about the company
Are you a highly skilled and meticulous Assistant Manager / Senior Fund Accountant with a passion for alternative investments? Randstad is partnering up with a leading financial services provider, seeking a dedicated professional to join our dynamic Alternative Fund Services team. If you thrive on delivering exceptional service and are ready to advance your career in private equity fund administration, we encourage you to apply!
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As a Senior Fund Accountant, you'll be a key player in providing seamless fund administration services to our private equity fund clients, including asset and fund managers. This full-time role based in Kuala Lumpur offers a fantastic opportunity to deepen your expertise in private equity accounting, leverage cutting-edge technology, and contribute to a team committed to accuracy and client satisfaction.What You'll Do
Your responsibilities will include:
- Fund Accounting Services: Prepare and process transactions and other crucial fund accounting outputs for subsequent review.
- Client & Investor Support: Provide direct support to respond to queries from clients and/or their investors.
- Fee Calculations: Prepare and/or review various fee calculations, such as management fees, capital call amounts, distribution amounts, carried interest, and waterfall, ensuring accuracy against applicable fund terms.
- Statements & Notices: Prepare and/or review essential statements and notices, including investor capital call and distribution notices.
- Ad-hoc Reporting: Prepare and/or review ad-hoc requests for fund- and investor-specific reports and analysis.
- Periodic Reporting & Audit Support: Prepare and/or review periodic (monthly/quarterly/annually) fund reports and provide comprehensive support for annual audits.
- SPV Accounting: Prepare and/or review accounting for Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs).
- Accuracy & Timeliness: Ensure all deliverables are accurate and submitted in a timely manner.
- Payment Support: Provide essential payment support to clients.
- Regulatory Reporting: Understand and assist clients with other vital reporting requirements, such as CRS/FATCA, VAT, and K1s.
- Audit Inquiry Resolution: Help clients address and resolve audit inquiries from external auditors during year-end audits.
- Service Model Definition: Participate in pre-project discussions with clients to define detailed service models for specific engagements when required.
- Technology Integration: Participate in leveraging internal and external technology solutions to meet the complex reporting and data requirements of clients.
- Automation & Value-Add: Gain exposure to and learn the latest technology solutions in the asset servicing industry, driving automation to reduce manual bookings and deliver more value-added services.
- Additional Duties: Perform other duties as assigned.
Who We're Looking For
Qualifications & Experience
- You hold a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Commerce, Finance, or a related field with a major in Accounting.
- An internationally recognized accounting qualification (e.g., CPA, CA) or currently undertaking such professional qualifications is highly regarded.
- You have a minimum of 4 years of experience in accounting with a specialty in private equity, or a strong combination of audit/fund administration and private equity funds experience.
- You possess a solid understanding of different accounting standards (IFRS, US GAAP).
Skills & Competencies
- You have strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
- You are able to work under pressure, multi-task, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- You demonstrate high integrity and accountability for proposing solutions, managing time effectively, and reporting back to management promptly.
- You are detail-oriented, analytical, capable of performing work with high accuracy, and are a mature, self-motivated individual.
- You possess good problem-solving skills and are a collaborative team player.
- You approach your work in a proactive manner with excellent organizing and planning skills.
- Fluency in both spoken and written English is essential. Proficiency in spoken Chinese Mandarin is required to communicate with our prospects in China.
- You are proficient in Excel and other Windows-based software.
If you are a dedicated and experienced professional ready to contribute to a growing team in the alternative fund services sector, apply to the job ads above or reach out to Dex at 0162541577.
