Junior Client Accountant – Funds

IQ-EQ Group; Belfast; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Investor Services firm in Belfast seeks an Accounting Associate to manage daily client relationships and accounting processes. Responsibilities include reviewing financial statements and ensuring compliance with UK GAAP/IFRS. Ideal candidates will have higher-level education and 2 years of accounting experience. The role supports flexible working and comes with comprehensive remuneration and benefits.

Benefits

Private health and dental cover

Life assurance

Discounted gym membership

25 days paid leave plus UK public holidays

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• 2 years of accounting experience required.
• Experience reviewing financial statements preferred.
• Detail-oriented and proactive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day accounting for clients.
• Review financial statements for compliance.
• Oversee client deliverables and maintain communications.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Client relationship management

Excel (intermediate)

Education

Higher-level education or IATI qualification

ACCA candidate (5+ exams)

ACA candidate (passed CAP1)

Job description

Every day brings new challenges, so you’ll need to be a team player with great organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to prioritise your workload to meet deadlines. Your primary responsibility will be to support and manage the day-to-day accounting and client relationship needs for private equity, real estate, credit or debt fund clients. You’ll work within a supportive team, take ownership of your tasks, and play a key role in ensuring the smooth delivery of client services

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• You take day-to-day responsibility for designated private equity or real estate clients, supporting fund operations and accounting requirements
• You review quarterly and annual financial statements and reports, ensuring they meet UK GAAP or IFRS requirements in line with fund reporting standards
• You review investor drawdowns and distribution calculations, ensuring accuracy and proper allocation of commitments, proceeds and payments
• You ensure accurate communication of cash movements between funds and investors through timely and correct notices
• You oversee client deliverables, manage timetables, track progress and contribute to regular client calls to maintain open communication
• You gain a strong understanding of each client’s accounting framework and contribute ideas to improve processes, increase efficiency and reduce risk

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

ABOUT YOU

• You have a higher-level education, IATI qualification or equivalent
• You are an ACCA candidate (passed 5+ exams or hold 5+ exemptions with 2 years’ accounting experience) or an ACA candidate (passed CAP1 or hold exemptions with 2 years’ accounting experience)
• You ideally have experience reviewing working papers and financial statements, or demonstrate a strong accounting background through experience and CPD
• You bring experience in managing client relationships and resolving issues directly with clients
• You are confident with Excel at an intermediate level
• You are detail-oriented, proactive and motivated to grow within fund accounting and client management

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 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.

Company 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 5,800+ people across 25 jurisdictions and have assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$750 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.