Finance Manager - AIF

About the company:

The private equity firm manages over US$3 billion in assets for leading global limited partners and sovereign wealth funds.

Throughout the company's 20-year history of investing in emerging markets, they have deployed over US$6 billion in 100+ companies across the world and have returned over US$7 billion in cash proceeds to investors at highly attractive rates of return.

The company's investment philosophy, focused on selective origination, disciplined deal structuring, and intensive portfolio management, has helped them build a superior track record with realized returns at a significant premium to the index.

Roles and Responsibilities:.

Accounting/Finance.

Working together with the external service providers, taking ownership in the financials (full cycle accounting) and records for the Fund and its SPVs (i., group consolidated level and standalone entities) across different geographical locations.

Prepare/Review consolidation reporting packages or schedules under IFRS/GAAP.

Ensure that control standards are maintained and documented as needed for the AIF regulations and support in matters relating to annual audit of the group entities.

Work closely with the valuation team to understand valuation methodologies for portfolio investments held by the Funds.

Manage the full audit cycle of the Funds and its SPVs.

Compliance/Regulatory/Guiding Principles.

Assist with KYC/CDD ( Commercial due diligence) updates and processes.

Understand and constantly monitor transactions of the Funds to ensure all transactions and processes are in accordance with the LPA and facility agreements.

Monitor compliance of various governing agreements with service providers and etc.

Tax:

Assist and support in matters relating to Corporate Tax, GST/VAT, withholding tax, and etc.

Work closely with the internal tax team on tax exposure on exit strategies of the Funds.

Treasury:

Monitor daily cash reconciliation of the group entities and their operational cash float.

Partnering with the external service provider to guide payment processing and call backs.

Ideal candidate:

Minimum of 3 years of PE/Asset Manager exposure.

Committed, self-motivated and proactive, with a desire to succeed.

Proficient in Excel and Microsoft word.

Due to the nature of the role, the Accountant must be familiar with IFRS and possess core audit experience of PE/AIF.