Fund Accounting Manager

Main Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and review of management accounts, interim and annual financial statements, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely delivery across a portfolio of funds.
• Oversee day-to-day fund accounting activities, including expenses, accruals, prepayments, VAT, loan interest calculations and investment and investor transactions.
• Act as a key point of contact for clients, auditors and advisers, managing relationships and coordinating reporting timetables to meet all contractual and regulatory deadlines.
• Develop a strong understanding of client structures, transactions and reporting requirements to deliver a proactive and value-added service.
• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards, statutory obligations, regulatory requirements and internal controls.
• Review and approve client payments while maintaining robust risk management and governance standards.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance service quality, operational efficiency and client outcomes.
• Support business development activities, including contributing to fee proposals and participating in prospective client meetings.
• Lead, coach and develop team members through training, performance management and ongoing professional development

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Qualifications

ACA, ACCA or equivalent professional accounting qualification.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including IFRS and UK GAAP.
• Proven experience in fund accounting, financial reporting or alternative investment structures.
• Strong technical accounting skills with the ability to apply accounting standards pragmatically and effectively.
• Experience reviewing financial statements, management accounts and audit deliverables within a regulated environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build credibility and maintain strong client relationships.
• Previous experience leading, mentoring or developing accounting professionals.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.

Additional Information

All staff are expected to embody our core values that underpin everything that we do and that reflect the skills and behaviours we all need to be successful. These are:

• We are CLIENT CENTRIC – Clients are at the centre of our world, and we’re committed to providing expertise and specialist solutions to meet their most complex challenges.
• We are AMBITIOUS – We aim high. We think and act globally, seizing every opportunity to delight our clients and support our colleagues - wherever in the world they may be.
• We are AGILE – We act on our initiative to get things done for our clients. Our independence gives us the flexibility and freedom to keep things simple, efficient and effective.
• We are COLLABORATIVE – With a curious mindset, we ask the right questions to get to the right solution, for our clients faster. We collaborate to win together and share our successes.
• We are ETHICAL – We behave with integrity at all times and assume positive intent, building trust through responsible actions and honest relationships.

Equal Opportunities for Everyone

Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you. You can reach us at [email protected]. We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.

Region: UK, CI and Ireland
Jurisdiction: Belfast