Client Service Supervisor - Fund Accounting - Alternatives

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships.  We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

Alternative Investments Team – Brown Brothers Harriman

We’re looking for a motivated Supervisor to join our Alternative Investments Team. This is your chance to lead a small group of financial professionals, grow your leadership skills, and make an impact in accounting and reporting.

If you want to:

• Work closely with the Team Leader to deliver high‑quality results
• Manage and support a team of financial professionals
• Prepare stand‑alone accounting and financial reports under different standards
• Motivate, guide, and monitor your team’s performance

This role is for you!

Some of your key responsibilities include: 

·         Deliver results: Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports (GL, financial reporting, consolidation).

·         Quality check: Review team members’ work to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and completeness.

·         Be the expert: Build strong knowledge of IFRS and other GAAP standards.

·         Lead & coach: Guide your team, give feedback, and support their growth through regular check‑ins.

·         Shape culture: Promote a positive, collaborative atmosphere with clear communication and professionalism.

·         Drive change: Contribute to special projects that improve efficiency, quality, and accuracy.

·         Protect quality / Work with integrity: Ensure compliance with procedures, best practices, and internal controls.

Desired Qualifications:

·         Accounting expertise: Familiar with global accounting frameworks and principles

·         Solid background: 4+ years in GL, group accounting, or audit with leadership experience.

·         Education: Degree in finance/accounting or equivalent experience

·         Added advantage: ACCA qualification (full or partial) is a strong plus

·         People leader: Strong track record in managing, mentoring, and coaching teams

·         Tool expert: Comfortable working with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

·         Languages: Fluent in English

·         Mindset: Organized, detail‑oriented, and self‑motivated

What we offer:

Hybrid model 3 days per week in the office /2 days for a parent of a child up to 4 years old

• To encourage cultural awareness and philanthropy, BBHers have 1 Culture Celebration Day and 1 Community Service Day in addition to their paid standard vacation allowance
• Private medical care
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program - offering independent and confidential counselling services for you and your family. You can get support for topics including family, marriage and relationships, finances, and legal issues.
• Professional trainings and qualification support
• Wellbeing Program
• Online Social Fund benefit platform
• Social, sport and integration events
• Onboarding Program for new hires

We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

About BBH:

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.

We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another. 

We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation.  As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.

Go to BBH.com to learn more about our rewards and benefits, philanthropy, approach to sustainability or how we support you to thrive personally, physically and financially.