Payroll Accountant

Qube Research & Technologies; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm seeks a dedicated Accountant to join their Finance team. This role focuses on managing global payroll and deferred compensation accounting, ensuring accuracy and integrity in financial data. You'll collaborate with HR and Investor Relations, leading audits and supporting regulatory reporting. With a commitment to diversity and work-life balance, this opportunity offers a dynamic environment where your expertise will contribute to high-quality returns for investors. If you're a detail-oriented professional with a passion for finance, this is the perfect place to advance your career.

Benefits

Healthy work-life balance initiatives

Diversity and inclusion programs

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Experience in compensation accounting with complex structures.

Responsibilities

• Manage global payroll and deferred compensation accounting data.
• Lead the audit process for compensation accounting.

Skills

Chartered Accountant

Accounting Experience

Compensation Accounting

Excel Proficiency

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Education

Part-qualified or fully qualified chartered accountant

Job description

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped our collaborative mindset, which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT's culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors.

Join our Finance team as an Accountant focused on compensation-related accounting. In this role, you will manage and ensure the accuracy of all global payroll and deferred compensation accounting data, interfacing closely with HR, Investor Relations, and external auditors.

Your future role:

• Own financial accounting bookings and reconciliations for global compensation data.
• Manage sensitive and confidential data with professionalism and integrity.
• Lead the audit process for compensation accounting, acting as the main point of contact for external auditors.
• Support the regulatory reporting of deferred compensation across jurisdictions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with departments including HR and Investor Relations.

Your present skillset:

• Part-qualified or fully qualified chartered accountant.
• 3-5 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Experience in compensation accounting, ideally with exposure to complex compensation structures and deferred equity rewards.
• Familiarity with global accounting and compensation processes.
• Understanding of hedge fund structures and financial flows (preferred but not required).
• Proven ability to work effectively with a wide range of internal stakeholders.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

QRT is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity as essential to our success. QRT empowers employees to work openly and respectfully to achieve collective success. In addition to professional achievement, we are offering initiatives and programs to enable employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.