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Nanthini Balachandran
Assistant Manager, Accounting & Analytics (Fixed Income)
Nilai
Summary
Results‑driven Assistant Manager in Accounting & Analytics (Fixed Income) with extensive experience in fund accounting, investment reporting, and regulatory compliance within a large institutional investment environment. Strong track record in Fixed Income operations, including valuations, reconciliations, ECL assessment, audit coordination, and ensuring adherence to internal policies, IFRS/MFRS standards, and regulatory requirements. Recognized for accuracy, reliability, and effective leadership in managing accounting processes and cross‑department collaboration.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages
Work History
Fund Accounting Officer (Team Lead)
EPF
11.2022 - Current
- Review valuations and ensure accuracy of all records in the fund accounting system.
- Resolve Unknown GL Codes and ensure readiness for daily system interfacing.
- Review month‑end/quarterly accruals and related journal vouchers.
- Review monthly reconciliations of nominal value, book value, market value, and accrued interest with Custodian Bank.
- Review quarterly intercompany balance confirmations (EPF vs Subsidiaries/Associates).
- Review third‑party records and ensure accurate reconciliations.
- Prepare and review annual Expected Credit Loss (ECL) reports.
- Prepare and review Fair Valuation for Failed SPPI Private Debt Funds and ensure accurate updates in the system.
- Prepare and review financial disclosures to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with reporting requirements.
- Review and approve audit confirmation letters for Custodian Banks, Financial Institutions, and Borrowers.
- Review monthly hedge accounting calculations to ensure accuracy of hedge effectiveness and related accounting entries.
- Review Hedging Reports for Finance and Treasury Department on a quarterly basis.
- Review OCI Reserve movements for Fixed Income instruments on a monthly basis.
- Support preparation of disclosures aligned with MFRS 7, MFRS 9, and MFRS 124.
Regulatory Compliance Officer
EPF
03.2022 - 11.2022
- Ensure Investments made are in accordance with the regulations issued by the relevant domestic and international regulatory and/or authority’s bodies.
- To ensure quality, accuracy and appropriateness of any regulatory compliance submissions to local regulatory authorities.
- To update and maintain regulatory database which consist of all local regulatory requirements for domestic and global investments including research/analysis keeping up to date on market/ regulatory changes/ requirements.
- Ensure the due diligence/know your client requests from the counterparties are attended and addressed appropriately and in timely manner.
Management Compliance Officer
EPF
08.2019 - 03.2022
- Ensuring the organization complies with the internal investment guidelines.
- Ensuring non-compliance are issued to Portfolio managers in a timely manner.
- Ensuring any changes to the investment guidelines are updated in the Charles River system.
- Assist in the preparation of statistics and analysis of compliance.
- Actively follow up with the relevant Committees e.g., Investment Panel, Investment Panel & Risk Committee, to ensure that any required changes have been implemented and policies and procedures are updated.
Fund Accounting Officer
EPF
12.2017 - 08.2019
- Responsible for all accounting and reconciliations related to capital market domestic and global investments.
- Review account balances per reports to account balances per ledgers and resolve discrepancies.
- Assisted in preparing journal vouchers and post verification of the vouchers upon posting in the accounting system.
- Assisted in the preparation of the Annual financial statements.
- Assist in quarterly held audit queries.
Trade Clearing & Settlement Officer
EPF
06.2015 - 12.2017
- Ensuring timely settlement for over 20 countries via Euroclear & Clearstream.
- Ensuring trade executions are in line with the company’s internal guidelines.
- Ensuring breaches of internal guidelines are reported in a timely manner to the higher management.
- Ensuring the company’s security data reconciles with custody’s book.
- Ensuring cash balances are provided to the Portfolio managers.
- Interacted with trading desk, custodians and investment managers to verify and confirm trades.
- Ensuring funds are transferred to custody accounts for investment purpose.
External Audit Trainee
SJ GRANT THORNTON
03.2013 - 08.2015
- Examine management accounts to verify journal and ledger entries.
- Planning of audit engagements through the Voyager software.
- Inspect cash in bank and hand, overheads, receivables and payables and cancelled cheques to confirm records are accurate.
- To inspect the account books of a company for analysing the transactions and efficiency of the accounting procedures.
Accounts Payable Specialist
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES
09.2013 - 06.2015
- Dealing with Asia Pacific region countries for invoice processing and coding.
- Verify and match invoices to their respective Purchase Request, Purchase Orders and Goods Received Note.
- Responsible to liaise with internal employees/Procurement/Supply Chain/Vendor to obtain the necessary information’s like Purchase Orders and Cost Centres before processing an invoice.
- To code invoices to their respective GL Account and Cost Centres before submitting for approval to Product Service Line Manager.
- Post accruals on month end closing.
- To ensure processing of invoices meets the work method/practice of the company and country.
Education
Bachelor of Degree - Accounting
Multimedia University
Cyberjaya, Malaysia01-2014
Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Power Point
- Microsoft Word
- VBA Macro
- Power BI
- Customer focused and service-oriented
- Tactful communicator
- Open to constructive feedbacks or ideas
- Able to work effectively under pressure
Certification
ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (Ongoing)
Interests
Food Hunting
Listening to musics
Timeline
ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (Ongoing)
12-2025
Fund Accounting Officer (Team Lead)
EPF
11.2022 - Current
Regulatory Compliance Officer
EPF
03.2022 - 11.2022
Management Compliance Officer
EPF
08.2019 - 03.2022
Fund Accounting Officer
EPF
12.2017 - 08.2019
Trade Clearing & Settlement Officer
EPF
06.2015 - 12.2017
Accounts Payable Specialist
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES
09.2013 - 06.2015
External Audit Trainee
SJ GRANT THORNTON
03.2013 - 08.2015
Bachelor of Degree - Accounting
Multimedia University