Sr Analyst-Fund Services

Standard Chartered; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Chartered is seeking a candidate for their Fund Services team in Kuala Lumpur. This role involves assisting in managing operations and ensuring high service quality within a complex banking environment. Candidates should possess a degree in relevant fields and experience in fund administration, particularly with a focus on accuracy and compliance. The bank promotes a flexible working environment and values diversity, offering competitive compensation and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Flexible working options

Time-off for parental leave, sabbatical, and volunteering

Wellbeing support services

Continuous learning opportunities

Inclusive and values-driven environment

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of relevant work experience in fund administration.
• Good knowledge of fund administration services including fund valuation.
• Experience in Multifonds is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing the operations of Fund Services, ensuring service quality.
• Deliver reports to clients in accordance with agreed timelines.
• Calculate Net Asset Values and ensure accurate accounting entries.

Skills

Fund Valuation

Problem Solving

Attention to Detail

Client Servicing

Education

Degree or Diploma in Accounting, Finance, Banking, Economics

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Job Summary

Strategy*

Awareness and understanding of the Group’s business strategy and model appropriate to the role.

Contribute towards the future strategic direction and process innovation of Securities Services by keeping abreast of changes in customer needs, technology and business environment and taking pro-active steps to embrace and capitalize on these changes.

Support the roll-out of appropriate quality management systems and other initiatives by the Company/Group.

Business*

To assist the Line Manager - FMO Securities Services Fund Services to manage the operations of Fund Services Processes, in ensuring consistent delivery of high quality services to customers and meeting objectives set by the Group using available resources allocated while maintaining operational risk to an accepted level.

To assist the Line Manager - Securities Services Fund Services to achieve team service quality by meeting /exceeding and set service standards and achieving zero defect for the Bank customers.

Processes*

• To deliver service / reports to Country Stakeholders/clients in accordance with requirement and timeline as agreed in Services Level Memorandum and ensure reporting deadlines are met.
• To ensure accurate calculation and posting entries in relation to valuation including management fee,
• expenses, performance fee…etc in accordance with Service Level Memorandum, and as appropriate the Fund Offering Memorandum and related documents such as fund’s SLM.
• To ensure accurate capturing of trades / prices / Corporate Actions/ FX rates data and relevant accounting entries for the purpose of providing accurate Net Asset Value calculation.
• Responsible for the daily maintenance of full accounting and client records of several investment funds books including general ledgers, cash positions, distribution records, investment records and pricing records of investments and support in fund administration related matters, such as recording and processing transactions, obtaining and verification of relevant documentation thereof and ensuring that investments are correctly recorded and priced, and accounted for Purchase and sale of listed or unlisted securities, Corporate Actions, Forward FX deals, OTC deals (Swaps, Options etc) and relevant accounting entries for the purpose of providing accurate Net Asset Value calculation.
• Perform detailed review of the reports to CPC/clients including: Verification trades to relevant supporting, Ensure valuation of investments being checked to third party sources, Ensure appropriate accounting for complex investment, Ensure compliance with internal investment restrictions, external regulations and international accounting standards, if applicable. Identify issues and report to senior/supervisor with suggested solutions.
• To be responsible for daily activities, cash & trade reconciliation.
• Preparing NAVs reportings, FA / Financial reports or other reporting, as required.
• To calculate the Net Asset Value (on a daily, weekly, monthly or other basis as agreed) and deliver service / reports to CPC/clients in accordance with requirement and timeline as agreed in Services Level Memorandum.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Degree or Diploma in Accounting, Finance, Banking. Economics or equivalent
• Min 1 to 3 years of relevant work experience
• Good knowledge of fund administration services including fund valuation Mutual / Hedge funds and offshore private funds
• Experience in Multifonds is value added
• Good attention to detail with high levels of accuracy
• Good communication, client servicing and problem solving skills;
• Proficiency in MS Office ie. Word, Excel, Power Point

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thingand are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle,continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together,we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter,we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance,with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-offincluding annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible workingoptions based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing supportthrough Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills,global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning cultureto support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation,one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.