About the role
We are seeking a hands-on leader to build and elevate the Fund Accounting function in Malaysia. This role leads a growing team to manage the full lifecycle of private markets and venture capital funds, drive operating excellence, and serve as a senior client-facing partner.
Key responsibilities
Team leadership and development
- Lead, coach, and scale a high-performing fund accounting team
- Set clear goals, institute QA and review frameworks, and build succession depth
- Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement
Full fund lifecycle ownership
- Oversee end-to-end processes across private equity and venture capital mandates
- Manage capital calls, subscriptions, equalization, fee and expense allocations
- Review NAVs, waterfalls and carry, distributions, financial statements, and investor reporting
- Ensure on-time, accurate delivery across month-end, quarter-end, and audit cycles
Client leadership
- Act as senior point of contact for GPs, LPs, auditors, custodians, and banking partners
- Lead critical client conversations on deliverables, issues, fees, and process changes
- Proactively surface risks, propose solutions, and drive alignment to outcomes
Operating excellence and change
- Standardize workflows, SLAs, and controls across the team
- Champion system adoption and automation
- Define KPIs and drive continuous improvement in cycle times and first-pass yield
Cross-functional collaboration
- Partner with Compliance, Legal, Technology, and Business Development on onboarding, migrations, and due diligence
Risk and governance
- Maintain a strong control environment with robust documentation and incident management
- Ensure compliance with FATCA, CRS, AML and jurisdictional regulations
- Lead audit readiness and responses with minimal findings
Qualifications
- 10+ years in fund administration or fund accounting with deep exposure to private equity and venture capital
- Proven leadership of mid-to-large teams with strong people management and coaching skills
- Strong technical command of full fund lifecycle: capital activity, equalization, NAV, financial reporting, carry waterfalls, and audits
- Excellent client communication and stakeholder management, including issue resolution and negotiation
- Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; professional accounting qualification preferred
Leadership competencies
- Critical thinker with sound judgment and bias to action
- Clear, direct communicator who sets expectations and follows through
- Client-first mindset with commercial acumen
- Talent developer who builds bench strength and drives performance
