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 a Manager, you will drive business growth by leading and developing high‑performing teams while overseeing complex private equity fund accounting deliverables, including NAVs, financial reporting, capital activity, and investor communications. You’ll partner closely with cross‑functional stakeholders, monitor KPIs, balance team capacity, and drive continuous improvement across quality, productivity, and client outcomes. This role is ideal for a hands‑on leader who thrives on mentoring talent and delivering results at scale.
What you’ll do
- You’ll review and approve complex financial statements, disclosures, compliance cases, and ad‑hoc deliverables for fund and corporate clients, ensuring adherence to SSAE, client agreements (SOWs, SLAs), and regulatory standards while resolving technical issues and transaction treatments through sound judgment and research.
- You’ll lead cluster client delivery by monitoring timelines, quality, capacity, and escalations; acting as first‑line escalation for delivery and CS support issues; and collaborating with Assistant Managers, SMEs, Project Managers, and stakeholders to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant outputs.
- You’ll oversee and enforce consistent process standards across teams, monitor data completeness and documentation, validate client requirements, approve root‑cause analyses with corrective and preventive actions, and drive resolutions through debriefs and governance discussions with Heads of Delivery and client leads.
- You’ll develop team capability by providing technical guidance and coaching, delivering structured feedback, endorsing learning and development initiatives, tracking mandatory trainings, and supporting professional growth for both technical and non‑technical competencies.
- You’ll build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships through effective communication and crucial conversations, support cross‑cluster escalations, ensure alignment on deliverable commitments, and act as an alternate to the Head of Delivery when business needs require leadership, client, or administrative coverage.
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 are a graduate of Accounting or a business-related course with 8+ years of relevant accounting experience, including at least 4 years in a supervisory role managing teams and conducting performance appraisals.
- You have strong experience managing service operations, client deliverables, and staff, with hands-on responsibility for reviews and operational oversight.
- You possess sound knowledge of Ind AS, IFRS, and GAAP across multiple jurisdictions (US, UK, and Luxembourg), including preparation and review of financial statements in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- You have practical experience preparing and reviewing working papers, financial statements, and disclosures, with operational exposure to fund accounting services, preferably in private equity.
- You demonstrate fluency in English plus an additional foreign language, effective written and advanced verbal communication skills, intermediate Excel proficiency (pivot tables, lookups, IF functions), and hands-on experience with Microsoft Office applications and accounting systems such as Investran or Paxus.
Desired
- Completed Certified Public Accountant/ACCA qualification, if applicable.
- 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.
- 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.
