Job Summary

• To ensure accurate calculation and posting entries in relation to valuation including management fee, expenses, performance fee…etc in accordance with Service Level Memorandum, and as appropriate the Fund Offering Memorandum and related documents such as fund’s SLM. 
• To ensure accurate capturing of trades / prices / Corporate Actions/ FX rates data and relevant accounting entries for the purpose of providing accurate Net Asset Value calculation.
• Responsible for the daily maintenance of full accounting and client records of several investment funds books including general ledgers, cash positions, distribution records, investment records and pricing records of investments and support in fund administration related matters,  such as recording and processing transactions, obtaining and verification of relevant documentation thereof and ensuring that investments are correctly recorded and priced, and accounted for Purchase and sale of listed or unlisted securities, Corporate Actions, Forward FX deals, OTC deals (Swaps, Options etc) and relevant accounting entries for the purpose of providing accurate Net Asset Value calculation.
• Perform detailed review of the reports to CPC/clients including: Verification trades to relevant supporting, Ensure valuation of investments being checked to third party sources, Ensure appropriate accounting for complex investment, Ensure compliance with internal investment restrictions, external regulations and international accounting standards, if applicable.  Identify issues and report to senior/supervisor with suggested solutions. 
• Responsible for fundamental cash monitoring for the assigned clients, i.e. monitoring cash positions of clients and prepare cash projection reports.
• To be responsible for daily activities, cash & trade reconciliation.
• Preparing Portfolio Valuations, investment compliance reports or other reporting, as required.
• To calculate the Net Asset Value (on a daily, weekly, monthly or other basis as agreed) and deliver service / reports to CPC/clients in accordance with requirement and timeline as agreed in Services Level Memorandum.
• To ensure proper and accurate calculation and posting of management fee, expenses, performance fee…etc in accordance with Service Level Memorandum, and as appropriate the Fund Offering Memorandum. 
• Recording and disbursing dividends either by payment or re-investment.
• Calculating and disbursing payments of fees to the investment manager/advisor, custodian, administrator and other service providers as required.
• To ensure fund administration services fees are settled by the client on timely manner.
• Communicate with CPC and other relevant parties on daily operational issue (under appropriate supervision of Senior/Manager) and regular services review.
• To ensure clear and smooth communication with Fund Accounting Team, Transfer Agency Team, Fund Compliance Team, Custody Team and other operations team for timely updating / maintenance of client records.
• To support Assistant Manager/Manager/Senior Manager, handle and delivery assigned ad hoc project within the cutoff
• Manage and avoid risks to clients, Bank/Group by ensuring prompt and accurate reporting to clients/management, timely rectification and /or monitoring of any discrepancies.
• To provide accurate statistics relating to Key Risk Indicator (KRI) and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) to help measuring and meet division objectives.
• To ensure all control/operating procedure and documentations are properly followed.
• To ensure daily working volumes to be recorded accuracy and timely

Key Responsibilities

Awareness and understanding of the Group's business strategy and model appropriate to the role.

Business

• Awareness and understanding of the wider business, securities markets in which the FMO operates

Processes

• Responsible for ensuring the accuracy of Net Asset Value of the fund in each valuation

People & Talent

• Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values. 
• Responsibility to review team structure/capacity plans.

Risk Management

• The ability to interpret the reconciliation breaks, prices fluctuations, ledger imbalances, valuation checking exception, identify key issues or potential risk based on this information and put in place appropriate controls and measures.

Governance

• Responsible for complying to the group’s governance requirement, oversight and controls in the business 

Skills and Experience

• Accounting
• Financial Market
• Fund Operation
• MS Office Suite

Qualifications

• Certification in accounting or finance is a plus
• English, Mandarin

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.