- High-impact role shaping fund accounting framework
- Work closely with senior stakeholders and external partners
- Drive automation, transparency, and operational excellence
This organisation is a large and sophisticated investment institution with a strong focus on operational excellence and delivering high-quality financial outcomes. With a complex investment portfolio spanning public and private markets, the business is committed to maintaining best practice standards across its investment operations function.
Role Overview
Reporting into senior leadership within Investment Operations, this role is responsible for strengthening fund accounting framework across portfolio accounting processes and custodian service delivery. You will work cross-functionally with internal teams, external custodians, and fund managers to ensure data accuracy, transparency, and compliance with regulatory standards.
Key responsibilities include:
• Establish and maintain framework for investment accounting instruction quality
• Oversee reconciliation processes and resolve cash vs accounting breaks
• Implement workflow tools to support accounting instruction validation and oversight
• Develop and maintain centralised repositories for accounting instructions
• Monitor custodian performance, service delivery, and data quality
• Deliver reporting and insights on governance KPIs and operational performance
• Build oversight capability across external fund managers
• Lead stakeholder training on governance frameworks and expectations
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices
• Drive process improvements, automation initiatives, and operational efficiencies
• Maintain robust documentation aligned with audit and risk standards
• Support implementation of systems to enhance crediting rate operations
Skills & Experience
• Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related discipline
• CA, CPA, or equivalent professional qualification
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in investment accounting, unit pricing, or investment operations
• Strong experience working with custodians or within financial institutions
• Proven ability to analyse complex financial data and perform reconciliations
• Experience designing and implementing governance, risk, and control frameworks
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Solid understanding of fund accounting, trade operations, or middle office functions
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Power BI and Power Automate advantageous)
• Ability to drive process improvements and challenge existing ways of working
What’s on Offer
People enjoy working in this team because of the collaborative environment, the opportunity to influence meaningful change, and the exposure to complex investment operations.
• Opportunity to build and shape a new governance capability
• High visibility role with senior stakeholder engagement
• Exposure to diverse asset classes including private markets
• Strong focus on innovation, automation, and continuous improvement
• Supportive and inclusive team culture
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance
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Melanie Risse at melanie.risse@profusiongroup.com
We are committed to providing a supportive culture and positively contributing towards creating diverse and inclusive workplaces for our candidates & clients. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply.
