Permanent Contract

Manager, Control Assurance, Fund Accounting M/F

Modified on 21/12/2023

  • Cyberjaya - Malaysia
  • Risk Management / Control
  • 2023-84471

Job description

The Control Assurance will act as an independent governance unit reporting directly to the Head of Department. It is a sole-contributor role but yet required strong stakeholder management skill to work with all parties to ensure full cooperation from the production teams.

Complément

Their primary role is to ensure the effectiveness of the controls adopted in FA department.
This includes, but not limited to, performing control testing to assess FA overall Design Effectiveness and Operational Effectiveness. Being the first line of defense, they will be the key contact points to partner with Business Unit Operational Risk and Resilience (“BUORR”) team in all matters related to operational risks, including but not limited to root cause analysis, deep dive process review, error analysis trending, etc.
This team will also be fronting the auditors in any internal and external audits.
Monthly MI and reporting is expected to ensure FA maintains a healthy operating environment by tracking FA’s set of Key Risk Indicators (“KRI”). This will includes exceptions identified during control testing and following through to closure. Process review and process improvement are also part of the mandate. They are also to ensure all processes are well documented in the Process Document, conduct regular and periodic review of the same, and ensure timely update whenever there are changes made.
In addition, Control Assurance also need to manage and implement a wide range of tasks, including suggestion for process improvements, ensuring team operates at acceptable competency level by governing the training and competency assessment framework. 

    • Starting date
    • 01/02/2024
    • Position with management
    • Yes
    • Minimum level of study
    • Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent
    • Training / Specialization
    • University Degree and/or relevant professional training.
      • Typically 5 -10 years of related experiences in Investment, Portfolio, Program/Project & Operational Management Experience.
      • Good knowledge about Fund Industry, products and Financial Markets in general. Good combination of technical knowledge on the market practise for transactions & market settlements (Custody), calculating Net Asset Value & preparing financial statements (FA) and fund capital movement & settlement timelines (TA).
      • Knowledge of accounting standards (IFRS and country specific accounting standards) would be an advantage.
      • Ability to identify control gaps and propose practical solution. 
      • Sufficient exposure to generic operational risk framework.
      • Strong risk mindset and well-disciplined to ensure adherence to governance.  Sound planning and organization, management skills. 
    • Minimum experience level
    • 6-10 years

  • CACEIS is the asset servicing banking group of Crédit Agricole and Santander dedicated to asset managers, insurance companies, pension funds, banks, private equity and real estate funds, brokers and corporate clients. Through offices across Europe, North and South America, and Asia, CACEIS offers a broad range of services covering execution, clearing, forex, securities lending, custody, depositary and fund administration, fund distribution support, middle office outsourcing, issuer services and transfer agent. With 7,000 employees and a large client base, CACEIS is a European leader in asset servicing and one of the major players worldwide By working every day in the interest of society, we are a group committed to diversity and inclusion. All our positions are open to people with disabilities.

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CACEIS

Manager, Control Assurance, Fund Accounting M/F

Published the 21/12/2023

Permanent Contract
  • Cyberjaya - Malaysia
  • Risk Management / Control
  • 2023-84471

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