Fund Expense Oversight Specialist: Governance & Controls

Hammerjack Pty Ltd; Taguig; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hammerjack Pty Ltd seeks a Fund Controller Expense Oversight Associate to strengthen governance around pooled investment vehicles. You will oversee external service providers, ensure accurate reporting, and escalate issues timely.

You will partner with risk, legal, compliance, and product teams to identify control gaps, improve processes, and produce governance materials. Prior fund services experience and strong Excel skills are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in fund services, including exposure to income and expense reporting, fund accounting, and regulatory reporting.
• Working knowledge of registered investment products and pooled vehicles, such as mutual funds, ETFs, collective investment vehicles, and private funds (including Section 3(c)(7) structures).
• Knowledge of applicable accounting and regulatory frameworks (e.g., US GAAP, IFRS, Regulation S-X, Investment Company Act of 1940, liquidity-related requirements).
• Understanding of core fund concepts including net asset value, custody, transaction costs, valuation considerations, and fund taxation concepts (where applicable).
• Demonstrated ability to produce clear oversight and governance reporting, including accurate data collection and aggregation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day fund oversight activities performed by external service providers and confirm service standards are consistently met.
• Review and validate fund expense accruals, disclosures, and governance reporting for accuracy and completeness.
• Validate contractual and non-contractual fees, invoices, approvals, and allocation support in line with documented agreements and controls.
• Review budgets, reimbursements, year-end balances, and trustee-related expense support, escalating exceptions as needed.
• Lead vendor due diligence activities, maintain service-level documentation, and produce scorecards and governance materials.
• Drive vendor governance meetings, manage change requests, and coordinate remediation for net asset value or service issues.
• Monitor securities lending oversight indicators (collateral levels, breaches, pricing exceptions, failed trades, negative loans) and elevate per process.
• Coordinate periodic recertifications, SOC 1 reviews, contract administration, and onboarding support for new funds.
• Manage production cycles for shareholder and regulatory documents, including validation of postings and crosswalks where applicable.
• Partner with internal stakeholders (risk, legal, compliance, product, client service) to identify control gaps, improve processes, and strengthen oversight reporting.

Skills

Fund services expertise

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory reporting

Problem solving

Education

Certified Public Accountant

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Alteryx

Python

Job description

Hammerjack Pty Ltd seeks a Fund Controller Expense Oversight Associate to strengthen governance around pooled investment vehicles. You will oversee external service providers, ensure accurate reporting, and escalate issues timely.

You will partner with risk, legal, compliance, and product teams to identify control gaps, improve processes, and produce governance materials. Prior fund services experience and strong Excel skills are required.