Job Summary
- This role is responsible for delivering accurate and timely fund accounting, valuation, and administration services that support investment funds and fiduciary structures across multiple client mandates. The role ensures the integrity of fund records, Net Asset Value (NAV) calculations, cash positions, investment transactions, and client reporting, enabling clients and stakeholders to make informed investment and operational decisions.
- The role contributes to operational excellence by maintaining robust fund accounting controls, supporting regulatory compliance, monitoring investment and cash activities, and ensuring fund administration processes are executed in accordance with service level agreements, fund offering documents, accounting standards, and internal policies. It protects client interests through accurate financial reporting, issue identification, and timely escalation of operational risks.
- Working closely with Fund Accounting, Custody, Transfer Agency, Compliance, and other operational teams, the role supports the effective administration of traditional and alternative investment structures while maintaining high standards of client service, operational resilience, and regulatory adherence.
Key Responsibilities
Fund Valuation & Accounting Integrity
- Deliver accurate and timely Net Asset Value (NAV) calculations in accordance with fund governing documents, accounting standards, and agreed service level commitments.
- Maintain complete and accurate fund accounting records, including investment transactions, corporate actions, income accruals, expenses, fees, and cash activities.
- Ensure management fees, performance fees, expenses, dividends, and other fund-related accounting entries are calculated and processed accurately.
- Validate investment valuations through independent sources and ensure appropriate accounting treatment for complex investment instruments and transactions.
Fund Administration & Operational Delivery
- Administer end-to-end fund accounting processes that support investment funds across multiple asset classes, jurisdictions, and client structures.
- Monitor and reconcile cash, trade, and investment positions to ensure complete, accurate, and timely fund records.
- Produce portfolio valuations, investment reporting, fund performance information, and client deliverables within agreed timelines.
- Coordinate operational activities with Custody, Transfer Agency, Compliance, and support teams to ensure seamless maintenance of client and fund records.
Client Service & Stakeholder Management
- Deliver reporting and operational services that meet client requirements, service level commitments, and regulatory obligations.
- Partner with internal stakeholders and clients to resolve operational queries, manage exceptions, and address service-related issues effectively.
- Communicate fund performance, valuation, reconciliation, and operational issues clearly to relevant stakeholders and management.
- Support service reviews and operational improvement initiatives that strengthen client experience and operational effectiveness.
Risk, Control & Regulatory Compliance
- Apply established controls and operating procedures to safeguard the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of fund accounting activities.
- Identify, investigate, and escalate valuation, reconciliation, operational, regulatory, or reporting exceptions in a timely manner.
- Ensure fund administration activities remain aligned to applicable regulations, fiduciary obligations, accounting standards, and internal policies.
- Contribute to risk monitoring and management reporting through accurate production of KPI, KRI, control, and governance information.
Operational Improvement & Change Support
- Support implementation of operational changes, process enhancements, regulatory updates, and client onboarding activities.
- Contribute insights that improve efficiency, reporting quality, control effectiveness, and operational resilience.
- Support project delivery activities by providing subject matter expertise on fund accounting, valuation, and fund administration processes.
- Proactively assess process impacts arising from market, regulatory, and client-driven developments and recommend appropriate actions.
Skills And Experience
- Fiduciary Management
- Fund Accounting
- Investment Management
- Microsoft Dynamics NAV
- Agency Management
- Business Communications
- Financial Analysis and reporting
- Hedge Funds
- Microsoft Office
- Project Management
- Tax Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
Motivations
- Energized by interacting with clients every day and creating positive experiences that build confidence in the Bank.
- Motivated by helping clients navigate their banking needs through clear communication, responsive service and practical support.
- Enjoys building trust through consistent, professional interactions and being a reliable point of contact for clients.
- Takes pride in representing the best of WRB by connecting clients to the right services, solutions and expertise across the Bank.
Qualifications
- Experience operating within fund administration, investment operations, custody, asset servicing, or fiduciary services environments supporting multiple investment products.
- Exposure to complex investment structures, including mutual funds, hedge funds, alternative investments, or offshore fund vehicles.
- Experience working within regulated financial services environments requiring strong operational controls, governance, and reporting standards.
- Exposure to high-volume transaction processing environments involving fund valuation, reconciliation, financial reporting, and exception management.
- Experience collaborating with multiple operational functions and stakeholders to manage dependencies, resolve issues, and maintain service delivery standards.
- Business English (required)
About Standard Chartered
We're a global bank connecting clients to our differentiated network, offering growth opportunities in the world's most dynamic markets. Our strategy, which combines cross-border capabilities and leading wealth management expertise, helps us deliver our purpose - to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity.
Over our 170-year history, and across a unique geographical footprint connecting Asia, Africa and the Middle East to each other and the world, we've built a bank like no other, with diverse capabilities and partnerships that set us apart.
What We Offer
- Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions, and geographies.
- 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 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.
Visit our careers website to learn more about us: www.sc.com/careers.
