Senior Fund Accountant

Senior Fund Accountant — Hedge Funds | Singapore

The Opportunity

We are representing a boutique fund administration and corporate services firm in Singapore. Its Fund Services team is lean and looks after a portfolio of fund and SPV structures, with a particular focus on hedge funds and other open-ended funds, and exposure to private equity, venture capital and real estate structures.

Our client is seeking a Senior Fund Accountant to deepen the Singapore office's hedge fund accounting capability. The role owns the day-to-day deliverables of a client portfolio as first point of contact for clients, and acts as a technical reference point for colleagues on hedge fund and derivative accounting.

In a lean team, the role covers the full cycle: NAV production, reconciliations, valuation, financial statements, audit and transfer agency work, with direct contact with fund managers, investors, prime brokers, custodians and banks.

The Role

• Based in Singapore
• Reports to the Fund Accounting Managers
• Works with the firm's centre of excellence and global offices

Key Responsibilities

Client portfolio

• Manage a portfolio of fund and SPV clients, predominantly hedge fund and open-ended fund structures, together with private equity, venture capital and real estate structures
• Act as first point of contact for clients, prime brokers and other external stakeholders, escalating complex matters to the Fund Accounting Managers where appropriate

Hedge fund accounting and valuation

• Prepare NAVs for hedge funds and other open-ended funds, including trade capture, corporate actions, pricing and valuation, accruals, P&L analysis, and management and performance fee calculations (high-water marks, hurdles, crystallisation, equalisation and series accounting)
• Account for and value equities, fixed income, FX and digital assets, including exchange-traded and OTC derivatives (interest rate swaps, total return swaps, credit default swaps, equity and CFD swaps, futures, forwards and options), and process trade lifecycle events
• Perform daily and periodic reconciliations of cash, positions, trades, margin and collateral against prime broker, custodian, clearing broker and ISDA counterparty records
• Review and challenge derivative and hard-to-value pricing, including independent price verification, and support Level 1, 2 and 3 fair value hierarchy classification

Private markets

• Prepare private equity, venture capital, real estate fund and SPV accounts, including capital accounts, capital calls and distributions, waterfalls and carried interest

Financial statements and audit

• Prepare statutory annual financial statements under US GAAP, IFRS and SFRS, including financial instrument, derivative and fair value disclosures
• Manage the audit process with external auditors

Transfer agency, payments and tax

• Investor onboarding and KYC/AML reviews; subscription, redemption, switch and transfer processing; investor register maintenance; FATCA and CRS reporting
• Prepare investor communications, including NAV and performance statements, contract notes, capital call and distribution notices
• Prepare and execute authorised client payments and, with external tax advisers, GST and tax compliance filings

Team and improvement

• Mentor junior fund accountants and review their work
• Support new client onboarding, fund launches, process and system improvements, and prospective client discussions

Candidate Profile

Essential

• Bachelor's degree or above in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or an equivalent field
• At least 3–5 years of fund accounting experience in a fund administrator, hedge fund or equivalent, a substantial portion in hedge fund accounting, including managing a portfolio of fund clients
• Hands-on hedge fund accounting: daily and monthly NAV production, trade and position reconciliations, multi-currency and multi-asset portfolios, short positions and financing, and performance fee methodologies (equalisation, series accounting, high-water marks)
• Financial statement preparation under US GAAP, IFRS and SFRS
• Familiarity with derivatives: trade lifecycle, valuation inputs, margin and collateral, and accounting and disclosure treatment (ASC 820 / IFRS 13, ASC 815 / IFRS 7 and IFRS 9)
• Working knowledge of AML, investor due diligence, and FATCA and CRS reporting for transfer agency activities
• Familiarity with Singapore regulatory requirements applicable to fund structures
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Fluent English, as the role is the first point of contact for clients, investors and counterparties

Advantageous

• Professional accounting qualification (e.g. CA, CPA or ACCA), completed or in progress
• Working knowledge of prime brokerage arrangements and ISDA/CSA documentation
• Private equity, venture capital or real estate fund accounting (capital accounts, capital calls and distributions, waterfalls)
• Experience with Paxus or FIS Private Capital Suite
• Experience with CRS, GST remission and tax filings

Why Consider This Role?

• End-to-end ownership of a client portfolio in a lean team
• Technical depth across hedge fund, derivative and private markets accounting
• A technical reference role for colleagues, including mentoring junior fund accountants

Application Process

To apply, please submit your CV through this page, quoting job reference 132016.

Fair Hiring Statement

FP GLOBAL is committed to fair employment practices. All applications are assessed on merit against job-related criteria, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, marital status, family responsibilities or disability.