Associate/ Vice President, Fund Operations

at  KORU PARTNERS PTE LTD

OVERVIEW

Koru Partners is a thematically driven alternative investment firm identifying attractive investment opportunities that are backed by macro-holistic themes encompassing forward-looking social, economic, demographic, and technological changes.
We are inspired to be the world’s leading business partner for unique insights, understanding and decision making. It is our mission to understand the challenges facing humanity and to empower people and companies, working to transform such challenges into opportunities through allocation of capital.
We are looking for an experienced Fund Operations headcount who is looking to grow with us. In line with our vision, we are building a Fund Operations system that will integrate information and technology to provide world-class customer service and insights to all relevant stakeholders. If you are up for the challenge, we can promise a great journey and an opportunity to learn the various parts of our business.

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in middle office or fund operations at a fund manager, fund administrator, or financial institution with a preference for hedge fund/liquid fund operations.
• Familiarity with principles of fund valuation, financial statements, and accounting standards (e.g. US GAAP, IFRS).
• Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities.
• Interest and familiarity with technology as product development will constitute a substantial part of the work scope.
• Excellent communication, decision-making, problem-solving and conflict-solving skills.

• Work closely with the Technology team as a product manager in the building of new platforms and technologies, e.g. internal position bookkeeping system.
• Take responsibility for financial reporting and portfolio reporting, e.g. perform review and oversight of quarterly management reports and annual financial statements.
• Liaise with the fund administrator for capital calls, management fee calculations, distributions, and financial statement reporting.
• Work with various stakeholders to support audits, tax procedures, and investor information requests.
• Foster fund industry relationships and stay abreast of relevant regulations and best practices.
• Knowledge of trade operations processes and ensure an accurate fund accounting book and records.
• Participate in UAT system testing of new platforms for internal teams and external partners.
• Oversee quality, accuracy, and timeliness of deliverables.
• Build and maintain relevant policies and procedures.
• Develop and implement process improvements, effectively manage change to ensure departmental objectives are met.