AVP, Deal & Asset Finance - Private Markets

GIC is one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. With over 2,000 employees across 11 locations around the world, we invest in more than 40 countries globally across asset classes and businesses. Working at GIC gives you exposure to an extraordinary network of the world’s industry leaders. As a leading global long-term investor, we Work at the Point of Impact for Singapore’s financial future, and the communities we invest in worldwide.

GIC Global Investment Services (GIS)

GIS provides strategic investment services and financial management across GIC’s public and private market asset classes. Leveraging data and emerging technologies, the department drives the development and execution of business infrastructure plans while shaping scalable, agile, and resilient operating models that enable growth and deliver operational excellence.

GIS provides operational expertise spanning market settlements, transaction management and execution, investment data operations, portfolio finance, valuations, accounting, and tax services, as well as portfolio administration.

Investment Controllership

You will be part of a team with wide roles and responsibilities, covering governance and operations over the investment life cycle of private market investments, including execution of select pre-deal and post-deal due diligence as well as accounting and reporting.  You will work collaboratively with different parties to achieve the delivery of comprehensive investment services. This role will also provide you with opportunities to engage with various types of service providers that form the wider ecosystem of Investment Controllership'.

What impact can you make in this role?

You will be part of an integrated team that provides investment services across all public and private markets asset classes for GIC.

What will you do as AVP, Deal & Asset Finance?

The role offers the opportunity to work closely with deal teams in Brazil across Real Estate, Private Equity, and Infrastructure investments. The successful candidate will contribute to transaction execution, portfolio management, and investment analysis across a diverse range of assets. This position provides meaningful exposure to multi‑asset investment strategies and collaboration with experienced professionals across the firm’s global platform.

This role primarily focuses on the finance, accounting, and reporting aspects of deal cycles, along with the ongoing monitoring of investment structuring and valuation across the Americas private market investment teams. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with various internal and external stakeholders throughout the investment lifecycle. Additionally, the role involves supporting the Regional Team Lead in implementing various finance transformation initiatives. 

• Collaborate closely with the Investment Teams, Transaction Managers, Tax, Legal, Capital Markets Team, and external advisors to deliver finance expertise during investment, divestment, restructuring, and loan financing activities.
• Provide financial and operational inputs on holding structures, funding and cash repatriation mechanisms, as well as accounting / valuations considerations.
• Oversee the organization and maintenance of the investment holding platform, including corporate secretarial and financial reporting.
• Partner with operation team to fulfill all operating requirements, i.e. liaising with banks on funding guidelines.
• Manage financial due diligence and review findings, purchase price adjustments during investment, divestment, and restructuring.
• Monitor key financial controls for asset operations, including cash management and comprehensive reviews of investee financials, while coordinating with external auditors to ensure compliance and accuracy.

• Analyze surplus cash from investments and spearhead cash repatriation initiatives in collaboration with Investment Teams, Treasury, and investee companies.
• Conduct and evaluate market valuations for private investments in alignment with corporate policy, delivering actionable insights on market value fluctuations and returns analysis to inform strategic decision-making. 

• Work closely with the Americas Team Lead to conceptualize and execute finance improvement initiatives and advanced analytics, driving the Finance Transformation agenda forward.

What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role?

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accountancy or equivalent, ideally with CPA qualification.
• 5-8 years of relevant working experience, with at least 3-4 years of Audit or Transaction Advisory track record in public accounting (ideally with a Big 4 firm). Experience with an asset manager or private equity firm is preferred.
• Strong understanding of deal closing mechanism.
• An exceptional team player with proven interpersonal and analytical skills. Eager to learn and tackle new challenges in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• A driven self-starter with strong initiative; hands-on and adept at managing multiple tasks. Confident in engaging with various stakeholders and capable of working independently to achieve results.
• Ability to articulate and interpret complex investment structure and financial data to external partners is a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

• Fluency in Portuguese is preferred.

Work at the Point of Impact

We need to be forward-looking to attract the right people to help us become the Leading Global Long-term Investor. Join our ambitious, agile, and diverse teams - be empowered to push boundaries and pursue innovative ideas, share your views, and be heard. Be anchored on our PRIME Values: Prudence, Respect, Integrity, Merit and Excellence, which guides us in how we make our day-to-day decisions. We strive to inspire. To make an impact.

Flexibility at GIC

At GIC, our offices are vibrant hubs for ideation, professional growth, and interpersonal connection.  At the same time, we believe that flexibility allows us to do our best work and be our best selves.  Thus, our teams come into the office four days per week to harness the benefits of in-person collaboration but have the flexibility to choose which days they work from home and adjust this arrangement as situational needs arise.

We are an equal opportunity employer

As an employer, we passionately believe every individual brings with them unique diversity of thought and perspectives to meaningfully enrich perspectives of GIC teams to drive competitive performance. An inclusive environment yields exceptional contribution.

Compensation

Our compensation philosophy reflects several principles. We strive to provide a competitive compensation package to attract and retain talent globally. We pay for performance, and reward sustainable results.

Total pay for this position comprises base pay and bonus. The anticipated base salary range for this role is between $120,000 and $170,000.  Bonuses, which may form a meaningful proportion of the total pay package, are determined based on company and individual performance.