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Your Role: 

As Senior Executive Vice President – Fund Accounting, you will operate in a dual-capacity leadership role, combining regional business ownership across APAC with global operations leadership spanning our Centers of Excellence in India and Manila.

You will be responsible for leading the APAC Hedge Fund business; driving performance, client outcomes, and strategic growth—while ensuring that this business is effectively enabled by a scalable, standardized, and high-performing global delivery model.

You will drive the execution of strategic initiatives through the engagement of key stakeholders across the business, running the end-to-end business with full accountability for the P&L. This requires strong collaboration with Sales, Operations, IT, the Transformation Office, and administrative functions.

 

Your Role: 

 

Strategic Leadership & Business Management

• Own and drive the strategic direction of the Hedge Fund line of business across APAC, with full P&L accountability

• Develop and translate long-term strategy into medium-term focused plans (2–4 years)

• Develop and maintain Hedge Fund KPIs, monitoring performance and implementing corrective actions as needed

• Monitor budgets across the full span of the APAC Hedge Fund business

• Maintain oversight of financial performance, cost discipline, and operational efficiency

• Ensure the Hedge Fund product suite remains leading edge through ongoing competitor analysis and market insight

• Define strategies that effectively leverage global COE capabilities to enhance service delivery and scalability

 

Global Operations & COE Leadership (India & Manila)

• Provide oversight of Citco’s global delivery hubs in India and Manila, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards

• Lead operations at scale, driving productivity, consistency, and quality across large, multi-location teams

• Identify and leverage AI opportunities that will influence strategies and Citco's competitive position in the APAC market

• Embed process standardization, optimization, and automation across the COE network

• Own and monitor service delivery performance (SLA, KPIs, MIS reporting) across Fund Accounting operations

• Ensure optimal resource allocation and workforce planning across global delivery locations

• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, operational excellence, and strong control frameworks

 

Client Coverage & Business Development

• Maintain and enhance existing client relationships across the APAC region

• Generate new business while ensuring seamless client integration and business continuity

• Cover the largest, most important and/or most complex clients, prospects, and accounts; interface with the C-Suite independently

• Build contacts across the APAC financial community and Hedge Fund industry

• Support strategic client efforts and lead RFP processes and client interactions

• Provide input into Hedge Fund-related communications, presentations, and marketing strategy, including thought leadership

 

Operations & Risk Management

• Ensure service levels are maintained for all funds within your remit

• Use appropriate monitoring systems to gauge the level of operational and reputational risk

• Ensure all internal risk management procedures are implemented and adhered to

• Manage change and develop risk mitigation plans

• Review administration agreements and service level agreements to ensure terms are reasonable and compliant

• Ensure all activities are conducted in adherence with relevant policies, procedures, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements

 

Leadership & People Management

• Set challenging yet realistic performance expectations for your management team, directly linked to CFS business strategy

• Direct short- and long-term department staffing needs and development at the overall function level

• Initiate strategies to develop internal talent and foster a collaborative, high-performance culture. Build a future-ready talent pipeline aligned with global operating model requirements

• Establish two-way communication channels to convey business strategies, decisions, and plans in a manner that engages people

• Promote client service and results-driven culture across the APAC Hedge Fund team

• Build reciprocal, interdependent relationships and operational alliances across the business (CFS Ops / IT / Sales / Transformation Office)

• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with senior firm and function management globally

 

Reporting & Governance

• Provide timely, accurate, and relevant reports to the Global Head of Hedge Funds and CFS Management Team

• Participate as a member of senior management in initiatives to evolve CFS products and maintain Citco's pre-eminent market position

• Manage additional departments as necessary for the successful running of the APAC office or function

About You:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field
• Minimum 15 years' experience managing senior staff within the financial services industry

• Proven track record in senior leadership roles spanning both business ownership and large-scale operations management

• Broad and deep knowledge of the Hedge Fund industry, products and operational delivery models

• Demonstrated ability to grow revenues year over year and manage controllable margins
• Exposure to systems implementations and workflow process initiatives is a distinct advantage

• Experience leading large, globally distributed teams and operating environments

• Strong understanding of the APAC financial landscape and regulatory environment

 

Core Skills & Behaviors You’ll Bring: 

Building Future Readiness – Demonstrates resilience by adapting well to change and is committed to improving knowledge and skills for the future.  

Delivering Client Excellence – Partners with internal and external clients to understand needs, develop solutions and deliver an excellent client experience. 

Problem Solving & Decision Making – Resolves issues by analyzing data, developing practical solutions, and makes informed decisions while taking responsibility for outcomes. 

Building Relationships – Builds trusted relationships in an inclusive way. Positively influences outcomes while strengthening working relationships.  

Emotional Intelligence – Demonstrates self-awareness in identifying emotions, understanding triggers, and choosing appropriate behavior for the circumstance. Recognizes when biases may be impacting decisions. Seeks to understand and empathizes with others’ emotions and perspectives. 

Managing Risk – Commits to protecting Citco by being aware of internal and external risks, thinking ahead to understand how those risks could affect people, processes or outcomes. Takes proactive steps using sound judgement to support safe and effective decision making. Values and promotes a strong risk culture. 

 

Leadership Skills & Behaviors You’ll Bring: 

Strategic Thinking – Develops forward-looking strategies for growth by identifying market trends and transformation opportunities.  Drives innovation by challenging conventions, fostering creativity, and translating insights into impactful strategies that position Citco for sustainable success. 

Distributing Leadership – Lets go of control and decision-making power to create space and opportunity for others to take on responsibility. Selects the right people and creates a supportive environment for leadership growth. Creates a culture where influence is valued over authority, with a strong emphasis on diverse experience.  

People Experience – Shapes exceptional people experiences through empathetic leadership, creating a culture where people feel valued by building a people first, high performing culture through coaching, care and development – enabling individual success and driving business growth.