Accountant 2, Private Wealth Accounting

Job Description

A junior position responsible for handling low to moderate complexity private wealth client portfolios with moderate supervision. This role independently executes basic accounting tasks while developing deeper understanding of trust and corporate structures in a fast-paced environment.

What you'll do:

• You'll execute daily accounting operations including bookkeeping, tax documentation, and VAT compilation to maintain accurate financial records.
• You'll prepare comprehensive financial statements, disclosures, and working papers whilst ensuring regulatory compliance and audit readiness.
• You'll manage client portfolio administration and documentation to support effective private wealth management.
• You'll handle regulatory surveys, audit queries, and compliance monitoring to ensure adherence to all relevant standards.
• You'll develop technical expertise in trust and corporate structures whilst maintaining rigorous quality control of all deliverables.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive remuneration: Motivating financial packages based upon market rates for your role and is proportionate to your qualifications, level of experiences and skills profile 
• Pension Scheme: Generous employer contribution with the ability to allow and increase employee contributions   
• Annual leave: All our employees are entitled to 22 days paid leave. Enhanced maternity and paternity, including shared parental leave and adoption leave 
• Flexible working: We recognise the value of working flexibly and is keen to ensure all employees enjoy an excellent work-life blend. As such, we are open to conversations with employees related to setting up flexible working arrangements 
• Support and development: We will ensure you have the right training, tools and development plan to grow and improve your skills every day

Qualifications

About you:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field, ACCA Level 1, or ACA qualification.
• Minimum 1 year of fund accounting experience; preferably 2+ years in accounting operations.
• Proficiency in accounting software and MS Office applications with solid understanding of financial reporting and regulatory requirements.
• Strong analytical, organisational, and communication skills with ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Demonstrated initiative, accountability, and client-focused approach with eagerness to develop technical expertise in trust and corporate structures.

Additional Information

Our commitment to you and the environment

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 oury 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 5,800+ employees - from 94 nationalities, acrosfyts 25 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 leads to our sustainability and success. We’re emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.