resolve production issues, and implement process improvements will assist at increasing efficiency and quality. You will engage closely with the Direct Real Estate Finance Team, Alternative Accounting, and the products’ external auditors in overseeing quarterly and annual financials, and regulatory filings as well as the audit cycle.

You will be part of a team dedicated to alternative products and focused on identifying short and long-term processes, controls, and technology solutions to support operational proficiency on new and evolving products. You will think and work across Fidelity partnering with the rest of the Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (FFIO) organization and collaborate with business partners in the Direct Real Estate Investment and Finance Teams, Asset Management including its Treasurer’s Office and Compliance, Risk & Business Operations.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 5+ years of financial services experience with real estate products and public company financial reporting (Form 10K, 10Q, 8K and other reporting as needed)
• Knowledge of real estate reporting as well as relevant accounting and reporting standards (US GAAP)
• Experience with Yardi accounting software preferred
• Ability to work and lead in an operations-focused fast paced team environment
• Innovation attitude – ability to identify and drive forward new ways to improve current processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills and strong presentation capability.
• Proficiency in various PC software applications (e.g., MS Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Advanced excel skills and experience translating accounting data into financial statement presentation

Note : Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

The Team

In Shareholder Reporting, we’re on a mission to deliver SMART, SIMPLE and SCALABLE shareholder reporting solutions while cultivating our talent. Our team is part of the Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (FFIO) organization. In fact, we’re the largest service line within FFIO and are responsible for producing and distributing financial statements, prospectuses, and other fund and legal documents to our customers and filing them with the SEC. Doing this in the smartest and most effective way is more important than ever as we are in the midst of implementing Fidelity’s new and alternative investment products, new and changing regulations, and a brand new technology platform that will transform the way we work. Lots of opportunity to develop key knowledge, experience and capabilities that will continue to contribute to Fidelity’s current and future success!

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Investment Operations

Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.

Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and / or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.