Client Manager - Accountant

Iqeq; Shannon; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remuneration & pension

Wellbeing benefits

Annual leave 25 days

Maternity & parental leave

Flexible working

Job summary

IQEQ Ireland is seeking an experienced accountant to manage a portfolio of clients, deliver accounting and corporate administration services, and mentor junior staff. This role emphasizes strong client relationships, accuracy, and compliance with evolving accounting standards.

The successful candidate will review work, support development, and contribute to process improvements while keeping up to date with Irish tax and accounting changes.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA or equivalent.
• 2–3 years of experience in financial services.
• Experience with UK GAAP and IFRS.
• Strong Excel and accounting software knowledge.
• Fluent in English and client-facing.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of clients, serving as primary contact and building relationships.
• Maintain accounting records, prepare financial statements under UK GAAP and IFRS, and file VAT on time.
• Provide audit support, review payroll processes, and oversee bank admin for efficiency.
• Deliver high‑quality accounting and administration services with governance compliance.
• Collaborate with teams, lead ad hoc projects, and identify additional client needs.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Management accounts

VAT preparation

Financial statements

UK GAAP IFRS

Excel

QuickBooks

NetSuite

Client relationships

Education

ACA/ACCA or equivalent

Job description

The Role

The role involves managing a portfolio of clients and delivering accounting and corporate administration services. It includes reviewing the work of junior team members, providing guidance, and supporting their development. The position requires maintaining strong client relationships and ensuring high standards of service and compliance. The role also focuses on keeping up to date with accounting and tax developments and driving process improvements. Additionally, it involves reporting key issues to senior management and contributing to the overall performance of the team.

What You'll do

• You’ll manage a portfolio of clients, serving as the primary point of contact and building strong relationships with clients, advisors, and internal stakeholders.
• You’ll maintain accounting records, prepare annual financial statements under Irish GAAP and IFRS, and ensure accurate and timely VAT reporting.
• You’ll provide audit support, review payroll processes, and oversee bank account administration to ensure efficient financial operations.
• You’ll deliver high‑quality accounting and administration services while ensuring compliance with corporate governance standards and client expectations.
• You’ll collaborate with internal teams, manage ad hoc projects, identify additional client needs, and support the delivery of seamless client service.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive remuneration and pension: 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: our employees are entitled to 25 days paid leave plus all Ireland public holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity, including shared parental leave and adoption leave
• Flexible working: we recognise the value of working flexibly and want 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

About You

• You are a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent) with at least 2‑3 years of experience in financial services, managing multiple clients, deliverables, and deadlines.
• You have strong expertise in bookkeeping, management accounts, VAT preparation and filing, and the preparation of financial statements under UK GAAP and IFRS.
• You possess a good working knowledge of financial reporting requirements, Companies Act disclosures, and accounting best practices.
• You demonstrate excellent communication skills and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software such as QuickBooks and NetSuite.
• You are fluent in English and can effectively manage client relationships while delivering accurate, high‑quality financial services.

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT

As a forward‑looking business, sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining meaningful, 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 colleagues. We want to empower our 5,500+ employees, from 94 nationalities, speaking 41 languages across 25 countries, to each achieve their potential. Through IQ‑EQ Launchpad, we support female 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 long‑term 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.