Fund Accounting Manager: NAV & Compliance Leader

Phillip Capital Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

PhillipCapital Group, a leading integrated financial institution, seeks a Manager, Fund Accounting in Malaysia. You will oversee the Fund Accounting team, review NAV calculations, ensure regulatory submissions, and prepare financial analyses and reports for management and the board.

Strong analytical and leadership skills are required, along with familiarity with NAV, corporate actions, and statutory reporting. This role offers growth within a regulated financial environment in Kuala Lumpur.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage with internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership and team management capabilities, with the ability to guide and develop team members.
• High level of integrity, honesty, and strong ethical standards in handling financial information.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and Lead the Fund Accounting team.
• Review, check and ensure the daily Net Asset Value (NAV) of unit trust funds and wholesale funds are computed accurately and in a timely manner including ensuring proper valuation of the listed and unlisted securities, all transactions are being completely and accurately captured and recorded and ensure the Fund price is being published daily within the stipulated timeline.
• Properly managed of any incorrect valuation / pricing error including communication with the relevant parties including management, operations, compliance, trustee and Securities Commission, and take immediate remedial action to rectify the incorrect valuation / pricing, to the extent of reimbursement and compensation.
• Responsible for the review of the full set of accounts of the unit trust funds and wholesale funds and ensure that the regulatory submission including the Audited Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report is done within the stipulated deadline.
• Preparation of the funds' management report, financial analysis, budgets and forecast and the relevant supporting schedules where necessary.
• Ensure all Funds transactions are properly calculated and recorded including the buy, sell and transfer of securities, coupon and dividend payment, corporate actions, Annual Management Fee, Annual Trustee Fee, Audit Fee and other related transactions.
• Review monthly reconciliation schedules and following up on the outstanding items (e.g. receivables, payables, bank accounts, reconciliation and etc relating to the funds);
• Submit all required finance and accounting reports to Senior Management / Board of Director, with explanatory notes on the financial variances on a timely manner;
• Ensure daily and monthly bank reconciliation and securities holding are done accurately and efficiently and investigate and escalated for resolution for any unreconciled items;
• Assist Head of Finance & Accounts in handling statutory audit and ensure compliance with regulatory requirement;
• Assist Head of Finance & Accounts in preparing, reviewing and finalise the audited reports for the Funds and subsidiary companies;
• Assist Head of Finance & Accounts in handling tax computation and tax estimation and ensure compliance with all tax compliance;
• Prepare and submit funds statutory reports to authorities such as SC where required;
• Liaising with the other parties on financial related matters such as external auditors, bankers, fund manager, trustees, authorities from Securities Commission;
• Supervision and guide staff in their daily work;
• Review and check e-invoice for income distribution, foreign sourced-income and expenses and the filing of capital gain tax (if any);
• To undertake specific assignments as instructed by Head of Finance & Accounts;
• To undertake specific assignments as instructed by Management and/ or Board of Directors.

Skills

Leadership

Financial analysis

NAV calculation

Regulatory compliance

Attention to detail

Tools

Excel

Accounting systems

Job description

PhillipCapital Group, a leading integrated financial institution, seeks a Manager, Fund Accounting in Malaysia. You will oversee the Fund Accounting team, review NAV calculations, ensure regulatory submissions, and prepare financial analyses and reports for management and the board.

Strong analytical and leadership skills are required, along with familiarity with NAV, corporate actions, and statutory reporting. This role offers growth within a regulated financial environment in Kuala Lumpur.