Total 6 job vacancies by IQ-EQ

This is a 1 year direct contract role which require the shortlisted candidate to be based onsite on client office.

• Ensure timely, accurate client management accounts reporting and analysis.
• Audit liaison with auditors on client related audit queries
• Preparation, review and submission of GST & GST Remission claims,
• Prepare and review unaudited financial statements.
• Prepare cashflow forecast, liquidity report and payments for clients bank accounts.
• Coordinate with banks, auditors and clients.
• Prepare and review accounting related entries, bank reconciliations, and month-end schedules.
• Improve internal controls, processes and procedures.
• Experience with the use of Business Central is a plus
• Handle additional ad-hoc operational duties as needed.

• Ensure timely, accurate client management accounts reporting and analysis.
• Audit liaison with auditors on client related audit queries
• Preparation, review and submission of GST & GST Remission claims,
• Prepare and review unaudited financial statements.
• Prepare cashflow forecast, liquidity report and payments for clients bank accounts.
• Coordinate with banks, auditors and clients.
• Prepare and review accounting related entries, bank reconciliations, and month-end schedules.
• Improve internal controls, processes and procedures.
• Experience with the use of Business Central is a plus
• Handle additional ad-hoc operational duties as needed.

• To provide high quality service deliverables to clients. You shall need to manage a team of accounting professionals and review their work to ensure accuracy and completeness

• Attend to accounting and business-related matters of client including liaison with client, regulatory authorities, auditors, tax agent, corporate secretary and banks

• Managing a portfolio of clients ensuring the smooth running of day to day relationship with clients and consistent delivery of client reporting/ information accurately and on time.

• Review and preparation of full set of accounts and statutory financial statements

• Handle quarterly GST returns, payment processing, payroll processing and CPF submission Participate in ad-hoc assignments/projects as and when required

Technical Team

The technical team is an independent team of experts within IQ-EQ providing technical and industry reporting standards advice to global client services teams, sales and implementation teams, and global clients within the Funds & Institutional segment.

The core part of technical team work is focused on 3 key areas –

1) Technical Advisory (technical accounting and PE/RE industry / regulatory related queries, technical support to sales and implementation team for new clients etc) ;

2) Technical Reviews (technical / quality reviews of financials, key accounting policies and other complex deliverables); and

3) Technical Updates (monitoring latest accounting, industry and regulatory updates. Issuing technical alerts for internal teams and clients. Delivering technical presentations and other specific training modules for accounting teams).

To facilitate the delivery of the 3 key areas effectively to the stakeholders, a technical team member will be at the forefront of the private equity and real estate fund industry developments, including but not limited to financial reporting.

Job Summary

• Resolve technical accounting queries raised by the Client Services (CS) team and clients in a timely manner
• Provide technical support to sales and implementation team for prospective and/or new clients
• Perform/oversee the reviews on the working papers, financial statements and other complex client deliverables (including quality reviews). To help shape and ensure product quality control of the CS output
• Whilst main focus is on IFRS and US GAAP, there are opportunities to develop experience in other GAAPs e.g. UK GAAP, Lux GAAP
• Assist CS and/or implementation team with reviews of operational aspects of constitutive fund documents (training will be provided)
• Perform reviews of carried interest/waterfall models for fund clients
• Monitor latest accounting/ legislative changes impacting our clients and draft technical updates for accounting / legislative changes accordingly for release internally to CS teams as well occasional updates to clients.
• Develop and deliver (semi-annually) Technical presentations to update CS teams on accounting and PE industry developments
• Maintain/oversee in-house library of technical journals, articles and documentation relating to accounting issues for CS team members to access
• Identify control weaknesses from reviews, discussions with internal senior CS stakeholders, and recommend control procedures to reduce risk
• Identify ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the group’s system and processes
• Support development of new services and new business proposals through expert knowledge of internal procedures and industry practice
• Opportunities to work with senior management on operational and strategic projects
• Work closely with Technical Team members in other locations and provide guidance / escalation support to junior team members
• Supporting the IQ-EQ business by challenging and suggesting ways that the Company can improve and develop profitability

Person Specification

• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Technical research skills / mind-set
• Excellent organisational, prioritisation and interpersonal skills
• A strong ‘Can Do’ attitude and ability to lead by example
• The ability to cope with multiple tasks and quality work under tight deadlines
• Strong ownership of tasks and sense of teamwork

The technical team is an independent team of experts within IQ-EQ providing technical and regulatory assistance / advice to global client services teams, sales and implementation teams, and global clients within the Funds & Institutional segment.

The core part of technical team work is focused on 3 key areas:

1) Technical Advisory (technical accounting and PE/RE industry / regulatory related queries, technical support to sales and implementation team for new clients etc) ;

2) Technical Reviews (technical / quality reviews of financials, key accounting policies and other complex deliverables); and

3) Technical Updates (monitoring latest accounting, industry and regulatory updates. Issuing technical alerts for internal teams and clients. Delivering technical presentations and other specific training modules for accounting teams).

To facilitate the delivery of the 3 key areas effectively to the stakeholders, a technical team member will be at the forefront of the private equity and real estate fund industry developments, including but not limited to financial reporting.

As a team leader, you will need to resolve technical accounting queries raised by the Client Services (CS) team and clients in a timely manner, provide technical support to sales and implementation team for prospective and/or new clients

You will responsible for performing reviews on the working papers, financial statements and other complex client deliverables (including quality reviews), to help shape and ensure product quality control of the CS output. Whilst main focus is on IFRS and US GAAP, there are opportunities to develop experience in other GAAPs e.g. UK GAAP, Lux GAAP, Monitor latest accounting/ legislative changes impacting our clients and draft technical updates for accounting / legislative changes accordingly for release internally to CS teams as well as externally to global clients.

You also need to develop and deliver (quarterly) Technical presentations to update CS teams on accounting and PE industry developments. Maintain in-house library of technical journals, articles and documentation relating to accounting issues for CS team members to access, Identify control weaknesses from reviews, discussions with internal audit, and recommend control procedures to reduce risk. 

Identify ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the group’s system and processes, Supporting the IQ-EQ business by challenging and suggesting ways that the Company can improve and develop profitability, also support development of new services and new business proposals through expert knowledge of internal procedures and industry practice, opportunities to work with senior management on operational and strategic projects, Manage / co-manage Technical Accountant based in Manila and work closely with Technical Team members in UK

• To provide high quality service deliverables to clients. You shall need to manage a team of accounting professionals and review their work to ensure accuracy and completeness

• Attend to accounting and business-related matters of client including liaison with client, regulatory authorities, auditors, tax agent, corporate secretary and banks

• Managing a portfolio of clients ensuring the smooth running of day to day relationship with clients and consistent delivery of client reporting/ information accurately and on time.

• Review and preparation of full set of accounts and statutory financial statements

• Handle quarterly GST returns, payment processing, payroll processing and CPF submission Participate in ad-hoc assignments/projects as and when required