Assistant Manager, Fund Accounting
Vistra
- Singapore
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Be the primary client service contact for assigned portfolio. Monitor and respond promptly to client requests. Strengthen client relationships.
- Main point of contact on a day-to-day basis for operational matters and critical issues that need to be addressed before work get disseminated to the other team member.
- Reviewing financial statements, management accounts and accounting packages.
- Proficient in drafting wordings for disclosure wordings for IFRS/US GAAP accounting conventions.
- Reviewing Capital Account Statements and Net Asset Values.
- Reading/understanding Fund documents like Subscription documents, partnership agreements, and shareholder agreements for existing/new fund and explaining the key terms to team members.
- Reviewing capital call and distribution notices.
- Preparing/Reviewing waterfall and equalization workings.
- Coordinating and dealing with Fund investors on meeting investor's specific reporting requirements.
- Reviewing investor requests and any ad hoc requests from clients.
- Working closely with other teams (i.e. Cash Management, Investor Services and Corporate Secretarial) to ensure overall operations are running smoothly.
- Providing formal/informal training to staff on both accounting and private equity/industry aspects.
- Undertake general administration and other special projects as assigned by the Management.
- Dealing with staff issues like leaves, sickness and other issues on a daily basis and ensuring staff are happy and motivated in their jobs.
- Conducting formal staff evaluations on a six monthly and annual basis.
- Be a main coordinator within the team for certain tasks assigned.
- Degree in accountancy (CPA/ACCA/ACA) or finance or equivalent.
- 5-6 years of accounting / auditing experience with at least 4 years in Private Equity Fund industry, part of which must have been in management or supervisory capacity.
- Sound knowledge of Singapore FRS/IFRS and US GAAP.
- Solid understanding of operational functions including Fund Structures, Fund Accounting, Equalisations, Calls/Distributions and Waterfall models.
- Effective client relations, teamworking and management skills.
- Time management and multi-tasking.
- Analytical, independent and resourceful.
- Familiarity with Yardi Investment Management and experience in process improvement will be viewed favourably.
- Strong working knowledge of MS Excel and MS Word.