Client Reporting Manager

Equiniti; Crawley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Life assurance 4x salary

Discounts – EQ Wins platform

Flexible benefits – flex plan

Holiday entitlement – 29 days + bank/b

LinkedIn Learning

Job summary

Equiniti’s EQ Retirement Solutions division seeks a Client Reporting Manager in the UK to lead a pensions-focused accounting team. The role oversees financial reporting, tax, and client liaison for a portfolio of schemes, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate will manage audits, drive process improvements, and act as a pensions accounting SME across systems like SunSystems and DREAM. A UK-residency security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Qualified or qualified by experience.
• Qualified accountant or equivalent experience.
• Strong pensions accounting knowledge and accounts production skills.
• Excellent communication, numeric, and interpretation skills.
• Ability to translate legislation into service delivery and maintain client relationships.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and accounting systems (SunSystems, DREAM).
• Experience with complex investments and external pensions services.
• Security clearance required (UK residency for past 5 years).
• Core competencies in accuracy, attention to detail and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Line manage accounting staff, set objectives, review development plans, and drive engagement.
• Draft pension scheme financial statements and annual reports; prepare periodic financial and management reports.
• Facilitate audits, manage audit planning, ensure financial controls and quality standards.
• Authorize payments, review reconciliations, and oversee banking platform administration.
• Prepare/review SA970 tax returns, quarterly tax accounting, and HMRC submissions.
• Handle escalations, provide technical guidance, and maintain client relationships.
• Act as SME for pensions accounting, VAT, AFT, SORP, FRS102, and SunSystems implementations.
• Lead remediation projects, manage client onboarding/exits, oversee system upgrades.
• Plan resources, liaise with HR and recruitment, mentor senior staff.
• Collaborate across operations, treasury, and professional advisers; represent EQ Retirement Solutions at PRAG.

Skills

Pensions accounting

Team leadership

Financial reporting

Tax & regulatory reporting

SunSystems

DREAM

Client relationship management

Audits

Education

Qualified accountant

ACCA/CIMA (or equivalent)

Tools

SunSystems

DREAM

Job description

Management Level F EQ Retirement Solutions is transforming the retirement and pensions markets with leading administration and technology solutions. With over 1200 employees globally, 189 years of knowledge and 11 million pension scheme members and policyholders, we are here to help people plan for a confident financial future by delivering innovative, reliable and customer-focused retirement services. Our teams are driven by a shared commitment to excellence, collaboration and making a real impact to the lives of our clients and customers.

Role Summary

EQ Retirement Solutions are looking for a Client Reporting Manager. As a Client Reporting Manager, you will lead a team responsible for maintaining and reconciling client account records, ensuring compliance with tax requirements, and producing management reports and annual accounts for a portfolio of clients. You will provide technical guidance, support team development, and liaise with clients to meet service needs. This role requires strong pensions accounting expertise, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple client relationships and SLAs effectively.

Core Duties/Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Team Leadership: Line manage accounting staff, set objectives, review development plans, and drive engagement.
• Financial Reporting: Draft pension scheme financial statements and annual reports in line with legislation and best practice; prepare periodic financial and management reports.
• Audit & Compliance: Facilitate audits, manage audit planning, ensure compliance with financial controls and quality standards, and coordinate AAF audit responsibilities.
• Payments & Reconciliations: Authorise payments, review reconciliations, and oversee banking platform administration and mandates.
• Tax & Regulatory Reporting: Prepare/review SA970 tax returns, quarterly tax accounting, and ONS returns; ensure timely HMRC submissions.
• Client Support: Handle escalations, provide technical guidance, and maintain strong client relationships.
• Technical Expertise: Act as SME for pensions accounting, VAT, AFT, SORP, FRS102, and system implementations (SunSystems). Deliver technical training and maintain departmental SOPs.
• Projects & Process Improvement: Lead remediation projects, manage client onboarding/exits, oversee system upgrades, and implement process improvements.
• Resource & People Management: Plan resources, liaise with HR and recruitment, mentor senior staff, and manage performance reviews.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Build relationships across operations, treasury, and professional advisers; represent EQ Retirement Solutions at PRAG.

Skills, Capabilities and Attributes

The ideal candidate will have the below skills, capabilities and attributes essential or preferred.

• Qualified or qualified by experience.
• Qualified accountant or equivalent experience.
• Strong pensions accounting knowledge and accounts production skills.
• Excellent communication, numeric, and interpretation skills.
• Ability to translate legislation into service delivery and maintain client relationships.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and accounting systems (SunSystems, DREAM).
• Experience with complex investments and external pensions services.
• Security clearance required (UK residency for past 5 years).
• Communication & Collaboration Accuracy & Attention to Detail Trusted & Dependable Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Technical Strength in Pension Accounting

What We Offer

• Save For Your Future - Equiniti Pension Plan; Equiniti matches your pension contributions up to 10%
• Health and Wellbeing – Employee Assistance Programme: counselling, legal & wellbeing support for colleagues and their households.
• Life assurance cover at 4x salary with the ability to purchase enhance cover.
• Employee discounts – Discounts and cashback at your favourite high street stores through our EQ Wins Platform.
• Flexible Benefits – The ability to purchase a wide variety of benefits through our flex plan; gadgets, travel insurance, will writing, holiday trading and more.
• Time Off – Typically 29 days holiday + bank holidays. 2 volunteer days to get involved with a charity of your choosing.
• Winning together – Equiniti ICON award vouchers; recognising the individuals going above and beyond to help the business succeed.
• Learning & Development – Investment in LinkedIn Learning for all colleagues.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks.

Equiniti is a global fintech that connects the future of capital, communications, and governance, building trust and confidence in every market we serve. With more than 5,000 employees supporting over 20 million shareholders and 15,000 organizations worldwide, our mission is to digitize and modernize every aspect of shareholder interaction. Equiniti is uniquely positioned as the only global technology partner serving both investor relations and public relations professionals, creating a powerful platform at the intersection of reputation, disclosure, and engagement.