About General Atlantic
General Atlantic is a leading global investor with more than four and a half decades of experience providing capital and strategic support for over 830 companies throughout its history. Established in 1980, General Atlantic continues to be a dedicated partner to visionary founders and investors seeking to build dynamic businesses and create long term value. Guided by the conviction that entrepreneurs can be incredible agents of transformational change, the firm combines a collaborative global approach, sector specific expertise, a long-term investment horizon, and a deep understanding of growth drivers to partner with and scale innovative businesses around the world. The firm leverages its patient capital, operational expertise, and global platform to support a diversified investment platform spanning Growth Equity, Credit, Climate, and Sustainable Infrastructure strategies. General Atlantic manages approximately $126 billion in assets under management, inclusive of all strategies, as of December 31, 2025, with more than 900 professionals in 20 countries across five regions. For more information on General Atlantic, please visit: www.generalatlantic.com.
About Actis
In October 2024, General Atlantic acquired Actis, which now operates as its Sustainable Infrastructure business alongside its existing strategies in Growth Equity, Credit, and Climate. Actis is a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure, delivering competitive returns for institutional investors and measurable positive impact for the countries, cities and communities in which it operates. Actis invests in structural themes that support long-term, equitable growth in defensive, critical infrastructure across energy transition, digitalization transition, and supply chain transformation. The firm’s decades of global experience, operational know-how and strong culture allows it to create global sustainability leaders at scale. Since inception, Actis has raised $26 billion to invest in a better tomorrow. Actis is a signatory to the United Nations backed Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI), an investor initiative developed by the UNEP FI. The firm has consistently been awarded the highest rating score in the UNPRI independent assessment. You can learn more about Actis at www.act.is.
Key Purpose of Role
Actis is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Finance Analyst to join its Finance & Operations team in Amsterdam. Based in Amsterdam, this role will provide dedicated finance support for the UK and other International legal entities. The Finance Analyst will provide of comprehensive day-to-day accounting support, maintain the accuracy and integrity of the general ledger, and contribute to the monthly and quarterly close and reporting cycles. This individual will work collaboratively with the existing team and colleagues and support the firm as it continues its growth strategy to be a leader in infrastructure investing. The Finance Analyst will be a key member of the global finance organisation.
The Corporate accounting team requires a strong team member to evolve as a key part of the current finance function and actively support UK and Europe finance functions. We need an ambitious and highly talented finance professional to help build a best-in-class platform that supports the needs of a wide range of stakeholders including capital-raising teams, investment teams and our operations teams.
The individual will primarily focus on accounting and financial compliance matters for UK and other international legal entities, operating from Amsterdam in a cross-border capacity, and is also assumed to actively support group consolidation accounts. The successful candidate will be expected to support in further strengthening and establishing a strong accounting function in Europe. Close coordination with local/UK service providers and other finance colleagues in the group is essential. This role will report to the Senior Associate/Finance Director based in UK or Amsterdam, who manages and oversees overall consolidation and accounting matters across the group.
Key Responsibilities (this list is not exhaustive)
- Service Provider Coordination: Act as the primary point of contact with the third-party accounting service provider, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of all core accounting and reconciliation activities.
- Accounting Oversight: Review and validate outputs from the service provider, including journal entries, ledger postings, and bank reconciliations, to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal standards.
- Month-End & Period-End Support: Coordinate with the service provider to ensure timely completion of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, with appropriate supporting documentation in place.
- Expense Review: Review employee expense submissions for policy compliance and correct coding and liaise with the service provider to ensure accurate processing and reporting.
- Regulatory & Compliance Monitoring: Support the monitoring of own funds and liquidity requirements for regulated entities and assist in the preparation of local regulatory filings (e.g. FCA/CSSF returns) in coordination with the service provider.
- Financial Reporting: Assist in the preparation of periodic management accounts and financial statements, drawing on outputs from the service provider and ensuring accuracy and completeness.
- Audit Support: Coordinate with the service provider to gather audit working papers and supporting documentation and assist the team lead in ensuring timely closure of statutory audits.
- Stakeholder Communication: Provide clear and concise financial updates to internal stakeholders, escalating issues or discrepancies identified through the service provider review process.
- Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve coordination processes with the service provider and contribute to enhancements in internal finance procedures and controls.
- Treasury & Cash Management Support: Assist with cash flow monitoring and funding requests for legal entities, liaising with the treasury function and service providers as required.
While this role description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements, General Atlantic reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties from particular roles and assign other duties as necessary.
Qualifications
Essential
- Excellent understanding of journal entry preparation, accruals, and prepayments
- Hands-on experience with a tier-1 ERP system (e.g. Workday, SAP, Oracle, or similar)
- Proven ability to review reconciliations, including intercompany and balance sheet accounts
- Competent in Microsoft Excel; able to work with large data sets and produce meaningful analysis.
- Around 2-3 years of relevant accounting / finance experience, ideally within financial or professional services.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines.
- Working knowledge of UK GAAP (FRS 102) and/or IFRS as adopted in the UK; familiarity with UK Companies House filing requirements and statutory accounts preparation.
- Basic awareness of UK VAT requirements and ability to liaise with tax advisors on relevant compliance matters.
Desirable
- Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) as per Amsterdam market
- Reasonable knowledge in LUX GAAP and IFRS, US GAAP knowledge is an advantage
- Exposure to management reporting, cost centre analysis, or board-level reporting packs
- Experience with intercompany eliminations, multi-currency environments, and group consolidation processes.
- Experience with other technology applications, such as PowerQuery or Alteryx
Personal attributes
- A team player, accustomed to working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary working environment
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Self-motivated with high levels of energy and adaptability
- Low ego, respectful and inclusive
- Results-orientated
- Robust, able to take a view and voice their opinion
- Discreet and professional, with an appreciation of the sensitivity of financial data across a multi-entity, cross-border environment
- Comfortable with ambiguity and change in a fast-paced environment, particularly in the context of an ongoing post-acquisition integration
General Atlantic is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
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