Associate, Fund Accountant
Position Details
- Title: Associate, Fund Accountant
- Location: Philippines
- Estimated Start Date: June 2026 (assumes 30–60-day notice with employer)
- Target Salary: Up to 100,000 PHP per month
Responsibilities
- Exhibit the ability to work in a high energy environment supporting multiple clients simultaneously.
- Deliver exceptional client service through proactive communication with responsiveness, professionalism and tact.
- Operational Expertise: demonstrate considerable understanding of key operational functions which may include, but not be limited to:
- Demonstrate high-level knowledge of securities including equities, ETFs, swaps, options, fixed income, futures, foreign exchange – crypto a plus
- Daily trade confirmation/settlement
- Fails management
- Daily P&L reconciliation and reporting
- Corporate action and proxy voting processing
- Cash/position reconciliation
- Broker/counter-party onboarding
- Security set-up and data integrity maintenance
- Actively participate in daily, weekly, monthly, or as-needed virtual calls with U.S./U.K. Cartesian offices to support clients during their local business hours.
- The successful candidate will be one of the key points of contact for all operational queries and will interact closely with clients/prime brokers/administrators and internally across the Business, Middle Office and Operations.
- Learn and adhere to the company's risk parameters, policies and procedures.
- Assist team members with resolution of complex issues/problems.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in the alternative Investment Management industry (Hedge Fund, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Cryptocurrency) at a fund administrator or internal accounting department at an Alternative Investment fund with a deep understanding of domain knowledge and proven ability to manage teams.
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance/Business or equivalent certification in Philippines.
- CPA, equivalent accounting certification in Philippines.
- Passionate about working in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and fast-paced environment
- Strong understanding of investment products, financial markets, and investment operations processes.
- Hard-working, self-starter, dedicated, punctual and personable
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
- Strong accounting and analytical skills
Qualifications (cont'd)
- Strong computer skills: Microsoft Office Suite and accounting software including Sage Intacct, QuickBooks and Xero as well as knowledge and understanding of well-known Portfolio Management Systems (PMS).
- Passionate about working in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and fast-paced environment
- In depth understanding of investment management and alternative products
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions to solve problems - quickly and competently
- Ability to handle and protect highly confidential financial and personal information reliably and with discretion.
