Investment Accountant

Financial Women’s Association; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global Private Equity firm is seeking an Investment Accountant to provide dynamic support across finance. This role offers unique exposure to the Private Equity industry, demanding strong Excel skills and a relevant accountancy qualification. The firm emphasizes development, collaboration, and an inclusive recruitment process.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant or on the path to qualification.
• Practice trained or Fund Accounting experience preferred.
• Strong Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor internal document receipts and manage process timelines.
• Collaborate for monthly valuation reporting and analyse datasets.
• Oversee underlying valuations of portfolio investments.

Skills

Accountancy

Excel

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Job description

Goodman Masson are searching for an Investment Accountant to join a leading global Private Equity firm. This is a great opportunity for an accountant to gain unrivalled exposure to the Private Equity industry.

They provide an excellent environment for development, learning, and growth, offering a wide scope of responsibilities and exposure to all facets within finance. The role also involves serving as a trusted business partner to both the company and external service providers to accomplish business objectives. The ideal candidate will be vibrant and energetic, preferring dynamism over the rigid hierarchical corporate atmosphere.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor internal document receipts against those of their administrators, meticulously checking for accuracy and addressing any issues promptly;
• Managing process timelines and taking ownership of key deliverables;
• Collaborate across finance for monthly valuation reporting, including running exception reports and analysing large datasets to troubleshoot data integrity issues;
• Overseeing and reviewing underlying valuations of portfolio investments, primarily sourced from GP-provided Capital Accounts, using informed judgement and interpretation;
• Collaborating with key stakeholders to ensure the accuracy of regulatory reporting;
• Facilitating the understanding and onboarding of new deals, particularly around complex structures, to ensure seamless integration;
• Establishing new processes and controls within the business new product platform, particularly focusing on monthly reporting and working with new administrators.

Key Attributes:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or on the journey to be qualified;
• Practice trained and / or Fund Accounting experience (either in house or at an administrator) - preferred;
• Strong Excel skills.

In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.