Job Description
Company Description
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 6,500+ people across 24 jurisdictions and have assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$857 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.
We’re driven by our Group purpose, to power people and possibilities.
Job Description
As an Assistant Manager for Private Equity & Private Debt Accounting, you will lead a team in delivering accurate, timely, and high‑quality fund accounting services to our clients. You will take full ownership of deliverables, review complex financial outputs, and ensure exceptional service across NAV calculations, financial statements, capital activities, and investor reporting.
You’ll play a key role in onboarding new funds, supporting system conversions, and enhancing team performance through coaching, feedback, and process optimization. This role is ideal for a driven leader who thrives in a collaborative environment and is committed to operational excellence and continuous improvement.
What you’ll do
- You’ll review and ensure the accuracy, completeness, and compliance of NAV reports, financial statements with disclosures, and other complex deliverables for private equity/private debt funds and corporate clients, following SSAE and internal procedures.
- You’ll manage end‑to‑end client deliverables by coordinating with cluster counterparts, validating data completeness, assigning workloads, monitoring deadlines, addressing review comments, handling queries within 24 hours, and resolving/escalating technical or transactional issues.
- You’ll guide, coach, and develop the team by providing technical and non‑technical feedback, supporting learning initiatives, reviewing outputs, ensuring quality standards, and acting as an alternate Manager when needed.
- You’ll oversee workflow and operational controls, including accurate timesheet monitoring, pre‑approving overtime, managing the workflow planner, optimizing processes, using accounting/reporting platforms, and drafting error/compliance reports with root-cause analysis.
- You’ll uphold risk management and professional standards by enforcing procedural compliance, reporting breaches or errors promptly, conducting research when needed, participating in interviews, and taking on additional responsibilities that support team and professional growth.
What we offer
- Comprehensive remuneration: Competitive financial packages based upon market rates for your role, proportionate to your qualifications, level of experiences and skills profile
- Pension Scheme: Generous employer contribution with the ability to increase employee contributions
- Wellbeing: Additional social benefits such as medical insurance & life assurance, discounted gym memberships and the opportunity to engage with our local community via sports activities, charity programmes & environmental initiatives
- Flexible working: We recognise the value of working flexibly and enable our employees to enjoy an excellent work-life blend
- Support and development: We will ensure you have the right training, tools and development plan to grow and improve your skills every day.
Qualifications
- You hold a degree in Accounting or a business-related course, with 6+ years of relevant accounting experience and at least 2 years in a supervisory role.
- You have experience managing service operations, client deliverables, staff performance, and appraisals, with strong fluency in English and an additional foreign language.
- You possess strong knowledge of IndAS, IFRS, and various GAAPs (US, UK, Lux) and have extensive experience preparing and reviewing financial statements and working paper files.
- You demonstrate solid technical capability in Private Equity and Private Debt fund accounting, including operational fund accounting experience and working knowledge of Investran and Paxus.
- You are proficient in Excel (pivot tables, lookups, IF functions) and Microsoft Office applications, with effective written and advanced verbal communication skill
Desired
- Completed Certified Public Accountant/ACCA qualification.
- Experience working in Financial Services or Shared Services office environment.
- Experience working in a multinational office environment.
- Open to travel and other secondment opportunities abroad if required.
- University Degree in Accountancy and other accounting-related courses.
Additional Information
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 6,500+ employees - from 94 nationalities, across 24 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 lead to our sustainability and success. We’re emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.
