Manager of Fund Accounting

Overview

In this role you lead a high-performing fund accounting team servicing private equity, real assets, and SPVs, ensuring accurate NAVs, investor reporting, and statutory statements across onshore and offshore teams. You partner with clients, auditors, and tax advisers to strengthen controls and service delivery while coaching leaders and contributing to growth. The opportunity combines people leadership with complex technical work in a global, client-focused environment.

Pay / Benefits

• annual success-sharing bonuses or commission plans
• hybrid or remote work arrangements
• tuition reimbursement
• referral bonuses
• comprehensive benefits package
• annual leave

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop team members through objective setting, appraisals, and development planning.
• Own end-to-end delivery for client portfolios, including NAVs, management accounts, investor reporting, and statutory financial statements.
• Oversee daily fund accounting operations (bookkeeping, reconciliations, NAVs, investor allocations) with clear timelines and quality standards.
• Perform and oversee IFRS and UK GAAP technical reviews and advise clients on accounting matters and service enhancements.
• Coordinate HMRC registrations and filings for portfolios of limited partnerships, trusts, and companies.
• Plan and execute audits with auditors, depositaries, and advisers to ensure efficiency and control.
• Drive continuous improvement by analysing error trends, strengthening controls, and optimizing onshore/offshore delivery.
• Manage capacity planning and workload distribution to ensure timely delivery and fair portfolio allocation.
• Maintain strong client relationships, manage expectations, and lead service reviews to resolve issues proactively.
• Support commercial activities including fee proposals, scoping ad-hoc work, and contributing to cross-selling opportunities.
• Ensure accurate time recording, robust reporting, and effective team communication rhythms (meetings and 1:1s).

Key requirements

• Legal right to work in UK without sponsorship
• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, or equivalent)
• Experience managing fund accounting delivery for funds (private equity, real assets, SPVs, etc.)
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP with ability to perform technical reviews and advise stakeholders
• Working knowledge of UK tax filings for funds and fund SPVs (e.g., VAT) and UK fund structures
• Strong client management and stakeholder communication skills including interaction with auditors and external service providers

• client management
• stakeholder communication
• leadership and coaching
• IFRS
• UK GAAP
• VAT filings

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