Controller - Investment Accounting & Reporting

• Controller
• Investment Accounting & Reporting

Job ID

281170

Posted

10-Jul-2026

Service line

Advisory Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest:

Accounting/Finance

Location(s)

• Luxembourg
• Luxembourg
• Luxembourg

About CBRE Investment Accounting & Reporting

CBRE Investment Accounting & Reporting (IA&R) is a leading provider of accounting, financial reporting, and administration services to real estate investment clients across Europe and globally. Working closely with some of the world's most sophisticated real estate investors, we act as a trusted extension of our clients' finance functions, delivering high-quality reporting and accounting solutions in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Controller to join our Luxembourg team, supporting a key international real estate investment client.

In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing and controlling the day-to-day accounting activities of a portfolio of real estate funds, with a particular focus on financial reporting, fund consolidations, and client service delivery. Working as part of a dedicated team, you will play a key role in ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of quarterly and annual reporting requirements while maintaining strong relationships with clients, auditors, and other stakeholders.

This is a hands-on role that would suit someone who enjoys working in a production-focused accounting environment. Reporting cycles can be demanding, with tight deadlines and complex consolidations requiring a high degree of accuracy, efficiency, and ownership.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and review financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and supporting schedules.

• Lead the preparation and coordination of monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting deliverables.

• Produce and review fund and portfolio-level consolidations.

• Ensure accurate and timely delivery of reporting outputs within a fast-paced client environment.

• Review the work of Assistant Controllers and Lead Accountants, providing coaching and guidance where required.

• Coordinate investor capital calls, distributions, and redemptions.

• Prepare financial and management reporting for investors and other stakeholders.

• Act as a key point of contact for clients, auditors, tax advisors, and service providers.

• Support fund onboarding, restructurings, and liquidation activities.

• Assist with due diligence exercises, transactions, and other ad hoc projects.

What We're Looking For

We're interested in speaking with candidates who bring a strong accounting background and experience delivering financial reporting within a service provider, asset manager, fund administrator, or similar environment.

Essential Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.

• Approximately 4–6 years' experience in fund accounting/investment accounting, financial reporting, or a similar role.

• Strong experience preparing and reviewing consolidated financial statements.

• Good knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting standards.

• Demonstrable experience operating within a fast-paced reporting environment with tight deadlines.

• Experience reviewing work and supporting the development of junior team members.

• Strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Preferred Experience:

• Real estate fund accounting/investment accounting experience.

• Experience gained within a fund administrator, service provider, or similar financial services environment.

• Knowledge of InREV reporting.

• Luxembourg financial reporting experience.

• Experience working with open-ended fund structures.

Why Join CBRE?

At CBRE, you will join a market-leading business supporting some of the world's largest real estate investors.

• The opportunity to be part of a truly international team, with colleagues from more than 30 nationalities in our Luxembourg office.

• A permanent contract.

• Competitive salary and annual bonus.

• Attractive benefits package, including lunch vouchers, complementary health insurance, pension scheme, and Sympass card.

• 30 days of annual leave.

• Ongoing career development, learning opportunities, and internal mobility.

• A hybrid working model that supports flexibility and collaboration.

Additional Information

If your experience matches the requirements of this role, a member of our People team will be pleased to contact you. The personal information you provide as part of your application will be treated confidentially and processed in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including GDPR. In accordance with Luxembourg law of 23 July 2016, the successful candidate will be required to provide a criminal

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