Manager Accounting

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Luxembourg, LUX
In-Office
Senior level
Financial Services
The Role
Manage a small accounting team and oversee bookkeeping, annual financial statements, tax filings (CIT/VAT), and reporting. Serve as primary contact for fund managers, auditors, tax and legal advisors, and banks. Support client onboarding, analyze reporting/tax structures, hold directorship mandates, attend board meetings, and ensure compliance with internal procedures in collaboration with Tax, Corporate Secretarial, and GCD teams.
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Company Description

We’re a leading Investor Services group offering end-to-end services in administration, accounting, reporting, regulatory and compliance needs of the investment sector worldwide.  We employ a global workforce of 6,500+ people across 24 jurisdictions and have assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$857 billion. We work with 13 of the world’s top-15 private equity firms. 

Our services are underpinned by a Group-wide commitment to ESG and best-in-class technology including a global data platform and innovative proprietary tools supported by in-house experts.                       

Above all, what makes us different is our people. Operating as trusted partners to our clients, we deliver intelligent solutions through a combination of technical expertise and strong relationships based on deep client understanding. 

We’re driven by our Group purpose, to power people and possibilities.

Job Description

What you'll do:

  • Team & Operations Management: Oversees a small accounting team, handles HR tasks (evaluations, time tracking, KPIs), and provides technical and process training.
  • Financial & Tax Review: Checks client bookkeeping, annual financial statements, closing processes, CIT/VAT returns, tax provisions, and BCL/FATCA reports.
  • Stakeholder & Client Relations: Manages daily communication with fund managers, asset managers, auditors, tax advisors, legal teams, and banks.
  • Onboarding & Board Governance: Analyzes reporting/tax structures for new client investments, holds directorship mandates, and attends board meetings.
  • Quality & Compliance Control: Collaboration closely with internal Tax, Corporate Secretarial, and GCD departments to ensure strict adherence to internal procedures and service standards.

What we offer:

  • Comprehensive remuneration and pension: motivating financial packages based upon market rates for your role and is proportionate to your qualifications, level of experiences and skills profile
  • Wellbeing: additional social benefits 
  • Flexible working: we recognise the value of working flexibly and want to ensure all employees enjoy an excellent work-life blend. As such, we are open to conversations with employees related to setting up flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor/BAC+3: Accountancy/Business Administration
  • At least 5-7 years of experience in Accounting and significant experience in Real Estate
  • Computer/program knowledge: Microsoft office, Yardi knowledge, BOB or Demasy
  • Strong technical accounting (Lux GAAP) skills are essential, IFRS and knowledge in any other GAAP (German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish) will be an asset
  • Languages: Fluent in English, any other language would be an advantage (especially German)

Additional Information

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining long-term relationships with all our stakeholders – including our employees, clients, and local communities – while also reducing our impact on our natural environment.  

There is always more we can, and should do, to improve – whether in relation to our people, our clients, our planet, or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee.

Our learning and development programmes and systems (including PowerU and MyCampus) enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers, while our hybrid working approach supports our employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to their colleagues. We want to empower our 5,800+ employees - from 94 nationalities, across 25 countries - to each achieve their potential.  Through IQ-EQ Launchpad we support women managers launching their first fund, in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced.  

We’re committed to growing relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients’ sustainability and success leads to our sustainability and success. We’re emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.  

Skills Required

  • Bachelor/BAC+3 in Accountancy or Business Administration
  • At least 5-7 years of accounting experience
  • Significant experience in Real Estate accounting
  • Microsoft Office proficiency
  • Yardi knowledge
  • Experience with BOB or Demasy
  • Strong technical accounting skills in Lux GAAP
  • IFRS and other GAAP knowledge (German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish)
  • Fluent in English
  • Additional languages (especially German)

IQ-EQ Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IQ-EQ and has not been reviewed or approved by IQ-EQ.

  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare offerings are described as comprehensive in many locations, including medical, dental/vision, life and disability coverage, and mental‑health/EAP. Feedback suggests these basics are consistently available with local implementation.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Paid time off, sick leave and holidays are frequently characterized as solid, with parental leave highlighted positively in multiple markets. Feedback suggests time‑off policies are a dependable part of the package.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Hybrid working, wellbeing initiatives, and employee‑led CHESS activities are emphasized and often appreciated. Feedback suggests flexibility and community programs are visible parts of the overall offer.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
3,497 Employees
Year Founded: 1896

What We Do

We are IQ-EQ, a leading investor services group employing 4300+ people across 24 jurisdictions worldwide. We bring together that rare combination of global technical expertise and a deep understanding of our clients' needs. We have the know how and the know you to deliver for our clients - fund managers, multinational companies, family offices and private clients operating worldwide.

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