Manager, IPC

Position

• Title/Department: Manager, Investment Planning & Controlling / Finance
• Region: Asia Pacific
• Location: Singapore
• Reporting: Team Head, Investment Planning and Controlling, Asia Pacific

Role Summary

• The Investment Planning & Controlling (IPC) team supports PIMCO Prime Real Estate APAC investments across the full investment life cycle by delivering planning, reporting and analysis for management decision-making and fund controlling deliverables (investor reporting, performance and returns analysis, cash/liquidity oversight). Working closely with Asset Management, Accounting, external fund managers /fund administrators and the IPC global team, the Associate helps translate portfolio activity into clear insights for APAC management and investors

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate planning and forecasting for APAC investments (budgeting, quarterly forecasts, rolling projections) by partnering with Asset Management, Accounting and external managers; ensure data reliability and consistency (completeness and fund controls)
• Prepare and review monthly reporting deliverables (including valuation inputs and performance) including NAV drivers and liquidity/cash forecasting, and support responses to ad-hoc investor information requests
• Partner closely with the Accounting team and external service providers to enable an accurate and timely month-end and year-end close (including review of fund financials, reconciliations and key controlling checks)
• Consolidate, validate and analyze actuals for APAC investments; coordinate with the IPC global team for regular and ad-hoc reporting submissions and planning cycles (e.g., rolling projection) and quarterly reforecasting
• Deliver fund performance analyses (returns, income/cost drivers, variances vs. budget/forecast) and prepare clear management and investor-ready materials
• Support the IPC Team Head and Head of Finance with planning dialogues, portfolio reviews and performance commentary to provide APAC management with actionable insights
• Coordinate and oversee cash and liquidity management for APAC investments, including review/approval workflows for funding requests and invoice payments (including capital calls and distributions)
• Maintain oversight of investment structures and service providers (fund administrators, banks, auditors, tax advisors) including governance, documentation and process discipline
• Monitor external investment partners and service providers for cost control (e.g., asset management fees) and tax compliance and adherence to corporate finance best practices
• Drive and support refinancing and restructuring initiatives, including modeling cash flow impacts and coordinating controlling requirements across stakeholders
• Support acquisitions / divestments / restructurings from a finance angle (including fund controlling requirements such as reporting set-up, capital activity and cash flow impacts), including coordinating setup of structures and finance processes with internal and external counterparties
• Act as a key interface between Asset Management, external fund managers and internal stakeholders to ensure aligned data, timelines and deliverables
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders (Asset Management, Acquisitions, Portfolio & Analytics, Valuations and Finance) and external managers / service providers
• Support continuous improvement initiatives (fund controlling templates, controls and reporting automation e.g., Power Query / Power BI) and participate in transformation and IT initiatives
• Collaborate with and support the Team Head and Head of Finance on new initiatives, regulatory reporting and management reporting requirements

Key Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance or similar concentration

• CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification preferred
• Working knowledge of IFRS and/or local GAAP, and an understanding of tax and corporate governance topics relevant to investment / fund structures
• 3–5 years of experience in financial planning & analysis, accounting or audit (fund controlling / fund finance experience is a strong advantage), ideally within real estate investments and APAC structures
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English (incl. drafting clear performance commentary for management/investors); able to communicate effectively with stakeholders
• Ability to drive deliverables independently and manage multiple reporting timelines (investor reporting, cash forecasting and capital activity exposure is an advantage)
• Strong inter-personal skills, with the ability to work well with others as a team
• Strong problem-solving skills and a hands-on mindset; able to prioritize in a fast-paced environment and drive issues to resolution
• Proactive, solutions-oriented and positive mindset with a strong sense of ownership
• Strong Excel skills (financial modeling) including Power Query and experience with reporting tools (e.g., Power BI); ability to improve reporting processes and automate recurring fund controlling
• Self-motivated and ability to take sole responsibility for deliverables
• Good balance of strategic thinking and attention to detail

PIMCO Prime Real Estate

A leading global real estate investor and manager, PIMCO Prime Real Estate is a PIMCO company and part of the PIMCO real estate platform, focusing on the Core and Core+ segments of the market and managing the Allianz Group’s $89B real estate mandate.  

We manage a global investment portfolio c. $93.5B AUM, with an international team of c. 455 employees working in 16 offices in Belgium, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the U.S.

PIMCO’s real estate platform is one of the largest and most diversified in the world, with $174B + in assets and a broad set of solutions that leverage decades of expertise across public and private equity and debt markets.

Allianz Group

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.

Note: Diversity of minds is an integral part of Allianz’ company culture. One means to achieve diverse teams is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company encourages its employees to have motivation in gaining varied skills from different positions and to collect experiences from across Allianz Group.