Private Equity Senior Specialist: Fund/Client Accounting
We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Private Equity Senior Specialist: Fund/Client Accounting to join our Private Equity / Middle Office team in Dublin, Ireland.
We are recruiting for this role as a result of continued growth and mandate wins across both existing and new clients. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced fund accounting professional to join a growing team supporting complex private equity structures in a client-facing and delivery-focused environment.
In this role, you will play an important part in delivering high-quality fund accounting and reporting services, maintaining a strong control environment, and supporting excellent client outcomes. You will also contribute to ongoing change and improvement initiatives, including the use of AI-enabled and digital tools to support smarter, more efficient ways of working.
In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:
- Perform cash and position reconciliations, ensuring strong discipline around break management and that appropriate supporting documentation is maintained.
- Work closely with internal teams and clients to investigate and resolve reconciliation breaks in a timely manner.
- Prepare NAVs, capital accounts, GP/LP allocations, journal entries and reconciliations, while maintaining the integrity of the general ledger and acting as both a primary preparer and secondary reviewer.
- Ensure expense budgets are established for relevant funds and maintain expense accrual accuracy at each valuation point.
- Ensure funds are priced in accordance with the applicable valuation policy and pricing matrix.
- Take ownership of core monthly and quarterly deliverables, including client reporting.
- Build strong client relationships through timely, professional and solutions-focused responses to client queries.
- Ensure adherence to internal policies, procedures and controls, maintaining high standards across checklists, governance and the overall control environment.
- Mentor Analysts and Associates on quality, controls and delivery timelines, while acting as a key point of contact for specific funds and vehicles.
- Manage audit requests for funds within your remit, ensuring timely responses, participation in audit calls and completion of actions within agreed deadlines.
- Participate in client-led and broader organisational projects and initiatives, including joining project calls, providing feedback and supporting required testing.
Leverage AI-enabled and digital tools to enhance efficiency, strengthen controls, improve data quality and support automation and risk mitigation across fund accounting activities.
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To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or the equivalent combination of education and experience, is required.
- Fund accounting experience is mandatory.
- Private Equity experience is essential.
- Knowledge of Geneva or Investran accounting systems is preferred.
Loan experience is desirable.
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Why join us?
This is a strong opportunity to join a growing business supporting both existing and new client mandates within Private Equity. You’ll gain exposure to complex fund structures, work in a visible client-facing role and contribute to a team focused on quality, control and continuous improvement. If you are looking for a role that combines technical depth, client interaction and the opportunity to help shape more innovative ways of working, we’d love to hear from you.
