Fund Accountant

We’re looking for a Fund Accountant to join our Fund Operations team on a permanent basis in a hybrid role based in London.

Railpen is responsible for the safekeeping and investment of around £34 billion in assets and the administration of several pension schemes, including the Railways Pension Scheme, one of the UK's largest and longest established pension funds.

Our heritage of looking after the pension needs of the rail industry and its employees gives us our name and our unique outlook on how we serve our members. Railpen takes a holistic view, focusing on how we serve members today and how we can positively impact the communities and the world they will retire into.

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The purpose of this role is to support the delivery of accurate, timely fund accounting and financial reporting across Railpen’s investment entities. You will play a key part in ensuring we maintain robust oversight of our external partners—such as Operating Partners and Third‑Party Administrators—while helping us provide high‑quality financial data to both internal and external stakeholders. Ultimately, your work will enable and strengthen our Investment and Fiduciary functions.

A core part of the role will involve completing the daily review of pooled fund NAVs to ensure that all investment accounting meets relevant accounting standards and industry best practice. You will work closely with our third‑party administrator to resolve any queries that arise from the accounting review and will actively contribute to weekly and monthly oversight discussions. You will also prepare monthly and quarterly management accounts and perform reconciliations between the fund accounting records and the portfolio management system.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

The successful candidate will have experience within Fund Accounting and have knowledge of control oversight and monitoring. You will look to bring technical expertise and ideally have experience working within either a fund administrator or asset management environment. This role is a great opportunity for someone with slightly less experience who is eager to learn and develop their technical capability within a supportive, collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will have a passion for financial reporting and have excellent Excel capability—including pivot tables and lookups - to support robust analysis and insight. A qualification in either ACA, CIMA or ACCA would be a distinct advantage, however this isn’t essential.

We’re looking for a proactive self‑starter—highly motivated, organised, and able to flex priorities when business needs shift. As a Fund Accountant, you will have an analytical mindset and excellent communication skills to enable you to interpret complex data, constructively challenge and provide clarity to stakeholders. You will thrive in a collaborative culture, bring a sense of accountability, and look to actively embody our values. Through your approach, you help create a safe, inclusive environment and ensure our members’ best interests remain at the heart of everything you do.

Our values of integrity, community and alignment are the guiding principles that influence our behaviour. They help us make decisions and shape our relationships with others. They’re what we stand for. You will actively demonstrate our values, helping to create a safe environment, to place the needs of the community above oneself and, through a culture of ‘fair challenge’, align to the best interests of our members. 

• A competitive salary

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Generous annual bonus plan

• We provide membership of the Railways Pension Scheme, a Defined Benefit arrangement under which you get a pension for life and a lump sum when you retire, based on your length of service and pay

• 4x Life Assurance cover

• Colleague referral scheme

• Employee assistance programme

• Heath cash plan

• Eye care vouchers

• Flu vaccination

• We support hybrid and flexible working along with very generous family leave including 12 months full pay maternity leave and 6 months full pay paternity leave

• Buy and sell holidays

• Give as you earn scheme

• Paid volunteering days

• Flexible half days leave

• Electric vehicle leasing

• Cycle to work scheme

Please apply for the apply button or visit Careers Page by Friday 20th February 2026. 

Railpen is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment, we value diversity and welcome people from all backgrounds and walks of life.