Client Accountant (ACCA/CPA Qualified - 3-5 years Financial Accounting experience)

Client Accountant
Location: London, United Kingdom
Type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Hybrid, 3 days onsite

Job summary:

The Capital Markets Europe team provides institutional clients with specialist debt and capital markets administration services. As a Client Accountant you will support senior client accountants and management in delivering accurate accounting and financial reporting for a portfolio of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) and capital markets structures.

This role is ideal for an ambitious accountant with strong technical accounting skills (IFRS/local GAAP), attention to detail, and a desire to progress their career in a fast-growing, client-focused team based in London.

Key responsibilities:

• Maintain and set up general ledgers for new and existing clients, applying appropriate accounting treatment for a variety of SPVs and capital markets structures.
• Post journal entries, reconcile accounts, and ensure timely, up-to-date accounting records for an assigned SPV portfolio.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly management accounts and other routine client deliverables to agreed timelines.
• Draft annual statutory financial statements, including notes and disclosures under IFRS or local GAAP, ensuring compliance with company law.
• Liaise with external auditors to coordinate audits and produce audited financial statements that meet statutory deadlines.
• Prepare and submit regulatory and tax filings as required (e.g., VAT, Corporation Tax, iXBRL financials, and jurisdictional regulatory returns).
• Identify and resolve technical accounting issues by engaging with internal teams, clients, and advisors.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives and efficiency gains across the accounting team.
• Build familiarity with a diverse range of capital markets products and transaction structures, supporting knowledge transfer within the team.

Required Qualifications:

• Qualified ACA or ACCA accountant.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in accounting within a firm or financial services environment, with exposure to financial statement preparation.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge (IFRS and/or local GAAP) and experience working with auditors.
• Excellent organisational skills and proven ability to meet tight deadlines in a busy environment.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical problem-solving skills, and a collaborative team mindset.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and familiar with accounting systems; able to present information clearly to internal and external stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with SPVs, securitisations, or other capital markets transaction structures.
• Experience preparing regulatory returns (for example, Central Bank of Ireland filings) and corporate tax/VAT filings.
• Familiarity with accounting platforms used in capital markets administration and interest in process automation or improvement projects.