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Sr Consult, Fund Acctng
Posted on April 30, 2025
- Singapore, Singapore
- 0 - 0 USD (yearly)
- Full Time
About Northern Trust:
Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.
Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
Summary
Responsible for the oversight of Fund Accounting and Financial Reporting functions. Interacts with various business areas and adheres to the oversight program in accordance with the outsourcing guideline. The Senior Fund Accounting Consultant reviews and signs off Fund’s NAV and be the first point of reference for day-to-day queries related to fund accounting matters, and serves as a liaison internally and with client to ensure issue resolution.
Responsible for the oversight of Fund Accounting and Financial Reporting functions. Interacts with various business areas and adheres to the oversight program in accordance with the outsourcing guideline. The Senior Fund Accounting Consultant reviews and signs off Fund’s NAV and be the first point of reference for day-to-day queries related to fund accounting matters, and serves as a liaison internally and with client to ensure issue resolution.
Major Duties
- Fund Accounting
- Liaise with the offshore team on NAV production.
- Ensures NAV’s are issued accurately and within defined timeframes.
- Ensures the accurate and timely payment of operating expenses.
- Liaises with new clients to determine fund structure and support the fund onboarding.
- Assist client in resolving complex fund accounting issues and/or other fund administration matters.
- Financial Reporting
- Review and preparation of interim and annual financial statements for Funds including the completion of consolidated financial statements forcomplex cross-border structures.
- Active liaison with clients and external auditors, dealing with audit queries.
- Ensures agreed client service levels and regulatory filing deadlines are met.
- Other Tasks
- Maintain a strong level of KPIs and high touch client service quality and build professional rapport with client. Prepare and participate in internal service review meeting on Fund Accounting functions delegated to offshore centers. Conduct projects, assist in fund onboarding and stretched assignments
Skills/ Qualifications
- Holds a recognized Professional Accounting Qualification.
- At least 8-10 years of fund accounting/financial reporting experience required
- Knowledge of IFRS/US GAAP
- Working knowledge of Singapore regulatory /tax regime as it relates to Fund Accounting and Financial Reporting.
- Retail fund accounting experience preferred
- Strong knowledge of Excel and Fund Accounting platforms
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Independent, flexible and adaptable to change
- Strong analytical and problem solving skill
- Good organizational skill and time management
- Language – English (required), Mandarin language proficiency is a plus
Working with Us:
As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.
Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.
We’d love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world’s most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater
Reasonable accommodation
Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at
MyHRHelp@ntrs.com
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We hope you’re excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.
Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.
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