Investment Accountant

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain management accounts for multiple SPVs in accordance with FRS 102 and relevant statutory requirements.
• Prepare annual financial statements and supporting schedules for SPVs, ensuring accuracy, completeness and compliance with accounting standards.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, and statutory requirements specific to SPVs.
• Take ownership of SPV audit delivery, coordinating with external auditors, tax, governance and legal teams, and responding to audit requests on a timely basis.
• Proactively identify accounting judgements, risks or issues impacting SPV reporting or audit delivery, and work with the Financial Reporting Manager to resolve them.
• Present financial statements and key accounting matters clearly and confidently at SPV board meetings to support directors’ understanding and approval.
• Monitor SPV cash flows, distributions and debt servicing obligations, supporting investment operations teams with accurate and timely financial information.
• Complete the monthly valuations template to report accurate financial positions, in support of the valuations process performed by the separate Fin Val team.
• Reconcile bank accounts, intercompany balances and loan positions between SPVs and the Scheme.
• Support the maintenance of strong financial controls over SPV accounting processes and contribute to continuous improvement of reporting processes.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis related to SPVs.
• Support the production and year‑end delivery of the Scheme Annual Report & Accounts (ARA) and Corporate financial statements.
• Assist with the preparation, verification and review of working papers, disclosures and supporting analysis for Scheme and Corporate reporting.
• Ensure outputs are accurate, well‑evidenced and compliant with relevant accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Work collaboratively with the Financial Reporting Manager and wider team to meet statutory and internal deadlines.
• Contribute to ad‑hoc technical accounting projects, applying accounting knowledge to support business decision making and resolve reporting or structural issues.
• Assess the accounting implications of transactions, structures or initiatives, identifying risks and presenting clear, well‑reasoned options and recommendations.

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent).
• Financial reporting experience essential.
• Experience in financial services (preferably pensions) and/or investment related reporting, including SPV or subsidiary structures, or equivalent experience overseeing reporting for multiple legal entities.
• Strong technical accounting expertise that can be drawn upon to support the business and wider team.
• Able to apply accounting standards pragmatically, exercising professional judgement and escalating issues appropriately.
• Capable of presenting clear, well structured analysis and solutions to the Financial Reporting Manager and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrates ownership and accountability for deliverables across both SPV and Scheme reporting.
• Capable of working to tight deadlines across multiple reporting cycles, maintaining high standards of accuracy and control.
• Proactively plans work, manages competing demands and communicates early when support, prioritisation or escalation is required.
• Able to balance Scheme and SPV priorities effectively while managing own workload independently.
• Able to explain technical accounting matters clearly and pragmatically, tailoring communication for different audiences.
• Comfortable interacting with a wide range of stakeholders, including auditors, tax, governance, investment operations and senior colleagues.
• Builds effective working relationships and contributes positively to a collaborative team environment.
• Proactive and inquisitive, seeking to understand the substance and impact of transactions and structures.
• Willing to challenge own and others’ understanding constructively to improve outcomes.
• Demonstrates professionalism, reliability and attention to detail in all outputs.

• Great starting salary.
• Generous annual leave package.
• Access to a high quality pension scheme provided through…