Vice President - Hedge Funds - APAC Shift

Apex Group; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Group in India is seeking a VP for Hedge Fund Accounting to lead the Fund Services team, interfacing with Europe/Singapore/US/Middle East regions. The role requires around 14+ years of relevant experience in hedge fund administration and NAV calculations.

You will report to the SVP – Fund Services, and coordinate across multiple departments to ensure client satisfaction and ongoing process improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience in investment management or finance-related firm.
• 14+ years in Fund Administration.
• CA/CMA/CFA/ACCA/ MBA – Finance.
• Strong critical thinking and objectivity.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to work additional hours.
• Experience managing large teams.
• Experience with performance appraisal.
• People growth and development.

Responsibilities

• Establish and drive strong client relationships with regular contact to maintain high satisfaction and ensure dialogue across departments.
• Involve in future strategy planning for Apex India, including migration planning, talent hiring, training, and growth.
• Support operations on projects related to automations, work migrations, and conversions.
• Support global changes in key operating procedures and implementations.
• Coordinate with internal/external stakeholders such as Securities, Trades and Pricing Team, Reporting Team, Investor Services, Auditors, Client Service Managers and Clients.
• Monitor deliverables to ensure high SLA compliance within accuracy standards.

Skills

Investment/fund administration

14+ years experience

Finance certifications

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Work overtime

Team leadership

Performance appraisal

People development

Education

CA/CMA/CFA/ACCA/MBA – Finance

Job description

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.

Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.

That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.

Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

For our business, for clients, and for you

VP - Hedge Fund Accounting

Bangalore/Pune - India

Shift Timings- Based on Business Requirements

The successful candidate will join the Fund Services team as a VP – Fund Accounting and will be closely working with Client Service Managers based in Europe/Singapore/US/ Middle East regions in connection with the performance of duties related to the administration of Alternative Funds. Candidate should have around 14 plus years of relevant experience in the Administration of Hedge Funds and NAV calculations.

Reporting

The position reports to SVP – Fund Services

About Apex

The Apex Group is a global financial services provider with 3,000 staff across 40+ offices globally. We look to recruit bright, articulate and numerate employees who are not afraid of a challenge and are prepared to work hard and love what they do.

Every employee plays a part in making Apex who we are today and the more that we grow, the more important that becomes. Whatever your career path or specialism Apex provides a global platform to allow you to thrive.

Job Specification

• Established and drive strong relationships with clients and maintained regular client contact to ensure that satisfaction levels are high. Ensured there is good dialogue between the client and relevant departments to prevent/ resolve issues related to the department and the client.
• As part of India team management, involve in future strategy planning for Apex India which includes migration planning, hiring right talent, training, people career path and growth, process reengineering, process automation and stake holder management
• Support operations on projects related to Automations/Work migrations/Conversions etc.
• Support global changes in Key operating procedures and implementation.
• Coordinating with Internal/External Stake holders such as Securities/Trades and Pricing Team, Reporting Team, Investor Services team, Auditors, Client Service Managers and Clients.
• Effectively monitoring deliverables to ensure high SLA compliance within set accuracy standards.

Skills Required

• Experience working with an investment management or finance-related firm.
• Good knowledge of the investment industry with 14+ Years in Fund Administration
• CA/CMA /CFA/ACCA/ MBA – Finance
• An ability to think critically and objectively.
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills.
• Work additional hours as needed.
• Large team management experience
• Performance appraisal
• People growth and development

What you will get in return:

• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business
• Exposure to all aspects of the business, cross-jurisdiction and to working with senior management directly

Additional information

We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.

We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.

For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)) please visit https://theapexgroup.com/csr-policy/

Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.