Accountant - Fund Accounting
| Posting date: | 28 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £34,000.0 to £38,000.0 per year |
| Additional salary information: | 36000 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 December 2025 |
| Location: | Basingstoke, Hampshire, rg214eq |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4733672_1764320723 |
Summary
Your new company
We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Accountant to join our Fund Accounting team. This role is focused on delivering high-quality accounting services for private equity, private credit, and real estate fund structures. You will play a key part in ensuring accurate financial reporting and supporting client relationships through timely and professional service delivery.
Your new role
You will be responsible for reviewing financial transactions processed by Junior Accountants, performing bookkeeping for a defined portfolio of more complex fund structures, preparing bank and general ledger reconciliations, producing treasury and liquidity reports. Manage bridging facilities and compliance reporting, prepare drawdown and distribution notices, support tax advisors with VAT and corporate tax return documentation, respond to investor queries and support investor relations, prepare periodic management accounts and quarterly investor reports, adhere to internal risk management and quality control procedures, provide on-the-job training and supervision to junior team members and take on increasing responsibility for portfolio delivery as experience grows
What you'll need to succeed
Dynamic and motivated attitude;
* Commitment to best-in-class standards;
* Must be a self-starter & able to work independently;
* Integrity, honesty and professionalism;
* Excellent oral and written communication skills;
* Taking ownership of planning and structuring your delivery to achieve client deadlines;
* You will be comfortable operating in a client-facing environment, thriving under pressure to achieve deadlines;
* Proactive, solution focused and self-sufficient;
* Ability to achieve goals and deadlines whilst juggling different priorities
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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