Vice President, Fund accounting

Bny Mellon; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon in Singapore seeks a high-calibre professional to lead the Fund & Investor Solutions – Fund Accounting (NAV Validation) team. You will manage NAV production, validate data, and ensure timely financial statements, while coordinating with global teams and clients to meet regulatory and internal standards.

The role emphasizes leadership, process improvement, and stakeholder engagement, with a focus on accuracy, resilience, and scalability in a dynamic fund accounting environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Commerce; postgraduate finance qualification advantageous.
• Strong fund accounting experience including NAV production, reconciliations, and controls.
• Portuguese language skills essential for reports and communications.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team delivering daily, weekly, and monthly NAVs and financial statements.
• Oversee end-to-end production cycle including validations, reconciliations, and evidence retention.
• Partner with Global teams, managers, vendors, and distributors to resolve client requirements.
• Maintain controls and compliance with regulatory and client mandates.
• Own incidents and escalations through resolution with root-cause analysis.
• Monitor KPIs, quality, risk, capacity, and deadlines; drive corrective actions.
• Manage staffing, workload, training, and onboarding for fund launches and migrations.
• Coach the team with clear objectives, feedback, performance management and succession planning.
• Deliver system, control, automation, and AI-enabled improvements for accuracy and efficiency.

Skills

Fund accounting

NAV production

Reconciliations

Financial reporting

Audits

Issue resolution

People leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Postgraduate finance qualification

Tools

Accounting software

ERP systems

Automation tools

Job description

Job De ion

We are seeking a high-calibre professional to join our Fund & Investor Solutions – Fund Accounting (NAV Validation) team based in Singapore.

In This Role, You Will

• Lead a team delivering accurate and timely daily, weekly, and monthly NAVs, accounting outputs, and financial statements.
• Oversee the end-to-end production cycle, including source-data validation, reconciliations, exception investigation, movement review, approvals, sign-offs, and evidence retention.
• Partner with Global teams, fund managers, vendors, distributors, and internal service functions to resolve exceptions, queries, and complex client requirements.
• Maintain strong controls and compliance with client mandates, regulatory requirements, BNY policies, procedures, audit standards, and business-continuity expectations.
• Own incidents and escalations through resolution, including impact assessment, stakeholder communication, root‑cause analysis, and remediation.
• Monitor KPIs, quality, risk, capacity, recurring errors, and deadlines; elevate concerns and implement corrective actions.
• Manage staffing, workload, leave coverage, training, onboarding, fund launches, migrations, and operational readiness.
• Coach and develop the team through clear objectives, feedback, performance management, succession planning, and an inclusive culture.
• Deliver system, control, automation, and AI-enabled improvements that strengthen accuracy, resilience, scalability, and efficiency.

To Be Successful In This Role, Candidates Should Possess

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related discipline; a postgraduate Finance qualification is advantageous.
• Strong fund accounting experience covering NAV production and validation, reconciliations, financial reporting, controls, audits, and issue resolution.
• Professional spoken and written Portuguese is essential for using accounting systems, interpreting reports and instructions, and communicating with fund managers, agencies, vendors, and distributors.
• Proven ability to lead time‑sensitive production, manage people and escalations, make risk‑based decisions, and communicate with clients and senior stakeholders.
• Experience with fund launches, migrations, system changes, testing, automation, or AI-enabled operations is preferred.

Core and Functional Competencies

• People leadership, coaching, and resource management.
• Fund accounting, NAV production, risk, controls, quality, and audit management.
• Client service, escalation management, and cross‑functional collaboration.
• Accountability, execution, sound judgment, continuous improvement, and a client‑focused mindset.

About Us

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world's investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting‑edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

About The Team

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Our Benefits And Rewards

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay‑for‑performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life's journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.