Associate/Senior Associate - Fund Accountant (PE/HF/DA/AIF)

Ascent GlobalOp Sdn. Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and hospitalization

Season parking

Team-bonding, annual dinner, team‑driv

Annual Leave - 23 days per annum

Job summary

Ascent GlobalOp Sdn. Bhd. in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an Associate/Senior Associate Fund Accountant to support valuations for clients and handle daily fund accounting functions.

You will interact with multiple internal teams and report to the Account Manager, ensuring timely and accurate portfolio calculations. The role suits candidates with a degree in accounting or actuarial science, or those pursuing a professional accounting qualification, who can work under pressure in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Degree prerequisites in actuarial or accounting/finance.
• Pursuing professional accounting qualification.
• Ability to meet deadlines and communicate well.

Responsibilities

• Process security and cash transactions for portfolios.
• Reconcile portfolios from broker to in-house systems.
• Respond to client enquiries promptly.
• Prepare and review financial statements as required.
• Ensure daily timely fund portfolio calculations.
• Process security, cash and corporate action transactions.
• Respond to internal department inquiries promptly.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and fund specifications.
• Detailed review of portfolio calculations for Digital Asset and Web3 Funds.
• Day-to-day administrative duties.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Proactive mindset

Ability to work under pressure

MS Word / MS Excel

Education

Degree in Actuarial Science or Accounting & Finance

Pursuing professional accounting qualification

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Associate/Senior Associate - Fund Accountant (PE/HF/DA/AIF)

As a Fund Accountant, you will be responsible for assisting the team in producing valuations for clients and helping with the accounting function of operations. You will be required to interact internally with various teams. Reporting to the Account Manager or equivalent, you will manage fund accounting responsibilities and ensure timely and accurate fund portfolio calculations.

Key responsibilities

• Processing of security and cash transactions for portfolios
• Reconciliation of the portfolio from broker to in-house systems
• Responding to client enquiries in a timely and efficient manner
• Preparation and review of financial statements as required
• Ensuring timely and accurate fund portfolio calculation on a daily basis
• Processing of security, cash and corporate action transactions for portfolios
• Responding to internal department enquiries in a timely and efficient manner
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and other requirements of the fund's specifications
• Detailed review of portfolio calculations for Digital Asset and Web3 Funds
• Day-to-day administrative duties as required by the team/Company

About you

• Degree in Actuarial Science or Accounting and Finance related area and/or studying for a professional accounting qualification
• Minimum experience in junior auditor role or similar role incorporating fund accounting functions
• Ability to work to and meet agreed deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal and written communications skills
• Strong PC skills including Word and Excel
• Independent, confident, self-motivated, pro-active and mature
• Willing to take on new challenges and work under pressure
• Attractive remuneration package
• 5 days work (Mon-Fri) 9am - 6pm
• Office location accessible via LRT and Monorail
• Fast paced and dynamic working environment
• Collaborative dynamic culture where personal initiative and hard work are recognized and rewarded
• Great learning and growing opportunities
• Exposure and experience working with high performance team
• Medical and hospitalization
• Season parking
• Team-bonding, annual dinner, team building
• Annual Leave - 23 days per annum

About us

Headquartered in Singapore, The ASCENT Group is now part of Kfin Technologies, a leading technology driven financial services platform providing comprehensive services and solutions to the capital markets ecosystem including asset managers and corporate issuers, and listed on the National Stock Exchange of India Limited and BSE Limited. ASCENT is one of the fastest-growing companies in the fund admin space with over 20 offices in 13 jurisdictions globally, and provides a full range of fund administration services for Alternative funds such as Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds, Venture Capital, Crypto Funds, VCC, Retail Estate Funds, etc.

Ascent GlobalOp Sdn. Bhd. is a subsidary of Ascent Fund Services (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Fund Administration is our core business and the foundation of our firm where our management team have over 10 year of experience in this business. ASCENT is an independent global fund administration who is dedicated to provide customized solutions to a wide range of asset managers, capital markets, family office, investors and private clients.

Ascent GlobalOp Sdn. Bhd. is a subsidary of Ascent Fund Services (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Fund Administration is our core business and the foundation of our firm where our management team have over 10 year of experience in this business. ASCENT is an independent global fund administration who is dedicated to provide customized solutions to a wide range of asset managers, capital markets, family office, investors and private clients.