Client Accountant - Funds (Private Equity)

About the role

IQ-EQ, a global investor services group with deep expertise in private markets, is hiring a Client Accountant in London. You will act as the primary day-to-day contact for private equity, real estate, credit or debt fund clients, managing fund accounting, client deliverables, investor transactions and financial reporting while building strong client relationships and ensuring regulatory and reporting compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day relationships with designated fund clients as the primary front-office contact, engaging regularly with CFOs, financial controllers and other stakeholders
• Review quarterly and annual financial statements, reports and fund accounting activities, ensuring compliance with UK GAAP and IFRS and fund legal documentation and LPAs
• Oversee and review investor drawdown and distribution calculations, ensuring accurate recording, allocation, communication and processing of investor and fund cash movements
• Take ownership of client deliverables by coordinating timelines, monitoring progress, resolving issues proactively and meeting competing deadlines
• Mentor and support team members and contribute to process improvement and risk reduction initiatives

Required profile

• A higher-level education qualification, IATI qualification or equivalent, and ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualification (or equivalent by experience)
• 3+ years of experience in a professional office environment, ideally in financial services or an accounting practice managing multiple client relationships
• Proven experience managing client relationships and resolving client issues professionally and on time

Required skills

• Strong accounting knowledge, including reviewing working papers and financial statements with disclosures
• Intermediate Excel skills for data analysis and financial information management
• Stakeholder communication, mentoring and relationship-building

What we offer

• Remuneration based on market rates, proportional to qualifications and experience
• Wellbeing benefits such as private health and dental cover, life assurance, discounted gym membership, eye test and corporate GP
• 25 days paid leave plus UK public holidays, with enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave
• Flexible working arrangements available on a case-by-case basis
• Training, tools and a development plan