Assistant Vice President – Private Credit Fund Accounting
Singapore | Permanent
We are supporting a global fund administrator in hiring an Assistant Vice President for its Private Credit team in Singapore. This is a newly created role, opened as the team expands.
You will take ownership of a portfolio of private credit funds, working alongside the Vice President and reviewing the work of a small team of accountants. You will also be the day-to-day contact for the clients you look after.
The team welcomes candidates from private equity fund accounting as well as private credit. If your background is in closed-ended PE funds and you want to build private credit expertise, we would like to hear from you.
What you'll do
Fund accounting and reporting
- Maintain books and records and calculate fund NAVs for a portfolio of private credit funds.
- Coordinate and review financial statements and monthly or quarterly reporting, including performance metrics.
- Review carried interest, performance and incentive fee calculations.
Investor and capital activity
- Review capital calls, distributions and equalisations, including investor allocations.
- Review partner capital account statements and coordinate payments and other transactions.
- Work with the Investor Relations team on investor queries and capital activity notices.
Clients and stakeholders
- Act as the primary day-to-day contact for clients and other fund participants, including investment managers, banks and auditors.
- Support the audit process and monitor service level agreements and other client agreements.
- Take part in presentations to existing and prospective clients.
Team
- Supervise junior accountants, reviewing and signing off their work.
- Contribute to projects as the business grows.
What you'll bring
Essential
- CA, CPA, ACCA or an equivalent professional qualification.
- 6+ years' accounting experience in financial services, ideally in private credit, private equity, asset management or fund administration.
- Experience in limited partnership (closed-ended fund) accounting.
- Experience preparing and reviewing general ledgers and financial statements under IFRS and/or US GAAP, including consolidation under IFRS.
- 3–4 years' experience supervising or leading staff.
- Clear written and spoken English, as the role involves regular reporting to and communication with clients, investors and auditors.
Preferred
- Working knowledge of Investran, or another private equity or private credit system such as eFront.
- Private equity or private credit fund administration experience.
- Strong command of Excel and enterprise accounting systems.
Why consider this role?
- It's a newly created role in an expanding team, not a backfill.
- You'll own a portfolio of funds and supervise a team at AVP level.
- It's a route into private credit for experienced PE fund accountants.
- Our client offers training and education support and flexible working arrangements.
Interested? Apply through this advert for a confidential conversation with FP GLOBAL.
