Hedge Fund Accounting - Manager
- Employer
- SS&C Fund Services (Asia) Pte Ltd
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Salary
- SR100k - SR140k
- Closing date
- Aug 6, 2022
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- Job Function
- Accounting/Audit/Tax
- Industry Sector
- Finance - General
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Education
- Bachelors
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
CREDENTIALS
- In-depth understanding of complex investment products, performance fee calculations, fund structures, side pockets and distributions etc.
- Serve as main contact for client escalation and respond to various requests from clients, their investors or auditors
- Develop solid relationship with clients through regular client service review and monitoring of KPIs to ensure client expectation are exceed at all times
- Ensure highest standard of service is delivered consistently to clients through pro-active client management
- Supervise a team locally and provide leadership, training, and coaching to the fund accountants in the team
- Manage performance of direct reports. Provide feedback in appraisal and guidance to staff career development
- Manage offshore team in India through regular governance call to ensure SLAs are met and conduct regular training sessions onsite, as required
- Liaison with business partners such as Product and Sales team on marketing tactics, product development and sales pitches
- Take lead in new business onboarding by offering advisory to client on fund setup, trade interface development, system setup and legal fund documentation review
- Participate in Client's Board of Director's meeting and present administrator report to the Board, where required
- Keep abreast of all alternative investment industry developments and drive any procedural or technology enhancements accordingly
- Be actively involved in projects and process improvements and a key stakeholder in ad hoc projects
CREDENTIALS
- Minimum 6+ years' experience in alternative investments, preferably in hedge fund accounting
- 2+ years management experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or commensurate experience
- An accountancy qualification will be an advantage
- CPA or CFA preferred
- Experience with Advent Geneva is an advantage
- Experience with financial statements preparation and disclosures preferred
- Proficient in Bloomberg and Microsoft Office (eg. Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and customer service skills
- Ability to work in changing, fast-paced work environment
- Strong analytical skills and business acumen
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong verbal and written communication skills- able to communicate effectively with team, peers and management
- Strong dispute resolution and effective problem solving skills
- Solid people management skills with the ability to provide direction and coaching to peers
- Proven team work skills; able to recognize where you can help the team complete all daily and monthly tasks.
- Demonstrated customer service and continuous improvement focus
- Ability to lead projects and conduct client presentations
- Able to handle multiple client relationships to ensure client expectations are exceeded at all times
- Ability to work over time during month end peak operation
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