Manager Accounting

Company Description

We’re a leading Investor Services group offering end-to-end services in administration, accounting, reporting, regulatory and compliance needs of the investment sector worldwide.  We employ a global workforce of 6,500+ people across 24 jurisdictions and have assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$857 billion. We work with 13 of the world’s top-15 private equity firms. 

Our services are underpinned by a Group-wide commitment to ESG and best-in-class technology including a global data platform and innovative proprietary tools supported by in-house experts.                       

Above all, what makes us different is our people. Operating as trusted partners to our clients, we deliver intelligent solutions through a combination of technical expertise and strong relationships based on deep client understanding. 

We’re driven by our Group purpose, to power people and possibilities.

Job Description

What you'll do:

• Team & Operations Management: Oversees a small accounting team, handles HR tasks (evaluations, time tracking, KPIs), and provides technical and process training.
• Financial & Tax Review: Checks client bookkeeping, annual financial statements, closing processes, CIT/VAT returns, tax provisions, and BCL/FATCA reports.
• Stakeholder & Client Relations: Manages daily communication with fund managers, asset managers, auditors, tax advisors, legal teams, and banks.
• Onboarding & Board Governance: Analyzes reporting/tax structures for new client investments, holds directorship mandates, and attends board meetings.
• Quality & Compliance Control: Collaboration closely with internal Tax, Corporate Secretarial, and GCD departments to ensure strict adherence to internal procedures and service standards.

What we offer:

• Comprehensive remuneration and pension: motivating financial packages based upon market rates for your role and is proportionate to your qualifications, level of experiences and skills profile
• Wellbeing: additional social benefits 
• Flexible working: we recognise the value of working flexibly and want 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.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor/BAC+3: Accountancy/Business Administration
• At least 5-7 years of experience in Accounting and significant experience in Real Estate
• Computer/program knowledge: Microsoft office, Yardi knowledge, BOB or Demasy
• Strong technical accounting (Lux GAAP) skills are essential, IFRS and knowledge in any other GAAP (German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish) will be an asset
• Languages: Fluent in English, any other language would be an advantage (especially German)

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 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 (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, across 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.