Client Accountant - Funds

ACCA Careers; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Private health

Dental cover

Life assurance

Gym membership discount

Eye tests

Corporate GP

25 days leave

Flexible working

Training & development

Job summary

IQ-EQ is seeking a dedicated professional to join our Private Equity, Real Estate, Credit, or Debt Fund client services team in Belfast. You will act as day-to-day front office contact, manage client relationships, and ensure timely delivery of financial reporting and statements in line with UK GAAP and IFRS.

You'll review quarterly and annual statements, support with technical training, and coordinate with CFOs and Financial Controllers.

Qualifications

• Higher-level education or IATI qualification (or equivalent).
• ACCA, ACA, or CIMA qualified, or equivalent professional qualification.
• 3+ years in a professional office environment, ideally financial services or accounting practice.
• Experience reviewing working papers and financial statements and disclosures.
• Ability to manage client relationships and resolve issues directly with clients.
• Ability to mentor less experienced team members.
• Intermediate Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of Private Equity or Real Estate clients.
• Review quarterly and annual financial statements for accuracy and compliance.
• Ensure statements meet UK GAAP and IFRS with guidance from Technical & Training Team.
• Review investor drawdown calculations and verify commitments.
• Review investor distribution calculations and allocate proceeds.
• Communicate fund cash movements to investors and issue notices.
• Manage client deliverables, set timelines, and monitor progress with CFOs.

Skills

Excel

Client relations

Education

IATI qualification

ACCA/ACA/CIMA or equivalent

Job description

ABOUT IQ-EQ

Is a global investor services group with deep expertise in private markets. We support investment managers, asset owners and global businesses with the administration, compliance, governance, data and reporting that their structures depend on.

Company Description

ABOUT IQ-EQ

Is a global investor services group with deep expertise in private markets. We support investment managers, asset owners and global businesses with the administration, compliance, governance, data and reporting that their structures depend on.

Across 25 jurisdictions, our 6,500+ professionals combine technical strength, connected technology and human understanding - the IQ and the EQ - to free clients from operational complexity and give them the peace of mind to focus on their core business activities.

Our IQ is our technical, regulatory and operational expertise, underpinned by data, technology and coordinated global delivery. Our EQ is our human partnership: understanding the business behind the numbers, the culture behind the structures and the individuals behind the screens.

With more than US$950 billion of assets under administration, our global client base includes 13 of the world's top 15 private equity firms* and 19 of the top 25 private debt firms**.

One relationship connects our clients to the right expertise as needs evolve, helping them move forward with clarity and confidence, wherever they operate.

Job Description

Every day brings a new challenge so you’ll need to be a team player at heart, with an eye for detail and great organisational skills so you can prioritise your day to ensure deadlines are met and timelines are adhered to. Your primary responsibility will be to act as a day-to-day front office contact for your designated private equity, real estate, credit, or debt fund clients. You will be a part of a supportive team, own your tasks and proactively manage your deliverables and resolve any issues that may arise.

What You’ll Do

• You'll take day-to-day responsibility for managing a portfolio of Private Equity or Real Estate clients.
• You'll review quarterly and annual financial statements and reports to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• You'll work closely with your Line Manager and the Technical & Training Team to ensure financial statements meet relevant reporting standards, including UK GAAP and IFRS.
• You'll review investor drawdown calculations to ensure figures are accurate and investor commitments are accessed correctly.
• You'll review investor distribution calculations to ensure proceeds are accurately recorded and allocated to investors.
• You'll oversee the accurate communication of fund cash movements to investors through the timely issuance of relevant notices.
• You'll manage client deliverables, agree timelines with clients, monitor progress, and maintain regular communication with CFOs and Financial Controllers.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive remuneration: Motivating financial packages based upon market rates for your role and is proportionate to your qualifications, level of experiences and skills profile
• Pension Scheme: Generous employer contribution with the ability to allow and increase employee contributions
• Wellbeing: Additional social benefits such as private health and dental cover, life assurance, discounted gym membership, eye test and corporate GP
• Annual leave: All our employees are entitled to 25 days paid leave, plus all UK public holidays. Enhanced maternity and paternity, including shared parental leave and adoption leave
• Flexible working: We recognise the value of working flexibly and is keen to ensure all employees enjoy an excellent work-life blend. As such, we are open to conversations with employees related to setting up flexible working arrangements
• Support and development: We will ensure you have the right training, tools and development plan to grow and improve your skills every day.

Qualifications

About You:

• You have a higher level education, an IATI qualification, or an equivalent qualification.
• You are ACCA, ACA, or CIMA qualified, qualified by experience, or hold an equivalent professional qualification.
• You have 3+ years of experience working in a professional office environment, ideally within financial services or an accounting practice managing multiple client relationships.
• You have experience reviewing working paper files and financial statements, including disclosures, or can demonstrate a strong accounting background through previous experience and continuous professional development.
• You manage client relationships effectively and resolve issues directly with clients.
• You support and mentor less experienced team members to aid their development.
• You possess intermediate Excel skills.

Additional Information

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT

As a forward-looking business, sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining meaningful, long-term relationships with all our stakeholders - including our employees, clients, and local communities - while also reducing our impact on our natural environment.

There is always more we can, and should do, to improve - whether in relation to our people, our clients, our planet, or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee.

Our learning and development programmes and systems (including PowerU and MyCampus) enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers, while our hybrid working approach supports our employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to their colleagues. We want to empower our 5,500+ employees - from 94 nationalities, speaking 41 languages across 25 countries - to each achieve their potential. Through IQ-EQ Launchpad we support female managers launching their first fund, in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced.

We’re committed to growing long-term relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients' sustainability and success leads to our sustainability and success. We’re emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.