Fund Accounting Analyst 2

Citigroup; Ampang Jaya; Hybrid; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telehealth & wellbeing programs

Paid Parental Leave

Learning & development resources

Work-life balance programs

Job summary

Citi in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an experienced Fund Accounting Analyst 2 to support daily NAV calculations and fund valuation activities. You will participate in end-to-end transaction capture, reconciliations, and posting to the fund ledger, ensuring accurate NAV readiness and timely close of books.

The role is hybrid, based in Kuala Lumpur, and involves working with Investment Managers, brokers, and middle office teams to resolve breaks and ensure accurate accounting records.

Responsibilities

• Daily Transaction Capture & Trade Ingestion: perform end-to-end capture for assigned funds; ingest trade files and cash instructions; validate transactions across asset classes.
• Reconciliations & Break Resolution: perform cash, position and transaction reconciliations; resolve breaks with IMs, brokers, and middle office.
• Transaction Posting & NAV Readiness: post verified trades and accruals to fund ledger to support NAV calculations; maintain mapping data.
• Operational Controls & BAU Support: execute daily controls and SOPs; assist with routine queries from IMs and internal audit.

Job description

At Citi , we get to connect millions of people across hundreds of cities and countries every day. And we've been doing it for more than 200 years. We do this through our unparalleled global network. We provide a broad range of financial services and products to our clients - whether they be consumers, corporations, governments or institutions - to help them meet their biggest opportunities and face the world’s toughest challenges.

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Citi's Securities Services (SS) supports our clients' business by drawing on the strength of our unmatched global footprint, which provides them with access to local expertise and scalable solutions to support their ambitions.

The Fund Accounting Analyst is an intermediate level position responsible for participating in a variety of fund valuation activities in coordination with the Operations - Transaction Services team. The overall objective of this role is to assist in the calculation of daily and periodic Net Asset Valuations (NAVs) for funds and the distribution of associated unit prices.

We're currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Officer, Fund Accounting Analyst 2- C10 - Hybrid (Internal Job Title: Fund Accounting Analyst 2 - C10) based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia . Being part of our team means that we'll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decision and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future. For instance:

• Citi provides programs and services for your physical and mental well-being including access to telehealth options, health advocates, confidential counseling and more. Coverage varies by country.
• (Optional) We believe all parents deserve time to adjust to parenthood and bond with the newest members of their families. That’s why in early 2020 we began rolling out our expanded Paid Parental Leave Policy to include Citi employees around the world.
• Citi provides access to an array of learning and development resources to help broaden and deepen your skills and knowledge as your career progresses.
• We have a variety of programs that help employees balance their work and life.

The Fund Accounting Analyst is responsible for the daily transaction capture, trade processing, and operational reconciliation activities that feed Net Asset Value (NAV) valuation systems. Working within the core Fund Accounting operations team, the primary objective of this role is to ensure all daily investment transactions including equities, fixed income, basic derivatives, FX, capital movements, and cash transactions are accurately captured, validated, matched, and reconciled against Investment Manager (IM) instructions and custodian feeds within established valuation cut-off times.

In this role, you're expected to:

• 1. Daily Transaction Capture & Trade Ingestion
  Perform end-to-end transaction capture for assigned funds, ensuring trade files, electronic trade feeds, and cash instructions are ingested accurately into the fund accounting platform.
  Review and validate incoming transactions across various asset classes (Equities, Fixed Income, Money Market, FX, and Basic Derivatives) against Investment Manager (IM) records and broker/custodian confirmations.
  Monitor automated straight-through processing (STP) interfaces, proactively identifying and resolving trade mapping exceptions or transmission failures ahead of daily accounting cut-offs.
• 2. Reconciliations & Break Resolution
  Perform daily cash, position, and transaction reconciliations between internal fund accounting ledgers, prime brokers, and custodians.
  Investigate and resolve trade capture breaks, quantity discrepancies, cash variances, and unapplied transactions in a timely manner.
  Engage directly with Investment Managers (IMs), executing brokers, and middle office teams to clarify transaction details and expedite break resolution.
• 3. Transaction Posting & NAV Readiness
  Ensure all verified trades, fee accruals, cash transfers, and capital activity are accurately posted to the fund ledger to support reliable daily and periodic NAV calculations.
  Maintain and update trade reference data, account mappings, and fund parameters relevant to daily transaction posting.
  Review and verify trade valuation prices applied to daily transactions to ensure consistency with fund accounting valuation guidelines.
• 4. Operational Controls & BAU Support
  Execute daily operational checklist controls, sign-offs, and end-of-day sweep procedures to ensure all transaction capture milestones are completed on schedule.
  Act as a day-to-day checker for routine transaction capture and trade processing tasks completed by peers.
  Handle routine transaction-related queries from Investment Managers (IMs), internal audit/oversight, and middle office teams.
  Maintain accurate procedural notes and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for assigned transaction capture workflows.

As a successful candidate, you'd ideally have the following skills and e