Associate Director – Accounting

Asset Manager Services | Issuer Services | Private Wealth & Corporate

Ocorian helps asset managers, private wealth, corporates, and issuer clients handle operational and regulatory complexity at scale, giving them the freedom to focus on what they do best.

Whether they’re raising capital, expanding into new markets, acquiring a business, preparing for an exit or protecting wealth, we’re behind every move our clients make, creating capacity and removing burden so they can focus on growth, opportunity and performance.

With over 50 years’ of expertise, 20 locations and 2,000 expert colleagues, clients know they can rely on us when their challenges are complex, time-critical and consequential.

About Issuer Services

Issuer Services: helping clients keep complex transactions on track.

As part of Issuer Services, you will help issuers and deal parties manage complex structures and transactions with confidence. Acting as an independent administrator, corporate trustee and agent, our teams provide reliable support across:

• Asset financing
• Infrastructure
• Project finance
• Structured finance
• Capital optimisation and significant risk transfer (SRT)

To find out more about Ocorian and our services, including regulatory information, visit ocorian.com 

Purpose of the Job

As Associate Director, you will provide technical leadership and strategic oversight for the accounting and financial reporting function within Issuer Services Luxembourg. You will play a key role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality accounting, reporting, tax coordination and audit support services across a diverse portfolio of capital markets structures, securitisation vehicles and financing entities. Working closely with senior stakeholders, clients and regulators, you will drive operational excellence, strengthen governance and controls, develop team capability, and contribute to the continued growth and evolution of the Issuer Services business.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Issuer Services accounting team, fostering a high-performance culture whilst ensuring effective workload management, technical excellence and professional growth.
• Take ownership of the accounting and financial reporting delivery for a portfolio of securitisation vehicles, debt issuance structures, financing companies and other capital markets entities.
• Oversee the preparation and review of annual financial statements, management accounts, trial balances and related financial reporting in accordance with applicable accounting frameworks and client requirements.
• Provide expert guidance on complex accounting matters, ensuring transactions are accurately reflected in line with contractual documentation, financing arrangements and applicable accounting standards.
• Act as the primary senior contact for auditors, tax advisers and clients, leading audit processes, resolving technical queries and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.
• Ensure robust financial controls, governance processes and quality assurance frameworks are maintained across the portfolio, proactively identifying and mitigating operational risks.
• Support business growth by contributing to client onboarding, transaction implementation, proposals, fee discussions and the development of new service offerings.
• Drive continuous improvement through process optimisation, automation initiatives, operational enhancements and the delivery of the Issuer Services business plan.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CPA or equivalent) with significant post-qualification experience in accounting, financial reporting or corporate services environments.
• Strong understanding of accounting and financial reporting, including the preparation and review of statutory financial statements and management accounts.
• Proven experience within capital markets, structured finance, securitisation, debt issuance, corporate services or a similar regulated financial services environment.
• Sound knowledge of Luxembourg accounting, VAT and corporate tax requirements, together with experience managing statutory audits and external professional advisers.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with a track record of developing teams, managing competing priorities and delivering high-quality outcomes against strict deadlines.
• Strong analytical, commercial and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with clients, auditors, legal advisers, banks and senior management.
• Ability to interpret complex transaction documentation and apply appropriate accounting treatments to sophisticated financial structures.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken; additional European language capabilities would be advantageous.

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 careers@ocorian.com.

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.