Careers

Job Description

• Maintain an effective accounting, finance and tax function, including preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial accounts, and management reports
• Ensure compliance with all tax filing requirements and MAS regulatory reporting
• Perform bank reconciliation, expense reimbursement, and other basic functions
• Liaise and coordinate with Fund Administrators on fund accounting, external auditors on financial audit, and tax advisors on tax related issues, etc.
• Review funds and managed accounts NAV’s, reconciliations, and work papers prepared by the funds’ administrators
• Assisting with development of budgets and analysis on variances to budgets
• Develop, execute, monitor, and adjust fund expense budgets and advisor reimbursements/waivers
• Prepare information and data e.g. expense ratio based on IMAS' Guidelines for new fund launches and/or lodgment of existing funds
• Maintain expense ledger, perform fees computations and make payment arrangements
• Perform cost analysis and prepare recommendation report to top management
• Perform ad-hoc reports requested by top management
• Preparation of financial reports showing yields, net asset values, and distributions
• Reconciling various accounts with data from other sources and correcting any variances
• Identifying any issues or irregularities with accounting records or fund activities
• Preparing detailed reports on fund activities and determining cash flow

Required qualifications and experience.

• Strong academic background with a degree in accounting or similar
• CPA/CA qualification is a plus
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
• Experience in asset manager/hedge funds required
• Have a good understanding of the regulatory requirements e.g. CIS, TRM, ORM and current accounting policies and standards (including RAP 7) and MAS regulations
• Focused on high quality and accurate work; diligent and detail-oriented
• High professional standards and integrity
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English and Mandarin
• Experience in writing Chinese reports is a plus