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 client.
- 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 management and general administration and other special projects as assigned by the Management.
- Degree in accountancy (CPA/ACCA/ACA ) or finance or equivalent
- 7 - 8 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