Junior Client Accountant Funds

IQ-EQ; Belfast; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in Belfast seeks a dedicated professional for a full-time role focusing on managing day-to-day accounting and client relationships for private equity clients. The ideal candidate will have relevant accounting qualifications, proficiency in Excel, and strong organizational skills. Responsibilities include overseeing financial statements, ensuring compliance with standards, and supporting fund operations. This role offers competitive remuneration and social benefits while promoting a flexible work environment.

Benefits

Private health and dental cover

Life assurance

Discounted gym membership

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in reviewing working papers and financial statements.
• Strong accounting background through experience and CPD.
• Experience managing client relationships and resolving issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day responsibilities of designated private equity or real estate clients.
• Review financial statements ensuring they meet UK GAAP or IFRS.
• Oversee client deliverables and manage timelines.

Skills

Business Development

Customer Services

Journal Entries

Account Management

Communication

CRM

General Ledger Accounts

Client Management

Data Analysis

Education

Higher-level education or IATI qualification

ACCA candidate (passed 5 exams or hold 5 exemptions with 2 years accounting experience)

ACA candidate (passed CAP1 or hold exemptions with 2 years accounting experience)

Tools

Excel (intermediate level)

Salesforce

PowerPoint

Job description

THE ROLE

Every day brings new challenges so youll 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. Youll 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 clients 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

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. Were 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 5800 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.

Were 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. Were emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Business Development,Customer Services,Journal Entries,Powerpiont,Account Management,Communication,CRM,General Ledger Accounts,Salesforce,Project Management,Client Services,Payroll,Customer Relationships,Client Management,Data Analysis

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1