Client Assistant Accountant - Funds

IQ-EQ; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Private health

25 days leave

Flexible working

Training & development

Job summary

IQ-EQ is seeking a Client Assistant Accountant to support day-to-day management of private equity, real estate, credit, or debt fund clients. You will ensure accurate fund accounting, investor reporting, and timely client reporting while building strong stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities include preparing quarterly and annual financial statements, calculating investor drawdowns and cash movements, and coordinating deadlines to maintain reporting quality and compliance.

Qualifications

• Higher-level education qualification or equivalent accounting credential.
• Progress toward ACCA or ACA professional certification.
• Experience preparing and reviewing working paper files and financial statements.

Responsibilities

• Manage designated fund clients, building strong relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Prepare and review quarterly and annual financial statements and fund transactions per UK GAAP/IFRS.
• Compute investor drawdowns, distributions and cash movements, ensuring accuracy and timely notices.
• Oversee client deliverables by coordinating timelines and reporting requirements.
• Collaborate with team members to improve processes and reduce risk.

Skills

ACCA/ACA progress

Excel

Client management

UK GAAP/IFRS knowledge

Accounting experience

Education

Higher-level education qualification or equivalent

Tools

None

Job description

ABOUT IQ-EQ

We’re a leading Investor Services group offering end-to-end services in administration, accounting, reporting, regulatory and compliance needs of the investment sector worldwide. We employ a global workforce of 6,500+ people across 25 jurisdictions and have assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$857 billion. We work with 13 of the world’s top-15 private equity firms.

Company Description

We’re a leading Investor Services group offering end-to-end services in administration, accounting, reporting, regulatory and compliance needs of the investment sector worldwide. We employ a global workforce of 6,500+ people across 25 jurisdictions and have assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$857 billion. We work with 13 of the world’s top-15 private equity firms.

Our services are underpinned by a Group-wide commitment to ESG and best-in-class technology including a global data platform and innovative proprietary tools supported by in-house experts.

Above all, what makes us different is our people.Operating as trusted partners to our clients,we deliver intelligent solutions through a combination of technical expertise and strong relationships based on deep client understanding.

We’re driven by our Group purpose, to power people and possibilities.

Job Description

As a Client Assistant Accountant, you’ll support the day-to-day management of private equity, real estate, credit, or debt fund clients, ensuring accurate fund accounting, investor reporting, financial statement preparation, cash movement communication, and timely delivery of client reporting requirements while building strong stakeholder relationships and driving operational excellence.

What You’ll Do

• You’ll manage designated fund clients, serving as a key point of contact while building strong relationships with clients, CFOs, financial controllers, and internal stakeholders
• You’ll prepare and review quarterly and annual financial statements, reports, and fund transactions in accordance with applicable accounting frameworks, including UK GAAP and IFRS
• You’ll calculate, review, and communicate investor drawdowns, distributions, and cash movements, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely issuance of investor notices
• You’ll oversee client deliverables by coordinating timelines, monitoring progress, resolving issues proactively, and ensuring deadlines and reporting requirements are consistently met
• You’ll apply strong organizational, prioritization, decision-making, and process improvement skills while collaborating with team members, taking ownership of deliverables, and contributing to operational efficiency and risk reduction

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
• 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 recognize 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

• You hold a higher-level education qualification, IATI qualification, or an equivalent accounting credential, with progress toward ACCA or ACA professional certification
• You have passed at least five ACCA exams or CAP1 ACA exams, and where applicable, possess a minimum of two years of accounting or professional experience to meet exemption requirements
• You have experience preparing and reviewing working paper files, financial statements, and related disclosures, or can demonstrate a strong accounting foundation through prior experience and continuing professional development
• You have proven experience managing client relationships, addressing client queries, and resolving issues effectively while maintaining strong stakeholder engagement
• You possess intermediate Excel skills and can apply strong analytical, organizational, and accounting capabilities to support financial reporting and client deliverables

Additional Information

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 6,500+ 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.