Job Description

CLIENTOur Client is a leading private equity investment firm with a strong track record in the Asia-Pacific market. Their mission is to identify and invest in promising companies across various sectors, including telecommunications, digital, Technology and Tech Services. As a team, they pride themselves on their strategic vision, operational expertise, and commitment to creating value for their investors and portfolio companies. They are seeking a Senior Finance Associate reporting directly to the CFO to expand and support investment on their third fund.RESPONSIBILITIESMore specifically, in this role, you may work on:Fund Administration, Accounting and Reporting

• Key liaison with external fund administrator to ensure timely preparation of management accounts, quarterly financial statements and capital account statements.
• Review IFRS financial statements by exercising appropriate accounting control procedures and applying principles of accounting
• Review intercompany balance reconciliation across all entities and account for related party dues
• Review and approve calculations for capital calls, distributions, equalizations, waterfall and carried interests, deployment of capital to investments, debt interest, etc.
• Review reporting deliverables and ensure delivery to investors within reporting timelines.
• Support and handle investor queries as investors point of contact.

Internal and External Audits

• Coordinate with auditors and fund administrator to manage tight audit timelines, handle audit requests and follow-up on audit points and deliverables.
• Assist auditors in preparing annual financial statements in accordance with financial accounting standards.
• Ensure required reporting and filings with authorities and regulatory bodies are completed within deadlines.

Fund Finance and Operations

• Comprehend investment fund structures, identify and plan for fund flows e.g. deploying capital to investments, timely collection of management fees, loan and debt interest payments, etc.
• Oversee tax reporting and tax compliance matters with tax agents, review tax deliverables e.g. corporate income tax, US investors\' IRS K-1 and K-3 reports, FATCA/CRS reports, etc.
• Prepare quarterly MAS returns and periodic surveys over financial and asset management data
• Assist in ad hoc and special projects where required to support new business opportunities.
• Prepare invoices and process payments in accordance with set practice and procedures.

Business Intelligence

• Review the fund\'s valuations of portfolios with external valuation service provider and agree the fair valuations used for the fund\'s performance sign off by the investment committee.
• Calculate the fund\'s overall investor returns and net asset valuation performance and valuation marks, and prepare fund\'s portfolio monitoring reports for institutional investors.
• Analyze financial information of portfolios for funding efficiencies and cashflow requirements.
• Assist with portfolio companies and fund reporting obligations where necessary.

Treasury Function

• Oversee the financial and treasury month/quarter end processes for all CSP and fund entities.
• Review financing documents and identify key reporting deadlines, prepare finance documents e.g. management fee invoices, intercompany loan agreements, etc.
• Oversee the fund financing treasury/cash management, debt financing management and payments servicing, coordinate with banks and financial institutions on financing arrangements and execution of loan agreements.
• Prepare debt covenants reporting for mezzanine and senior lenders.

Other responsibility areas:

• Review process improvements and implementation to financial internal controls for workflow efficiency.
• Comprehend corporate and regulatory documents and review operational KYC compliance work, corporate and regulatory documents when necessary.
• Ensure compliance with risk and internal control framework /policies.
• Support new business opportunities, participate and assist in projects where required.
• Maintain and update an internal database of finance, accounting and corporate documentation.

IDEAL TALENT

• Tertiary education in Accountancy, ACCA, CPA, CA or other equivalent professional qualifications
• Minimum [6 to 10] years of experience with the responsibilities in financial controls, tax, accounting, audits, cash management and investor reporting, big 4 or accounting firm / fund administration background
• Possesses strong experience in the asset management business (public equity, private equity, or venture capital
• Possesses advanced Excel skills and financial modelling
• Has experience in MAS reporting and operational KYC compliance
• A high level of commercial acumen, inquisitive by nature, able to work outside of comfort zone
• Capable in problem solving and a self-starter who is able to work autonomously
• A team member who is also able to work well across all stakeholder levels

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