Senior Fund Accountant, Private Equity Accounting

Northern Trust
Saint Peter Port
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Finance & AccountingEducation: certificationSkills: ["Organisation","Customer service","Communication","Problem solving","Teamwork"]

Join the Private Equity (PE) Operations accounting team as a key member supporting a large client with an active investment portfolio across multiple fund products. You’ll liaise with internal teams and the Investment Advisor, maintain investment and portfolio records, perform reconciliations, code invoices, and prepare investor and client reporting within scheduled KPIs and deadlines. You’ll also own assigned mailbox monitoring, support training, and help identify process improvements.

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Northern Trust
Northern Trust
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Senior Fund Accountant, Private Equity Accounting

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Job Summary

Join the Private Equity (PE) Operations accounting team as a key member supporting a large client with an active investment portfolio across multiple fund products. You’ll liaise with internal teams and the Investment Advisor, maintain investment and portfolio records, perform reconciliations, code invoices, and prepare investor and client reporting within scheduled KPIs and deadlines. You’ll also own assigned mailbox monitoring, support training, and help identify process improvements.
Location: Saint Peter Port
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide premier client service by building strong relationships with the Investment Advisor and third parties, resolving queries to complete deliverables.
  • •Create and maintain investment and portfolio records, including purchases/disposals, income receipts, valuations, and complex investment transactions and restructurings.
  • •Bookkeep and reconcile valuations, and prepare invoice coding for all fund products.
  • •Develop client-specific knowledge to support regular reporting for senior management, finance, investor relations, and the deal team; complete investor ad-hoc queries.
  • •Monitor assigned mailboxes, maintain accounts trackers and SharePoint-based workflows, support training/rotation, identify process enhancements, and escalate issues appropriately.

Key Requirements

  • •Previous experience of fund accounting or fund administration of private equity, credit, or perpetual funds.
  • •Part qualified ACA or ACCA (minimum).
  • •Computer literacy with proven ability to learn new systems and processes, with data literacy advantageous.
  • •Excellent organisation skills with the ability to handle multiple priorities and escalate issues where necessary.
  • •Customer service orientation with a concern for quality and effective communication.
Experience:Private equityFund accountingFund administrationCredit fundsPerpetual funds
Education:Certification / Diploma in ACA/ACCA
Skills:OrganisationCustomer serviceCommunicationProblem solvingTeamwork
Tech Stack:SharePoint

Company Brief

Northern Trust
Global financial services firm providing wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking solutions to institutions, corporations, and affluent individuals, with a focus on custody, investment management, and technology-driven services.
Industry: Asset Management
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Chicago, United States
Founded: 1889
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