Fund Accountant

At Border to Coast our purpose is to make a difference and we’re looking for an experienced investment focused Business Consultant to join our award-winning team. You will play a pivotal role in our transformation, partnering with stakeholders and project teams across the business to deliver key components of a material transformation programme including the enterprise re-platforming of our investment processes, the addition of new investment management and advisory services and the support for scale as we onboard incoming Partner Fund Assets.

As a customer-owned and customer-focused organisation, integrity is one of our values, as is our collaborative and sustainable approach. Our focus is to secure the pensions of over a million people who have provided valuable service to their communities and society. We’re the largest UK asset manager outside London or Edinburgh, and we provide innovative investments that deliver sustainable returns over the long term.

As a Fund Accountant your role has oversight of Fund valuation and reporting, across Border to Coast’s £65bn portfolio invested in multiple asset classes. This will include:

• Oversight of Fund performance and ensuring accuracy of Custodians performance and reporting.
• Periodical Fund (including year-end) reporting to compliance for submissions to FCA.
• Partner enquiries for Funds and year-end information.
• Coordinate the Fund Accounting relationships of Border to Coast with its main partners (Custodian, Depository, Front-Office, Risk & Compliance, and Audit) to meet the requirements of our clients.

• You will have relevant Fund Accounting experience within an investment management business.
• You will have experience completing financial statements and working with numerous stakeholders including external auditors.
• You will be ACCA (or equivalent) certificate holder.
• You will have strong analytical and communications skills and be confident to present complex data clearly.
• You will have knowledge of trade life cycles and investment management processes across different financial instruments (including equities, fixed income and derivatives)
• You have experience of working in an analytical role and will have strong problem-solving skills
• You can demonstrate planning, organisation, time and data management and administrative capabilities and have good communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical matters in an easily digestible format to the wider organisation and our customers.
• You will be a pro-active, self-motivated team player with the ability to manage an interesting and variable workload and be willing to assist and support other team members when required.

Border to Coast is the largest LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme) pool in the UK. It is owned by 11 Local Government Pension Schemes (‘Partner Funds’). The Partner Funds represent 3,000 employers and over 1.1 million members.

The Partner Funds are Bedfordshire, Cumbria, Durham, East Riding, Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Surrey, Teesside, Tyne and Wear and Warwickshire.

The Partner Funds have £65.3bn in investments, of which Border to Coast is responsible for managing £55.4bn (as of 31 March 2025) across equities, fixed income, private markets, and global and UK real estate.

In addition, seven LGPS funds have confirmed their intention to join the pool, extending our collaborative partnership. The seven funds are Cambridgeshire, East Sussex, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Northamptonshire and West Sussex, collectively they have c.£45bn of investments.

Border to Coast’s purpose is to make a difference for the LGPS. We do this by working in partnership for a sustainable and better tomorrow through innovation, expertise, scale, and good governance.

We are proud of the values that underpin our partnership — collaboration, sustainability, and integrity. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. If you’re energised by challenge, inspired by collaboration, and ready to help a firm with ambition and heart, we’d love to hear from you