Settlements and Accounting Specialist

About the Clermont Group
The Clermont Group is an international business group with its headquarters in Singapore. Founded in 2006 by New Zealand-born entrepreneur Richard Chandler, Clermont operates across four sectors – healthcare, financial services, aerospace, and wealth management. These businesses employ over 9,000 people globally.

Rooted in excellence, innovation, and integrity, we bring together the art and science of building champion businesses, using our unique approach to create iconic companies that lead industry and shape culture.

Our operating companies include:

Hoan My: The largest healthcare group in Vietnam with a mission to provide affordable, high-quality healthcare to the people of Vietnam

SBFC: Our finance business in India, provides loans to small business owners and consumers through a network of more than 200 branches

magniX: Our U.S.-based aerospace business, produces the industry’s leading fully-integrated electric powertrains for helicopters and airplanes

For more information, please visit our website at www.clermont.com.

Role

We are looking for a fund accountant in a small team that provides trade, middle and back-office support to an investment fund/trading platform.

Attraction of the role

This is a unique opportunity to work within an international business group that believes creativity, business and good governance shape societies and build national prosperity. We believe the strength of our organisation is directly linked to the strength of our people, and we invest heavily to develop our team.

You will enjoy significant autonomy while working in a highly-supportive environment, giving unique opportunities to build your experience and skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide trade support to Head of Trading, ensuring smooth settlement of trades with brokers and custodians
• Deliver accurate and timely portfolio management reporting for the Capital team, including quarterly financials and P&L reporting on positions
• Manage daily cash, trade, and FX management, settlement and reconciliations. Own every transaction
• Support the preparation of monthly accounts, financial statements, and assist with coordination of audits
• Handle tax compliance, filings, and management fee allocations across jurisdictions
• Support KYC and onboarding of brokers, custodians, and other counterparties
• Review and approve payments, expenses, VAT and GST returns
• Maintain updates to the Capital Markets playbook and other documentation, as needed
• Lodge votes in a timely manner for proxy voting and AGM
• Perform other finance and operational tasks, as required
  
  Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or related field
• Professional accounting qualification (e.g. CA, CPA) is an advantage
• Familiarity with both public markets and private markets
• Strong knowledge of the trade lifecycle and solid understanding of settlement cycles
• Practical experience working with custodians, brokers, and fund administrators
• Good knowledge of accounting principles, financial and P&L reporting, and tax regulations. Hands-on experience preparing management accounts, financial statements, and coordinating audits
• Excellent analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills
• Possess big-picture strategy skills and in-the-trenches execution skills
• Work effectively with modest support and guidance
• Able to earn the trust of senior colleagues and stakeholders
• Maintains a polished demeanour, with strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Meticulous, cautious and unfazed by impossible standards
• Have an opinion, but know when restraint is appropriate