We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Manager, Investment Accounting to lead the Investment Accounting function within a newly established Centre of Expertise for a fast-growing insurance group in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This is a critical leadership role, focused on building capabilities and providing technical expertise, and solution design for investment accounting reporting.

Key Responsibilitie

sLead the Investment Accounting team, including staffing decisions, team development, and performance management
.Standardize investment transaction recording, exotic asset pricing, and cross-held securities practices
.Review and approve position, cash, and suspense reconciliations on Clearwater for Hong Kong and Group entities; integrate with Bloomberg and Investment Operations to create a single source of truth
.Ensure timely monthly closes within tight SLAs and drive Clearwater adoption across business units for group-wide reporting
.Act as the Clearwater Subject Matter Expert, coordinating with stakeholders to deliver complex solutions (e.g., look-through funds, private equity, alternative credit)
.Support consistent group-wide financial and management reporting of investments, internal pricing hierarchy/controls (internal), quarterly SPPI & ECL calculations, and data standardization between systems

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Key Requiremen

tsOver 10 years of solid experience in investment accounting or fund accounting environmen
t.Strong IFRS accounting backgroun
d.Proven track record in Centre of Excellence (COE) setup, process migration, and regional experienc
e.Demonstrated ability to build an Investment Accounting functio
n.Strong project management and team leadership skills with experience meeting tight deadline
s.University degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or related fiel
d.Excellent command of spoken and written Englis
h.Hands-on experience with Investment Accounting Systems (PAM, FAM, Portia, Clearwater, etc.
).Experience with Pricing Providers such as Bloomberg, Refinitiv, and other
s.Background in Private Equity and Alternative Credit product

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Senior Manager, Investment Accounting (Insurance Group, Malaysia)