A Specialist Fund Accounting Seat — With Real Ownership

A well-established, MAS-regulated boutique fund administrator with a global footprint is adding a Fund Accounting Manager to its Singapore team. The firm is in a growth phase and expanding its fund services capability — this is a seat with real scope and ownership from day one.

The Singapore office services a diversified portfolio of funds spanning private equity, venture capital, private debt, and hedge funds. The team is lean and client-centric: you will review and sign off on work prepared by the fund accounting team, and serve as the primary point of contact for your portfolio of fund clients. You report directly to the Managing Director — no layers, no committees, no waiting for approvals that never come.

If you are the kind of person who wants to be the trusted point of contact for your clients — not just the person who checks the boxes — this is built for you.

What the Role Actually Looks Like

You are a reviewer, not a preparer. The day-to-day number crunching is handled by the FA team — your job is to make sure it is right, communicate it clearly, and be the person clients trust with their questions.

On any given week, you might:

Review and sign off on NAV packs for a PE fund ahead of the annual audit
Respond to an LP query about a capital call allocation that does not match their records
Coordinate with an external auditor who needs supporting documentation for a VC fund's carried interest calculation
Join a call with a potential new client to walk them through how the firm handles fund accounting (yes, pre-sales is part of the seat)
Coach a junior team member through their first financial reporting

The portfolio is predominantly PE/VC with biannual and annual NAV cycles, plus a smaller number of hedge funds with monthly reporting. You will work across multiple accounting standards — US GAAP, IFRS, and SFRS depending on the fund's jurisdiction.

This is a boutique environment. You will wear more hats than you would at a large fund admin. In return, you get ownership, autonomy, and direct client relationships that actually mean something.

What Makes You a Fit

You have probably spent 5 or more years at a fund administrator — not just any financial institution, but specifically on the sell-side, servicing external fund clients. You understand what it means to juggle multiple funds with overlapping deadlines, different LPAs, and auditors who all want things yesterday.

PE and VC fund accounting is your bread and butter. You can walk through a capital call notice, a distribution waterfall, and a carried interest calculation without reaching for a textbook. You have reviewed or prepared NAV packs for closed-end funds and understand the nuances of multiple closings, management fee offsets, and clawback provisions.

You are not just technically sound — you are someone clients actually want to speak to. You have been the main point of contact for fund clients before. You can explain a complex fee calculation in plain English, manage expectations when timelines shift, and build the kind of trust that keeps clients from shopping around.

You are ready to step in and manage a portfolio from week one. This is not a role where you will spend 6 months learning the ropes. The firm needs someone who already knows how fund admin works — the systems, the workflows, the client dynamics — and can add value immediately.

You are comfortable in the office. The team works on-site 5 days a week in Singapore. Flexibility is earned through performance, not negotiated upfront.

Bonus points if you bring:

Experience with PFS-Paxus or FIS Private Capital Suite (Investran)
A background at a boutique or mid-tier fund admin where you have already operated with this kind of breadth
Financial statement preparation experience across multiple GAAP standards
Prior experience mentoring junior staff or building a team
Exposure to VCC structures — increasingly relevant in Singapore

What is On Offer

Competitive base salary positioned for mid-to-senior fund accounting professionals, with a clear and rapid salary progression path tied to performance (not tenure)
Direct reporting line to the Managing Director — real visibility, real influence
Ownership of your portfolio — you are not a cog processing files; you are the person clients know and trust
Growth trajectory: the firm is actively scaling its fund services practice. This is a chance to be part of that growth and take on increasing responsibility as the team expands
Comprehensive benefits in line with industry standards
A boutique culture that values precision, client relationships, and personal initiative over corporate bureaucracy