Client Accountant - Funds (Private Equity) in Newcastle upon Tyne

Overview

THIS ROLE: Every day brings a new challenge, requiring strong teamwork, attention to detail and excellent organisational skills to prioritise work and meet deadlines.

The primary responsibility is to act as a day-to-day front office contact for designated private equity, real estate, credit, or debt fund clients.

You will be part of a supportive team, own your tasks and proactively manage deliverables and resolve issues as they arise.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day relationships for designated Private Equity clients, including overseeing deliverables, agreeing timelines, and maintaining clear communication with CFOs/financial controllers.
• Review quarterly/annual financial statements, ensuring compliance with reporting standards (e. g., UK GAAP or IFRS) in collaboration with your Manager and Technical & Training teams.
• Validate investor drawdown and distribution calculations, ensuring accuracy in fund movements, proper allocation of proceeds, and clear communication of all cash activities to investors.
• Mentor and support team members while developing deep expertise in client-specific accounting frameworks (per LPA), ensuring all transactions are handled correctly and efficiently.
• Drive results by improving processes, balancing stakeholder needs, demonstrating sound decision-making and courage, and optimising workflows to enhance efficiency and reduce risk.

Qualifications

• You will hold a higher education qualification (e. g., IATI) and be ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified, qualified by experience, or equivalent.
• You will bring 3+ years of experience in a professional office environment, ideally within financial services or an accounting practice managing multiple client relationships.
• You will demonstrate strong accounting expertise, including reviewing working papers and financial statements (with disclosures) or equivalent experience supported by CPD.
• You will have proven experience managing client relationships and resolving issues directly with clients in a professional manner.
• You will support and mentor junior team members while applying intermediate Excel skills to enhance efficiency and accuracy in your work.

Benefits

• Comprehensive remuneration: Motivating financial packages based upon market rates and commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.
• Pension scheme: Generous employer contribution with the ability to contribute more if desired.
• Wellbeing: Private health and dental cover, life assurance, discounted gym membership, eye tests and corporate GP.
• Annual leave: 25 days paid leave plus UK public holidays, with enhanced maternity/paternity and shared parental/adoption leave.
• Flexible working: Open to conversations about flexible working arrangements to balance work and life.
• Support and development: Training, tools, and development plans to grow skills continuously.

About You

• You will hold a higher education qualification (e. g., IATI) and be ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified, qualified by experience, or equivalent.
• You will bring 3+ years of experience in a professional office environment, ideally within financial services or an accounting practice managing multiple client relationships.
• You will demonstrate strong accounting expertise, including reviewing working papers and financial statements (with disclosures) or equivalent experience supported by CPD.
• You will have proven experience managing client relationships and resolving issues directly with clients in a professional manner.
• You will support and mentor junior team members while applying intermediate Excel skills to enhance efficiency and accuracy in your work.
• Our Commitment

Sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations.

We focus on building and maintaining long-term relationships with employees, clients and communities while reducing our environmental impact.

We are committed to an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture, supported by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee.

Our learning and development programmes support career growth, with hybrid working models to balance flexibility and connection.

We serve 6,500+ employees across 24 countries and 94 nationalities.

Through IQ-EQ Launchpad we support women managers launching their first fund, in an environment where 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced.

We are dedicated to growing client relationships and helping clients achieve their objectives, as this fosters our own sustainability and success.

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