Client Accountant Funds

IQ-EQ; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Client Accountant. The ideal candidate will manage private equity or real estate clients, reviewing financial statements and ensuring accurate cash movements. Responsibilities include overseeing client deliverables and supporting junior staff. This full-time role offers a comprehensive remuneration package, flexible working arrangements, and development opportunities.

Benefits

Comprehensive remuneration package

Pension Scheme

Private health and dental cover

25 days paid leave plus public holidays

Flexible working arrangements

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Part or fully qualified in ACCA / ACA / CIMA or qualified by experience.
• Experience in financial services or accounting practices with multiple client relationships.
• Ability to review working paper files and financial statements comprehensively.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day for private equity or real estate clients.
• Review investor drawdown and distribution calculations.
• Ensure accurate communication of cash movements to clients.

Skills

Business Development

Customer Services

Journal Entries

Account Management

Data Analysis

Communication

CRM

General Ledger Accounts

Salesforce

Project Management

Education

ACCA / ACA / CIMA part or fully qualified

Job description

THIS ROLE

As a Client Accountant you’re a detail‑oriented team player with great organisational skills. Your responsibilities include day‑to‑day management of private equity or real estate clients reviewing financial statements, ensuring accurate communication of cash movements and overseeing the preparation and completion of client deliverables.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• You’ll work closely with your line manager to ensure financial statements meet the fund’s reporting requirements e.g. UK GAAP or IFRS.
• You’ll review investor drawdown calculations to ensure the accuracy of figures as funds seek access to their commitments from investors.
• You’ll review investor distribution calculations to ensure the flow of funds from the sale of an investment are accurately recorded so that proceeds are appropriately allocated and paid to investors.
• You’ll ensure the accurate communication of all cash movements between the fund and its investors through the issuance of relevant notices to investors.
• You’ll oversee the preparation and completion process of client deliverables including agreeing timetables with clients and thereafter.

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 are ACCA / ACA / CIMA part or fully qualified or qualified by experience.
• You have previously worked in financial services or accounting practices working on multiple client relationships.
• You have experience reviewing working paper files and financial statements including disclosures or alternatively can demonstrate strong accounting background through previous experience and CPD.
• You manage client relationships and experience with resolving issues directly with clients.
• You have experience in supporting and mentoring junior team members.

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining 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 5,800 employees – from 94 nationalities across 25 countries – to each achieve their potential. Through IQ‑EQ Launchpad we support women 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 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.

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Full‑time

Key Skills

Business Development, Customer Services, Journal Entries, PowerPoint, Account Management, Communication, CRM, General Ledger Accounts, Salesforce, Project Management, Client Services, Payroll, Customer Relationships, Client Management, Data Analysis

Experience

years

Vacancy

1