Senior Accountant, Fund Accounting

Job Description

What you will do:

• Review and/or prepare NAV calculations, financial statements, capital calls, distributions, investor notices, journal entries, and other private equity fund accounting deliverables while ensuring accuracy and timely completion.

• Oversee, review, and provide feedback on the work of Accountants and Junior Accountants, ensuring all client deliverables meet quality standards, SLAs, and regulatory requirements.

• Act as a key point of contact for clients, investors, and internal stakeholders, managing queries, resolving issues, escalating concerns when needed, and maintaining strong working relationships.

• Plan, allocate, and monitor team workloads, manage workflow processes, support fund onboarding and accounting system conversions, and ensure efficient execution of operational activities.

• Ensure compliance with internal policies, controls, and SSAE requirements, identify and mitigate operational risks, drive process improvements, and support team development through coaching and knowledge sharing.

What we offer

• Competitive Total Rewards Package: Comprehensive annual compensation including basic salary, HRA, special allowance, provident fund contributions, gratuity, internet allowance, and food allowance.
• Health & Insurance Coverage: Medical insurance, group term life insurance, and group personal accident insurance for financial security and peace of mind.
• Allowances & Support: Transportation or transportation allowance and shift allowance to support work flexibility and commuting needs.
• Paid Time Off: Generous paid leave to support work–life balance.

Qualifications

About You:

• Graduate in Accounting or a related business discipline with 4+ years of accounting experience, including at least 1 year in a supervisory or team management role.

• Strong knowledge of IndAS, IFRS, and US/UK/Luxembourg GAAP, with hands-on experience preparing and/or reviewing financial statements, disclosures, and working paper files.

• Proven experience in fund accounting operations, preferably within private equity, including managing client deliverables, service operations, and team performance.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, IF functions), Microsoft Office applications, accounting systems (preferably Investran), and strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

• Preferred qualifications include CPA/ACCA certification, experience in financial services/shared services and multinational environments, additional foreign language proficiency, and willingness to travel or undertake international secondments.

Additional Information

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT

As a forward-looking business, sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining meaningful, 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 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 female 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 long-term relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our client’s sustainability and success leads to our sustainability and success. We’re emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.