Hybrid Client Accounting Associate (12 month fixed term contract) at Baillie Gifford

Job Title

Client Accounting Associate (12 month fixed term contract)

Department

Accounting Operations-BG-UK

Overview of Department

 The Fund and Accounting Operations Department is responsible for the provision of accounting services to Baillie Gifford’s range of pooled funds, shareholders, and segregated clients.  Key responsibilities include the production of unit prices/NAVs for our UK OEICs and Investment Trusts and the maintenance of an accounting book of record for our global Fund ranges and segregated clients. 

Our Accounting Products teams are an integral part of the Department, providing technical, operational and governance support for the firm’s accounting systems; and leading change initiatives to ensure the service we provide is first class service to our clients and internal stakeholders.

Purpose of Role

The role of Accounting Operations is to deliver exceptional client service in respect of client accounting, data provisioning, invoicing, custodian management and other operational requirements. This includes the set-up, recording, reconciliation and validation of accounting, information for clients along with provision of information to the clients departments for ongoing reporting to clients.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in ensuring the department meets high client service levels. 
• Maintain accurate internal client records
• Maintain complete and accurate records of all relevant client transactional information. 
• Complete daily reconciliation and validation processes including timely and efficient understanding and resolution of all reconciling items. 
• Complete all other reconciliations, including but not limited to market openings, valuation comparisons and withholding tax reconciliations within relevant set time periods ensuring appropriate resolution of all reconciling items. 
• Respond to all queries in a timely, accurate and professional manner. 
• Take ownership of queries from clients department and custodians and ensure resolution in a timely and efficient manner. 
• Timely and accurate data provisioning to both internal and external  
• Build and maintain strong custodian, client’s department, global services and other internal stakeholder relationships. 
• Accurate and timely completion of all relevant client fee invoices within internal service level agreements.
• Take ownership of and resolve issues in a timely manner with escalation to management accordingly. 
• Embracing new initiatives taking responsibility for their timely implementation and completion. 
• Other appropriate work as allocated by your line manager.

Qualifications:

• IOC Certificate (preferred)

Your knowledge and experience:

• Prior experience in investment operations, fund administration or accounting (you do not need to have experience in all of these)

The type of candidate that we’re looking for:

• We seek a detail-oriented individual with a strong focus on accuracy and precision in maintaining records and promptly resolving reconciliation issues. The ideal candidate will excel in effective communication with both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring clarity and professionalism. We are looking for a proactive problem-solver who can efficiently manage conflicting priorities. Additionally, the candidate should possess an improvement mindset and enjoy embracing new technologies to enhance processes. 

Critical Skills:

• Adaptability
• Data Literacy
• Improvement mindset
• Team working

Closing Date

August 2, 2025

At Baillie Gifford we are committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful culture in which each of our colleagues can thrive and develop. We believe that our clients are best served by a diverse workforce with the experiences, ideas and perspectives that this brings.

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