Hedge Fund Control

Chris-Consulting Executive Search Group Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Chris-Consulting Executive Search Group Pte Ltd is seeking a senior Fund Accounting Manager for our client, the largest independent hedge fund administrator. You will plan and review reconciliation work, manage a team, and maintain critical relationships with fund participants and service providers.

Key duties include client onboarding, transitioning new clients into the system, driving process improvements, and reporting to senior management.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified and ideally possess an accounting qualification.
• 5-8 years of fund accounting experience in Hedge Fund / Hedge Fund Administrator / or other alt investment institution.
• 3-4 years' experience in managing a team.
• Proven interest in financial markets and hedge fund industry.

Responsibilities

• Plan workflow, review and sign off on work performed by staff, including final review of reconciliations.
• Meet deadlines and expectations of fund participants.
• Review monthly/quarterly billable hours to local offices for services.
• Act as relationship manager for external and internal clients.
• Establish and manage transitions for new accounting clients and set up in the system.
• Maintain relationships with investment advisors, banks, brokers, auditors and other fund participants.
• Build and maintain relationships with local departments and other banking offices worldwide.
• Lead process improvements and special projects for quality improvements.
• Participate in/lead projects for business expansion and evolution.
• Supervise, coach, train, interview and evaluate staff.

Skills

Fund accounting

Team leadership

Financial markets knowledge

Accounting qualification

Education

Accounting degree

Job description

Our Client is the largest independent administrator of Hedge globally, offering a complete range of accounting, middle office administration, shareholder and corporate services to hedge funds and collective investment schemes.

Role

• Planning workflow, reviewing and signing off on work performed by staff in the account including the final review of Daily/Weekly/ Monthly reconciliations.
• Meeting expectations of fund participants, adhering to deadlines.
• Reviewing monthly and quarterly billable hours to local offices for services provided.
• Relationship manager for external and internal clients.
• Establish and manage the transition of the new accounting clients including setting them up in the system, review of PPM's, etc.
• Maintaining relationships with investment advisors/managers, banks, brokers and auditors and other fund participants.
• Building and maintaining relationships with local departments and other Banking Offices worldwide.
• Process improvements.
• Responsible for special projects directed towards improvement of the company's quality internally and towards clients and shareholders; Or
• Participating in and leading projects that may be defined from time to time in connection with the continuing expansion and evolution of the business
• Supervising, guiding, coaching, training, interviewing and evaluating staff.
• Participating in managerial functions in conjunction with senior management.
• Any other functions required as part of the business of the Company, and reporting to the senior Vice President and Managing Director.

Requirements

• Degree qualified and ideally possess an accounting qualification.
• 5-8 years of fund accounting experience in either Hedge Fund, Hedge Fund Administrator, or other alternative investment financial institution where the accountant has gained financial products knowledge.
• 3-4 years' experience in managing of a team.
• A proven interest in the financial markets and hedge fund industry.