Senior Associate, Fund Services (Private Equity)

It’s never been a more exciting time to join Vistra.

At Vistra, our purpose is progress. We believe that our clients have the power to change the world and to do great things for global progress, and we exist to remove the friction that comes from the complexity of global business – to help our clients achieve progress without friction.

But progress only happens when people come together and take action. And we’re absolutely committed to building a culture where our people can do just that.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as Senior Associate, Fund Services. Reporting to the Manager, Fund Services, this full-time and permanent position is based in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru and offers regional coverage, allowing you to make a significant impact to our Fund Services and its growth.

Key responsibilities:

1. Main point of contact on a day-to-day basis for operational matters and critical issues that need to be addressed before work gets disseminated to other team members.
2. Reviewing financial statements, management accounts, and accounting packages.
3. Reviewing consolidation workings.
4. Proficient in drafting wordings for disclosure wordings for IFRS/US GAAP accounting conventions.
5. Reading/understanding Fund documents like Subscription documents, partnership agreements, and shareholder agreements for existing/new clients and explaining the key terms to team members.
6. Overseeing client’s daily cash management/payment responsibilities.
7. Reviewing and authorizing client entities payments, part of the client’s authorized signatories.
8. Being involved in all aspects of new client onboarding including coordination of opening of new bank accounts, dealing with lawyers, understanding legal documents, and supervising the data migration process for existing client take on.
9. Dealing with staff issues like leaves, sickness, and other issues on a daily basis and ensuring staff are happy and motivated in their jobs.
10. Assessing/planning the volume/level of work against timelines and disseminating daily workflows to other team members.
11. Conducting formal staff evaluations on a six-monthly and annual basis.
12. Conducting 1st or 2nd interviews for Associates/Senior Associates.
13. Providing formal/informal training to staff on both accounting and private equity/industry aspects.
14. Undertake general administration and other special projects as assigned by the Director/MD.

Key requirements:

1. Private Equity/Real Estate or prior Fund Industry experience is preferred but not mandatory.
2. Minimum 5 years relevant working experience.
3. Degree in accountancy (CPA/ACCA/ACA) or finance or equivalent.
4. Sound knowledge of Singapore FRS/IFRS and US GAAP.
5. Strong working knowledge of EXCEL and MS Word.
6. Effective client-handling skills.
7. Strong prioritizing ability and organizational skills.
8. Analytical, meticulous and systematic in approach to work.
9. Ability to meet deadlines, work under pressure, and multi-task.
10. Independent and resourceful.

Company Benefits:

At our Malaysia office, we believe in putting our employees’ well-being first! We offer a flexible hybrid working arrangement and birthday leave.

Additionally, we provide comprehensive medical insurance and dental coverage, wellness allowance, and competitive annual leave entitlement to support your well-being and time to recharge or explore your passions out of work.

As advocates of continuous learning and professional development, we provide an internal mentorship program and reimburse professional membership fees for certifications like ACCA, ensuring you stay ahead in your field.