Finance professional with 9+ years of experience across Investment Operations and Financial Planning & Analysis. Expertise in managing operations, reconciliation, overseeing front-to-back workflows, trade booking, settlement, and custody processes within investment funds. Proven track record in driving operational control, data integrity, and multi-asset reconciliation activities across multiple European and Asian markets while validating trade/cash bookings and data across Risk, P&L, and Treasury management systems. Adept at developing standardized SOPs, managing audits, and partnering with Risk, Compliance, Finance, and Front Office to mitigate operational risk. A collaborative leader skilled in providing second-level support for complex issues and mentoring team members on operational workflows to maximize capability and efficiency
• Operational Reconciliation management Cash & Post-Trade Oversight
• Regional Data Integrity between ABOR and IBOR
• Escalation, Second-Level Support for break resolutions
• Cross-Functional & Audit Alignment
• Process Optimization and UAT (From Eagle IBOR to Aladdin)
• Team Leadership & Mentorship
• Reporting to head of corporate finance and finance director
• Prepared annual budget, 5-year plan and forecast for Cyberjaya DC2 construction
• Cash flow projections and variance analysis, CAPEX and OPEX
• Manage financing related requirements, KYC, CP, CS and report liquidity
• Perform valuation analysis for new business opportunity
• Supported business expansion, tax incentives, grants and working capital management.
• Manage financial and statutory reporting submissions.
• Setting up business entity for (ITSM – Information Technology and Service Management business division) together with banking accounts and managing government related submissions across multiple regions (Germany, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Japan, India and Singapore)
• Fund management and administration (performance fee, management fee calculations)
• NAV validation (ICAP and ICGF funds to Bursa and MAS)
• Managed fund related Regulatory reporting and compliance, audit and tax.
• Investor Relations Reporting
• Perform team evaluation and KPI metrix
• Fund Accounting (Hong Kong Region)
• Responsible for a GP portfolio of 234 funds
• Client onboarding, and performing SOF checks
• Comply to IFRS/US GAAP Reporting Standards for fund reporting
• Performed Capital calls & Distribution, Waterfall calculations
• Developing and Training team.
• Reconciliation and validation of daily fund's Net Asset Value
• Performed client migration tasks (Australia) - client onboarding
• Financial statement preparation for audit and regulatory filings
• Reviewed and resolved aging break items and breaks over certain dollar threshold
• Tracked delivery timelines for assigned clients to enhance service reliability Collaborated with team manager on audit queries, client inquiries, and risk issues.
• Performed Monthly risk management reporting complying to Group SLA.
• Fund Accounting, NAV calculation & Validation (Hong Kong and Dublin Region)
• Responsible for end-to-end fund investment flows and ultimately for validation of daily fund's Net Asset Value
• Resolved accounting variances and estimated monthly closing accruals
• Performed balance sheet review (BSR) and report for fund closure, year-end process or upon client request.
• Coaching and Training new employees on daily tasks and company procedures.
Net-asset value preparation and validation
Private equity, Mutual Fund, Fixed Income Funds, Multi-Asset Funds
Trade lifecycle management
Financial Analysis & Variance Analysis
Client Onboarding & Relationship Management
Risk Management & Risk Reporting
Process Improvement & Operational Controls
Data Analysis & UAT
Teamwork and Collaboration
Professional
2025 - Completion and launching of Basis Bay Data Centre 2 in Cyberjaya
2024 - Obtained Malaysian Digital Status for Basis Bay Sustainable Solutions Sdn. Bhd.
- Liaised with bankers and lawyers to perform KYC account opening, met condition precedents and completed the 1st drawdown of total financing worth RM108mil.
2023 - Performed market-intelligence of the company’s IT and DC business segment and ensured data could be updated with latest market information on a regular basis to keep management up-to date with the latest business analysis which contributes to the decision-making process.
- Performed financial modelling for Basis Bay Data Centre 2 which has been approved by stakeholders.