Assistant Manager, Investment Accounting

An assistant manager under the investment accounting arm.

Client Details

Our client is one of the most recognisable brands within their industry. With over 100 years of dynamic growth and innovation within the globe, they are well-positioned to maintain market leadership into the future. They are currently on the lookout for an exceptional candidate to join them as their new Assistant Manager in Investment Accounting team.

Description

• Support the Senior Manager/Manager in managing the investment accounting operations to ensure that all investment accounting data are processed and maintained accurately, in a complete manner and on a timely basis.
• Develop, implement, and maintain financial accounting policies and practices for unit-linked products
• Maintain relevant general ledger systems
• Reconcile and report on unit-linked products related ledger accounts, unallocated premium suspense accounts and unit trading activities
• Review daily investment accounting processing in accordance with Business Process Manuals and applicable accounting policies & standards.
• Provide leadership, guidance and support to the Investment Accounting team.
• Attend and respond to investment accounting enquiries from Group and Local Finance and Investment Operations teams, and other relevant stakeholders, satisfactorily and in a timely manner.
• Support Group and Local Finance and Investment Operations teams, and other relevant stakeholders as a subject-matter-expert on daily investment accounting matters as well as projects and initiatives.
• Assess, recommend and implement improvements in investment accounting processes and systems to improve effectiveness and efficiency of daily processing, including interdependencies with upstream/downstream processes and systems and incorporation of changes onto Business Process Manuals.
• Support the Senior Manager/Manager in resource planning, including budgeting and monitoring, recruitment and training, employee engagement and development, performance reviews and appraisals, succession planning.

Profile

1. Qualification:

• University Degree in Accountancy or related fields.
• Internationally Recognized Accounting Qualification (ACCA, CFA, etc)

2. Professional experience:

• Experience in fund accounting and / or business administration with a focus on financial services and preferably fund structures
• 5 + Years investment accounting experience in multi-national insurance, asset management and/or unit trust companies
• Minimum 4 years in relevant Fund Accounting operational knowledge and experience
• 1 + years of supervisory or management experience in the above position
• Experience in a shared services or similar environment providing investment operations and/or accounting services to external/internal stakeholders

3. Specific Business Knowledge:

• Advanced knowledge of investment products (fixed income, equities, funds, structured products, asset-backed securities, derivatives money market etc) including both their investment characteristics and accounting treatments
• Knowledge of control environments in an investment operations and/or accounting environment
• Experience in investment accounting and/or operations systems (PORTIA , SAP FAM, PAM, HIPORT etc) and architecture

Job Offer

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including performance based bonuses, flexible benefits, and competitive compensation.
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
• A world-class training program in financial services.
• A collaborative dynamic culture where personal initiative and hard work are recognized and rewarded.

To apply online please click the 'Apply' button below. For a confidential discussion about this role please contact Laxmin Ganapathy on +603 2302 4122.