Bulge Bracket Investment Banks

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**Fund Accounting Analyst | Metro Manila, Philippines** - Lead daily fund service NAV operations, maintaining accurate records and investigating exceptions. - Key responsibilities include NAV production and validation, reconciliation, pricing, trade capture, and income and expense processing. - Demonstrate strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to controlled processing. - Requires proficiency in standard business applications, English communication skills, and client service orientation. - Relevant experience in banking, asset servicing, or accounting firms, and knowledge of security types is a plus. - Join a global operations environment, grow leadership experience, and contribute to process improvements.

Compensation: Not specified
City: Manila
Country: Not specified

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Location: Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

Make your mark in a fast-paced fund accounting team where accuracy and control mindset directly protect clients and the business. You will lead daily delivery of high-quality valuations and accounting records across a diverse set of investment products. Bring your investigative skills to resolve complex breaks, strengthen processes, and raise issues early with clear escalation. You will also help develop others through coaching and training of new joiners. Join us to build deeper product knowledge and grow your leadership experience in a global operations environment.

Job summary

As a Fund Accounting Team Leader in the Fund Accounting Operations team, you will oversee the daily production and validation of fund accounting deliverables, including the Net Asset Value (NAV). You will ensure accurate accounting and securities records by enforcing controls across reconciliation, pricing, trade capture, and income and expense processing. You will investigate exceptions that breach validation tolerances, drive timely resolution, and escalate issues when needed. You will also document procedures, identify control enhancements, and support training and development of new team members. You will partner closely with supervisors and stakeholders to deliver consistent, high-quality service to clients.

Job responsibilities

Maintain accurate accounting and securities records for assigned portfolios by following defined control procedures

Produce and validate daily NAVs, ensuring timeliness, quality checks, and appropriate escalation when issues arise

Reconcile positions and transactions by researching differences across accounting and custody data sources

Validate asset pricing and investigate significant movements using benchmarks and peer/sector comparisons

Process and review security trading activity, income, and expenses to ensure accurate period valuations

Investigate validation breaks and resolve exceptions that exceed tolerance thresholds

Prepare and complete portfolio support files in line with internal control checklists and sign-off requirements

Document unusual items with clear supporting evidence (for example, past-due dividends, large price movements, or significant gains and losses)

Analyze fund performance and valuation outputs to confirm accuracy and completeness before finalization

Identify opportunities for additional controls and contribute to procedure documentation and process improvements

Train and support new hires and provide day-to-day guidance to promote consistent execution and quality

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Bachelors degree (or higher) in accounting, finance, economics, or a related discipline

Demonstrated attention to detail and commitment to accurate, well-controlled processing

Ability to work effectively in a deadline-driven production environment

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including root-cause investigation of breaks

Ability to follow procedures, apply controls consistently, and maintain complete documentation

Proficiency with computers and standard business applications (for example, spreadsheets and email)

Strong written and spoken English communication skills

Client-focused mindset and service orientation

Initiative to ask questions, challenge discrepancies, and escalate issues appropriately

Ability to work effectively within a small team environment

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Experience in banking, financial services, asset servicing, or an accounting firm environment

Experience in an automated or high-volume processing environment

Knowledge of common security types and their accounting treatment

Familiarity with market data platforms (for example, Bloomberg)

Understanding of how a funds custodian bank and investment manager operate and interact

Demonstrated flexibility to support peak production periods and department projects

Experience coaching or training new team members

As a Fund Accounting Analyst, you'll be responsible for delivering fund service NAV operations, processing and validating transactions.

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