Corporate Accounting Manager (Fund Services)

Fund services | Corporate | Capital markets | Private client | Regulatory & Compliance 

We help clients succeed by unlocking new value through expertise, trust and scale. We deliver solutions that solve complex challenges faced by asset managers, financial institutions, corporates, high net-worth individuals and family offices. 

With a curious mindset, we ask the right questions to get to the right solution, faster. We collaborate to win together, sharing successes and shaping the future of our global business. Our culture of support and recognition provides the tools and opportunities for you to grow, while unlocking the most value for our clients and making your mark with Ocorian. 

Expertise: We deliver specialist, tech-enabled solutions for our clients grounded on deep industry expertise. 

Trust: We’re a trusted partner to over 8,000 clients globally. We are proud to have long-lasting partnerships with our clients. 

Scale: With more than 1,500 colleagues, we operate across 20+ countries, our scale enables us to support our clients globally and locally, providing a seamless client experience across borders and service lines. 

Main Responsibilities 

The Corporate Accounting Manager will play a key role within the accounting team, overseeing the planning, preparation, and delivery of financial reports for a portfolio of Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). You will ensure all reporting deadlines are met and that client accounting requirements are fulfilled in line with Ocorian’s contractual obligations. As a member of the management team, you will contribute to strategic initiatives, support process improvements, and lead the training and development of the wider accounting team.

• Review day‑to‑day bookkeeping, including expenses, VAT, accruals, prepayments, loan interest, and investment or investor activity.
• Review quarterly management accounts and supporting financial statements in line with each entity’s reporting requirements.
• Review annual financial statements and manage the audit process and auditor relationships.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and statutory reporting requirements, applying current UK GAAP or IFRS and maintaining best‑practice standards.
• Build a strong understanding of client structures, transactions, and reporting needs, supporting ongoing relationship management.
• Maintain and improve processes to ensure timely delivery of all client accounting outputs and lead accounting‑related client meetings.
• Liaise with clients, auditors, and advisers to agree reporting timetables and oversee the review and release of client payments.
• Lead, motivate, and develop the accounts team through quality‑control oversight, continuous improvement, training, and performance appraisal activities.

Knowledge, skills and experience 

• This is a senior position requiring an ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualified person with excellent technical knowledge and understanding of current accounting standards, particularly IFRS and UK GAAP.  
• Strong, practical accounting and technical knowledge.
• Clear and confident written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent organisation and planning, with the ability to prioritise effectively.
• Professional approach that earns client trust and respect.

All staff are expected to embody our core values that underpin everything that we do and that reflect the skills and behaviours we all need to be successful.  These are:

• We are CLIENT CENTRIC – Clients are at the centre of our world, and we’re committed to providing expertise and specialist solutions to meet their most complex challenges.
• We are AMBITIOUS – We aim high. We think and act globally, seizing every opportunity to delight our clients and support our colleagues - wherever in the world they may be.
• We are AGILE – We act on our initiative to get things done for our clients. Our independence gives us the flexibility and freedom to keep things simple, efficient and effective.
• We are COLLABORATIVE – With a curious mindset, we ask the right questions to get to the right solution, for our clients faster. We collaborate to win together and share our successes.
• We are ETHICAL – We behave with integrity at all times and assume positive intent, building trust through responsible actions and honest relationships.
  Equal Opportunities for Everyone

Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you. You can reach us at [email protected].

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.