VP, Head of Fund Operations

Position: VP, Head of Fund Operations

To Apply

Please kindly prepare the following information and submit your job application via this link: https://www.korupartners.com/jobposting/?jobid=80

• Resume
• 1-page or less response to “What matters to you the most? And why?” (An email will be sent to you the next working day requesting for this essay after job application is submitted).

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and all applications with missing information and no justifiable reason will be considered incomplete and will not be processed.

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 professionalwho is looking to grow with us and eventually become our partner and COO. Your mindset should be that of a builder and owner, and not simply an employee.

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.

What You Can Expect

- Salary: SGD 12,000 – 18,000 (with possible additional equity compensation)

- Bonus: Performance-based

- Benefits:

• Group Insurance
• Medical Allowance
• Health Screening Allowance
• Vision Care and Health Allowance

- Company Culture:

• Strong emphasis on company core values to guide you in your day-to-day work and life
• Dynamic and fun team who will challenge and support you
• Flexible and transparent work culture
• Training to allow you to grow and improve your knowledge and skills

Responsibilities

• 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.

Ideal Requirements

• Experience in middle office or fund operations at a fund manager, fund administrator, or financial institution with a preference for hedge fund or liquid fund operations.
• Experience in completing Operational Due Diligence process (e.g. AIMA) with external investors is a plus.
• Familiarity with principles of fund valuation, financial statements, and accounting standards (e.g. US GAAP, IFRS).
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• nterest in and familiarity with technology, as product development will constitute a substantial part of the role..
• Excellent communication, decision-making, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills.

About You

We are a firm expecting collaborators to be highly aligned with our core values. Therefore, you should be:

• A Visionary. You are someone who dreams big and unconventionally, possessing strong mental maps of how things should be done to realize audacious goals.
• A Practical Thinker. You have a wide range of vision, able to see and synergise from the macro-to-micro perspective. You are open-minded and able to hold conflicting thoughts simultaneously and look at them from different angles to achieve the best results.
• Dedicated and Driven. You are passionate about what you are doing and is willing to push through any and every obstacle to go from visualization to actualization. You are undaunted by failure.
• Ethical and Principled. You have a strong, ingrained sense of professional integrity and ethics.

To Apply

Please kindly prepare the following information and submit your job application via this link: https://www.korupartners.com/jobposting/?jobid=80

• Resume
• 1-page or less response to “What matters to you the most? And why?” (An email will be sent to you the next working day requesting for this essay after job application is submitted).

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and all applications with missing information and no justifiable reason will be considered incomplete and will not be processed.