Senior Account Manager - Private Equity / Private Credit

Theapexgroup; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Apex Group in Singapore is seeking a Senior Account Manager to lead client relationships across private equity and private credit fund operations. You will oversee NAV reviews, trial balances, capital calls and distributions, and ensure AML/KYC compliance while driving one-to-one service quality.

You will mentor team members, manage workloads, and coordinate audits with external auditors. This role requires strong English communication, leadership, and a deep understanding of fund accounting

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master level degree in accounting.
• 10+ years of private equity or real estate fund accounting work experience.
• Experience with private credit funds desirable.
• Excellent communication skills and proficiency in English.
• Advanced MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for client relationship, inquiries and meetings.
• Interact with Senior management and clients.
• Review procedures and recommend solutions to improve efficiencies.
• Ensure adherence to internal and external audit standards.
• Implementation of fund structures onto accounting system.
• Review of constitutional documents and preparation of client SLA and budgeting.
• Operational onboarding of new funds and ensuring readiness prior to launch date.
• Solving operational problems and complex decision making on a day-to-day basis.

Skills

Client relationship management

English proficiency

Attention to detail

MS Office

Leadership

Multitasking

Deadline orientation

Communication skills

Education

Accounting degree (Bachelor/Master)

Tools

Efront

Investran

Job description

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world's largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.

Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.

That's why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply 'empower' you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.

Take the lead and we'll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

For our business, for clients, and for you

Senior Account Manager - Private Equity / Private Credit

Location : Singapore

What you will be doing :

Operations

• Overall responsibility for client relationship, inquiries and meetings
• Interact with Senior management and clients
• Review procedures and recommend solutions in order to improve efficiencies
• Ensure adherence to all internal and external audit standards
• Implementation of fund structures onto accounting system
• Review of constitutional documents and preparation of client SLA and budgeting
• Operational onboarding of new and take on funds and ensure everything has been prepared prior to the launch and take on date
• Solving operational problems encountered by staff on a day-to-day basis as well as making complex decision making.
• Attendance in client meetings both at onboarding and launched stages.
• Staff development training and monitoring and completion of KRAs.
• Ongoing development of the business by liaising with the senior management and ensuring full communication from bottom up and implementation of new processes and controls as required.
• Ongoing Implementation and refinement of SSAE 16 controls.
• Ensuring client enquiries are answered in accordance with Apex service standards on an ongoing basis.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and other requirements of the funds' specifications.
• Planning and organizing workload and helping prioritization of deliverables.
• Ensuring best practice are adopted and improving processes to gain efficiencies

Accounting

• Review of Net Asset Valuation (NAV) files for a portfolio of managed funds, ensuring their accuracy and compliance with fund governing and regulatory procedures
• Review of Trial Balance, GL, Cash & portfolio reconciliation, Income & expense accruals and other reports
• Review Limited Partner and General Partners/Shareholder Allocation, calculations/schedules -includes review of Admin/Management fees/Waterfall/Claw back calculations etc.
• Review of quarterly GST calculations, if applicable
• Review of Partner Capital Account Statements
• Review of draft financial statements
• Liaise with Auditors for timely completion of Financial Audits

Investor Services

• Review all capital activity pertaining to the funds (Capital calls and Distributions)
• Review of investor onboarding documents to ensure AML/KYC compliance
• Resolve issues and communicate with investors ensuring all investor information is complete and up to date
• Review periodic capital/NAV statements
• Oversee calculation and preparation of waterfall / carried interest
• Review regulatory reporting such as FATCA/CRS

Team Management

• Review the work of team members and provide feedback for improvement in order to guarantee timely delivery and quality of work
• Monitor and track team performance and profitability in order to meet the client service level agreements and achieve financial targets
• Plan resources in line with business demands, participate in the recruitment and selection process, lead, coach, develop and appraise employees within the team
• Establish plan for new client setup and transitions
• Keep Senior Management abreast of all material issues affecting the processing of deliverables
• Ad-Hoc Reports requests and operation metrics as required by management
• Implement training initiative

Skills Required

• Bachelor or Master level degree in accounting
• 10+ years of private equity or real estate fund accounting work experience
• Prior exposure to private credit funds would be highly desirable
• Experience in reviewing and preparing financial statements
• Excellent communication skills and proficiency in English (both Verbal and written)
• Motivated, bright and diligent individual who is driven to meet deadlines
• Attention to detail and ability to work on multiple projects
• A team leader who can manage individual responsibilities
• Advanced level MS excel, proficient with MS Word, MS PowerPoint
• Knowledge and prior experience on Efront or Investran systems is a highly desirable
• A professional designation such a C.A.,