Job Description

Operation manager - Fund Accounting

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Location - Bangalore

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Experience - 10+ Years

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MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

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• Robust experience in AIF regulatory reporting and GIFT City/IFSC compliance.

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• Hands-on experience in NAV, fund accounting, investor onboarding and KYC/AML.

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• End-to-end fund operations with experience managing Trustees, auditors and regulatory stakeholders.

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JOB ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

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• Own regulatory compliance and reporting for India-domiciled AIFs and GIFT City (IFSC)

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• structures — SEBI Activity/Asset Reports, Quarterly Activity Reports, IFSCA FME reporting, and other periodic filings — ensuring accurate, on-time submission.

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• Track changes in SEBI AIF Regulations, RBI/FEMA requirements, and IFSCA (GIFT City)

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• circulars, translating them into updated checklists and filing calendars ahead of deadlines.

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• Coordinate with external legal, tax, and compliance advisors and statutory auditors to close out TDS, GST, and other regulatory filings across the fund book, resolving gaps proactively.

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• Act as the primary point of contact for fund Trustees, ensuring reporting obligations, consents, and KMP updates are tracked to closure without follow-up chasing.

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• Maintain working command of each fund's PPM, trust deed, contribution agreement terms,

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• keeping drawdowns, distributions, and fee calculations consistent with documentation.

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• Lead statutory and regulatory audits end-to-end — SEBI, RBI, IFSCA, or any other regulator —

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• from information requests through closure of findings.

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• Own investor onboarding compliance: reviewing KYC/AML checks and contribution agreements,

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• so onboarding packs meet regulatory requirements before capital is accepted.

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• Manage investor communication — drawdown notices, capital calls, distribution notices, and

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• periodic reporting — keeping content consistent with each fund's PPM commitments.

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• Oversee fund accounting across the portfolio — NAV computation,



capital account maintenance, distributions, and expense allocation — reviewing trial balances and reconciliations before they reach funds, trustees, or auditors.

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• Drive adoption of the fund accounting tool (ETON) and supporting systems, including openingbalance migration and parallel runs against legacy records.

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• Supervise and mentor the Bangalore fund administration team, allocating workload across India-Singapore-, and UAE-serviced funds.

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• Maintain operations and compliance trackers, run structured reviews, and escalate risks or filing delays early with a clear plan to close them.

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QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE

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• 8+ years in fund administration, fund compliance, or AIF operations, with hands-on exposure to SEBI AIF Regulations and, ideally, RBI/FEMA and IFSCA/GIFT City requirements.

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• Proven experience preparing or reviewing SEBI AIF Activity Reports, Quarterly Activity Reports, or equivalent filings, gained at an AIF, fund administrator, custodian, or compliance advisory firm.

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• Strong knowledge of investor onboarding compliance — KYC, AML checks, and contribution

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• agreement review.

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• Solid grounding in fund accounting, NAV computation, capital accounts, distribution waterfalls,and expense allocation.

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• Comfortable applying PPMs, trust deeds, and contribution agreements to daily operations.

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• Experience liaising directly with Trustees, RTAs, custodians, auditors, and external

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• legal/compliance advisors.

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• Exposure to multi-jurisdiction fund structures, India, GIFT City/IFSC, Singapore, and/or UAE

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• highly valued.

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• Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Law, or Finance; CA/CS/CFA or a postgraduate degree is an

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• advantage.

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• Proficient in MS Excel; comfortable with fund accounting systems and tools such as Notion.

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• Excellent written and verbal English, including experience drafting investor-facing

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• communication.

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• Strong ownership mindset, comfortable working across time zones with UAE- and Singaporebased stakeholders.

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OTHER DETAILS

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Reporting To: Delivery Head – India

📌 Fund Accountant (Bengaluru)
🏢 SKS Enterpprises - Human Resource Planning and Management
📍 Bengaluru