15 Oct
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globalthoughtfocus
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Bengaluru
15 Oct
globalthoughtfocus
Bengaluru
Key Responsibilities
Fund Accounting &
- Financial Operations
- Perform day-to-day fund accounting and investment accounting activities for APAC-based funds.
- Support accounting for Private Equity, Private Credit, and other alternative investment structures.
- Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, prepayments, capital calls, distributions, and investment transactions.
- Perform cash, bank, investment, and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Support NAV preparation, NAV review, trial balance review, and financial statement preparation.
- Investigate and resolve accounting breaks, exceptions, and discrepancies.
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities.
- Review valuation and investment-related accounting entries.
- Coordinate with onshore teams for accounting adjustments and reporting requirements.
Investor Services &
- Lifecycle Management
- Support investor onboarding and maintenance activities.
- Perform investor-level accounting and transaction processing.
- Support capital call and distribution processing.
- Prepare investor statements, capital account statements, and investor reporting.
- Handle investor queries and coordinate with regional stakeholders.
- Support KYC/AML documentation and investor data validation.
- Maintain accurate investor and fund master data.
APAC Market Operations
- Support operational requirements for China, Japan, Singapore, and India markets.
- Understand regional differences in accounting, reporting, documentation, and operational practices.
- Coordinate with Japanese and Chinese-speaking stakeholders where required.
- Support translation and interpretation of operational/accounting requirements between regional teams and India delivery teams.
- Ensure processes are aligned with client-specific and country-specific requirements.
- Maintain appropriate documentation and audit trails for regional activities.
Payments, Treasury &
- Reconciliation
- Process and review fund-related payments, receipts, capital calls, distributions, and transfers.
- Support treasury activities including cash positioning and bank reconciliation.
- Validate payment instructions and ensure appropriate approval controls.
- Investigate payment exceptions and unreconciled items.
- Coordinate with banks, fund administrators, custodians, and internal stakeholders.
- Ensure adherence to maker-checker and internal control requirements.
Compliance &
- Controls
- Support KYC, AML, FATCA, CRS, and other investor/fund compliance requirements.
- Perform data validation and control checks.
- Identify operational risks and escalate exceptions appropriately.
- Maintain SOPs, process documentation, and control evidence.
- Support internal and external audit requirements.
- Ensure adherence to client SLAs, policies, and regulatory requirements.
Regional Coverage
The role will primarily support operations involving:
- China – Chinese investment/fund structures, investor documentation, reporting, and operational requirements.
- Japan – Japanese funds, investors, reporting, accounting operations, and stakeholder coordination.
- Singapore – Singapore-based funds, regional investment structures, reporting, and regulatory requirements.
- India – India-based delivery, accounting, operations,
reconciliations, and shared-services activities.
Required Skills &
- Experience
- 5–8 years of relevant experience in:
- Private Equity
- Private Credit
- Fund Accounting
- Fund Administration
- Asset Management Operations
- Investment Banking Operations
- Investor Services
- Strong understanding of fund accounting and investment operations.
- Experience handling APAC clients or funds.
- Exposure to China, Japan, Singapore, and/or India investment operations.
- Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting.
- Experience with reconciliations, journal entries, cash management, and NAV processes.
- Knowledge of investor lifecycle activities.
- Valuable understanding of KYC/AML and fund compliance processes.
- Strong Excel skills and ability to work with large datasets.
- Experience with fund accounting platforms such as Investran, Geneva, Allvue, eFront, Yardi, or similar platforms is preferred.
- Experience with workflow, reporting, or automation tools is an advantage.
Language Skills
- English – Mandatory, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Japanese or Chinese language proficiency – Highly Preferred, particularly for roles supporting Japan or China funds.
- Candidates who can understand regional business terminology and communicate effectively with APAC stakeholders will be preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
- CA, CPA, ACCA, CFA, or equivalent qualification is an advantage.
- Experience working with global asset managers, Private Equity firms, fund administrators, or financial services organizations.
- Experience working with offshore/onshore operating models.
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