Fund Accountant, Leading Private Credit

We are recruiting for a top-tier and highly successful Private Credit fund manager based in central London. An opportunity to join the fund accounting team with full training offered. We are seeking newly or recently qualified accountants (0-2 years post qualified) looking to take their first role out of accounting practice/audit. You will be a graduate and likely an ACA qualified accountant.

The Role

• Quarterly and annual fund accounting for several Guernsey and Luxembourg based closed-ended funds. This includes reconciliation of the general ledgers, preparation of Fund financial statements, and preparation of Capital Account statements for individual investors
• Quarterly and annual reporting for other entities related to their Funds, including accounts for General Partner entities and internal carry reporting for Founder Limited Partner members
• Preparation of Drawdown / Distribution calculations and notices for external investors, monitoring cash & liquidity alongside middle office colleagues
• Key role in year-end Audit, preparing deliverables for Auditors and managing internal timelines
• Limited Partner Requests - monitoring and preparation of regular and adhoc requests, liaising with the Investor Relations team to provide information to external investors
• Involvement with third party providers where relevant, for example outsourcing elements of the fund accounting function and ad hoc project work
• Training - developing an understanding of Fund structures, software and processes
• Streamlining and improving our reporting processes, documenting procedures

Requirements

• You must be a fully qualified accountant (ACA preferred)
• Likely seeking your first role out of a mid-tier practice firm (top 20)
• Ideally have some exposure to working with fund management clients and/or financial services
• Be naturally engaging, intellectually curious with a good overall personality
• You MUST be based in the UK and do NOT require sponsorship of any sort