Job Description

Each one of us brings something different to Vistra, working as one team to deliver the right solution.That\'s why our clients choose to work with us - the power of our combined skills makes us unstoppable.Vistra offers a unique platform for our clients and our people to seize the world of opportunities.At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Committing to clients, Working as ONE Vistra, Empowering people and Doing the Right thing.

Why Vistra

At Vistra, we believe our clients\' businesses and people can make a difference in the world. That\'s why our work is focused on helping our clients act with confidence and speed to seize opportunity wherever it arises. As a global corporate service provider and fund administrator with more than 5,000 professionals in over 45 jurisdictions, we empower legal entities globally to work smarter, grow faster, act responsibly, protect capital and scale across borders - by doing what we do best: reducing risk and enhancing efficiency.

We support our clients over six sectors: Private Equity, Real Estate, Capital Markets, Corporate, Company Formation and Private Wealth and deliver value across three service lines:

• Governance, Risk and Compliance
• Advisory and Transaction Support
• Finance, Accounting and Administration

We grow when you grow, and we succeed when we work together across boundaries and borders, as one team. So, our promise to our clients is the same to you: working together, we will give you the confidence, the tools and the support to achieve your ambitions and leverage your unique skills - to seize your opportunity and help make a difference in the world.

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Our opportunity for you:

Job Title : Manager, Fund Accounting

Location : Vistra - Malaysia

Department: GSC MY - Fund Accounting

Position Description:

You will be responsible in leading and planning the training programme for GSC MY Fund accounting team. You will be responsible for managing a team of people involved in the general accounting, financial reporting as well as regulatory reporting. You will interact with clients, other offices and auditors as required.

Key responsibilities:

Trainer Role (70%)

• Assist the Head of Department (HOD) in leading and planning the training programme for fund accounting team.
• Creating training programme and preparing training materials for the training programme
• Conducting trainings and be the main trainer for the training programme.
• Training the new hirers and provide on-the-job training to new hirers during the probation period.
• Providing close monitoring and guidance to new hirers during the probation period.
• Leading the \xe2\x80\x9cTrain the trainer\xe2\x80\x9d program. Train all Managers/Assistant Managers to be the trainers in order for them to assist in the department training programme.
• Assist in maintaining quality deliverables of the fund accounting team by analysing and identifying the skills which are lacking by fund accounting team. Planning and delivering the suitable refresher courses.
• Providing trainings on any industry development or new technical aspects and arranging demos to the fund accounting team.
• Participate in the pilot team in testing Investran system enhancement in relation to new functionalities (if any)
• Assist in developing and rolling out initiatives with the objective of achieving efficiencies for fund accounting team in GSCs.
• Supporting the coachers when necessary from technical aspects

Operational Responsibilities (30%)

• Leading and managing a team and be responsible for overall delivery of fund administration services
• Main point of contact on a day-to-day basis for operational matters and critical issues that need to be addressed before work get disseminated to the other team members
• Reviewing financial statements, management accounts and accounting packages
• Reviewing consolidation workings, where applicable
• Proficient in drafting wordings for disclosure wordings for IFRS/US GAAP accounting conventions
• Reviewing Capital Account Statements and Net Asset Values
• Reading/understanding Fund documents like Subscription documents, partnership agreements, and shareholder agreements for existing/new clients and explaining the key terms to team members
• Reviewing capital call and distribution notices
• Preparing/Reviewing waterfall and equalization workings
• Coordinating and dealing with Fund investors on meeting investor\'s specific reporting requirements
• Reviewing investor requests.
• Dealing with staff issues like leaves, sickness and other issues on a daily basis and ensuring staff are happy and motivated in their jobs
• Assessing/planning the volume/level of work against timelines and disseminating daily work flows to other team members
• Conducting formal staff evaluations
• Conducting interviews for the fund accounting team
• Ensures operational efficiency and effectiveness by improving overall processes through automation, continuous process improvement, reinforced controls, etc.
• Actively review operational performance, identify trends, and assess opportunities for improvement and adoption of best practices.
• Undertakes detailed planning to ensure that operational capacity matches demand.
• Monitors SLA delivery to ensure that all agreed service levels are met or exceeded.
• Flags anticipated SLA issues in a timely manner to the Head of Department of Fund Accounting so that a resolution can be agreed.
• Maintains detailed knowledge of the Standard Operational Procedures (SOP) and regularly review and update to ensure that they continue to remain relevant and consistently applied.
• Undertake general administration and other special projects as assigned
• Assist in developing and rolling out initiatives with the objective of achieving short-term or long-term sustainable growth of the fund accounting team in GSC.
• maintain relevant MI / KPI for all processes

Special Skills:

• Ability to work well in a faced paced, high growth, high volume atmosphere

Attributes/ Technical Skills:

• Effective client-handling and people management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong prioritizing ability and organizational skills
• Analytical, meticulous and systematic in approach to work
• Ability to meet deadlines, work under pressure and multi-task
• Independent and resourceful
• Self motivated, diligent, positive working attitude and strong desire to learn
• Solid accounting knowledge including consolidation, foreign currency exchange and others

Relevant Experience & Skills:

• At least 7 + years of experience in Accounting, experience either with another Fund Administrator or Fund Manager and involved in real estate sector, part of which must have been in management or supervisory capacity
• Solid understanding of operational and reporting functions
• Demonstrate computer proficiency and working knowledge of various software

Educational Qualifications:

• Degree in accountancy (CPA/ACCA/ACA ) or finance or equivalent.
• Sound knowledge of Singapore FRS/IFRS and US GAAP

Computer Skills:

• Strong working knowledge of EXCEL and MS Word

Languages:

• English proficient

Join US!

Our promise to our clients is simple: we help them seize opportunity and make a difference in the world. It\'s the same to you.

Make a difference - seize your world of opportunity with Vistra!

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Bring Your Whole Self to Work

We\'re passionate about Diversity and Inclusion at Vistra.We believe that everyone is equal and unique, and by embracing diversity it makes us better company.This creates an environment where anyone, from any background, can do their best work; Vistra is for the ambitious, the entrepreneurial, the bold.

Location:

Johor, MY

Department: Global Service Centres Operations (D500203)

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