Client Assistant Accountant - Funds at IQ-EQ | England, GB | Rezi

Client Assistant Accountant - Funds at IQ-EQ

Client Assistant Accountant - Funds

IQ-EQ · England, GB

3 weeks ago

Client Assistant Accountant - Funds

IQ-EQ · England, GB

23 days ago
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About the Role

Support the day-to-day management of private equity, real estate, credit, or debt fund clients, ensuring accurate fund accounting, investor reporting, financial statement preparation, cash movement communication, and timely delivery of client reporting requirements while building strong stakeholder relationships and driving operational excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Manage designated fund clients, serving as a key point of contact while building strong relationships with clients, CFOs, financial controllers, and internal stakeholders
  • Prepare and review quarterly and annual financial statements, reports, and fund transactions in accordance with applicable accounting frameworks, including UK GAAP and IFRS
  • Calculate, review, and communicate investor drawdowns, distributions, and cash movements, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely issuance of investor notices
  • Oversee client deliverables by coordinating timelines, monitoring progress, resolving issues proactively, and ensuring deadlines and reporting requirements are consistently met
  • Apply strong organizational, prioritization, decision-making, and process improvement skills while collaborating with team members, taking ownership of deliverables, and contributing to operational efficiency and risk reduction

Requirements

  • Hold a higher-level education qualification, IATI qualification, or an equivalent accounting credential, with progress toward ACCA or ACA professional certification
  • Have passed at least five ACCA exams or CAP1 ACA exams, and where applicable, possess a minimum of two years of accounting or professional experience to meet exemption requirements
  • Have experience preparing and reviewing working paper files, financial statements, and related disclosures, or can demonstrate a strong accounting foundation through prior experience and continuing professional development
  • Have proven experience managing client relationships, addressing client queries, and resolving issues effectively while maintaining strong stakeholder engagement
  • Possess intermediate Excel skills and can apply strong analytical, organizational, and accounting capabilities to support financial reporting and client deliverables

Skills

  • Accounting
  • Financial Reporting
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Excel
  • Analytical Skills
  • Organizational Skills
  • Process Improvement

Location

  • 25 jurisdictions

Work Type

  • Permanent
  • Hybrid working approach

Experience Level

  • Minimum of two years of accounting or professional experience

Education Level

  • Higher-level education qualification
  • IATI qualification
  • Equivalent accounting credential
  • ACCA or ACA professional certification progress

Salary/Compensations

  • Motivating financial packages based upon market rates for your role and is proportionate to your qualifications, level of experiences and skills profile

Benefits

  • Additional social benefits such as private health and dental cover
  • Life assurance
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Eye test
  • Corporate GP
  • 25 days paid leave, plus all UK public holidays
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity, including shared parental leave and adoption leave

About the Company

  • Leading Investor Services group offering end-to-end services in administration, accounting, reporting, regulatory and compliance needs of the investment sector worldwide.
  • Global workforce of 6,500+ people across 25 jurisdictions.
  • Assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$857 billion.
  • Works with 13 of the world’s top-15 private equity firms.
  • 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.
  • Operating as trusted partners to our clients, delivering intelligent solutions through a combination of technical expertise and strong relationships based on deep client understanding.
  • Driven by the Group purpose, to power people and possibilities.
  • Sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations.
  • Committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee.
  • Learning and development programmes and systems (including PowerU and MyCampus) enable investment in growing employees’ careers.
  • Hybrid working approach supports employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to their colleagues.
  • Empowering 6,500+ employees - from 94 nationalities, across 25 countries - to each achieve their potential.
  • Support women managers launching their first fund, in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced.
  • Committed to growing relationships with clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives.

Equal Opportunity

  • Committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee.