Ashmita Bissessur

• Monitor and execute purchase and sale orders for AAMIL Mauritius Fund and other clients, ensuring smooth settlement and reconciliation processes.
• Record all fund transactions accurately in accordance with reporting standards.
• Perform NAV calculations for AAMIL Mauritius Fund and support new fund set ups.

Fund Setup - Multi Fund License (in collaboration with external consultant)

• Supported the end to end set up of a new investment fund including operational, compliance, marketing and accounting elements.
• Drafted and refined materials such as fund brochures, NAV and budget templates alongside procedure manuals.
• Finalized client onboarding documentation, including fund agreements ad internal compliance projects.
• Participated in strategic sessions with internal teams on fund structure, investor onboarding and regulatory compliance.

• Handling a portfolio of 25 entities, which comprise premium clients of Mitco and report directly to the Senior Manager.
• Responsible for daily accounting and reporting on Viewpoint, and preparation of financial statements in compliance with accounting standards.
• Responsible for tax computation and filing of tax returns within the set deadline.
• Supervise junior accounting staff, review management accounts, and provide guidance on complex accounting issues.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with departments such as finance, operations, and audit to ensure the accuracy of the financial records.

• Handling the reporting of two Closed Ended Funds and their respective SPVs independently and gaining a good exposure on the accounting and financial statement preparation
• Preparation of monthly bank analysis for the Funds alongside the SPVs and review journal entries on FrontInvest
• Responsible for interco reconciliations and review Fixed Deposits, loan, accruals, prepayments and valuation schedules as required
• Preparation of quarterly management accounts for the Funds alongside the SPVs and prepare cost and fair value summary workings
• Responsible for the computation of quarterly NAV and preparation of the Capital Account Statements and the consolidation and Quarterly Investor Report packs
• Assist in capital calls and distribution operations, preparation of notices and attend to queries from investors
• Acting as a first point of contact for liaison with the client and the auditors
• Engaging with client regularly to resolve hiccups and delays on reporting to establish a good professional relationship with the client and to ensure high quality service delivery
• Responsible for audit exercise and assist in audit queries for all SPVs and the Funds
• Chair and prepare agenda for weekly client meetings
• Training and mentoring of senior and junior staffs on the reporting process
• Perform other duties to support the Manager and team as may be necessary and extend help to fellow colleagues in moment of crisis to meet internal deadlines
• Maintaining bank accounts, including bank account opening, transfers and liaising with the bank
• Maintain statutory registers
• Convene meetings of directors/shareholders, prepare Board papers and prepare minutes
• Other cognate duties including KPI monitoring, billing client entities amongst others

• Handling a portfolio of both domestic and offshore clients
• Input bank transactions and preparation of accounts on Viewpoint and Quickbook for GBC and AC companies
• Prepare audited financial statements and quarterly management accounts in accordance with IFRS and financial summary for AC companies
• Responsible for tax computations and filing of income tax return
• Prepare monthly payroll computation and filing of monthly CSG, TDS & PAYE return and quarterly APS returns on MNS
• Filing of financial accounts, financial summary & quarterly IMF surveys on ODCS platform within statutory deadline
• Review client and audit comments and support the process to ensure the completion of milestones and deadlines

• Ensure the completeness, accuracy and validity of all accounting records
• Book-keeping on Sage Pastel accounting software
• Manage petty cash fund and preparation of payment vouchers, bank transfers along with issuing of cheques
• Preparation and maintenance of general ledger, accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Preparation and filing of CSG, PAYE, VAT returns and goods received statement
• Attending audit queries and liaising with auditors
• Preparation of debtors list and ageing
• Issue management accounts on a monthly basis and assist the accountant in the preparation of the annual financial statements in accordance with accounting standards

• Debuted career as a Junior Accountant
• Developed both professionally and technically by gaining massive exposure on domestic entities
• Inputting data and prepare bank reconciliations
• Process sales and purchasing invoices on Xero
• Correct errors by posting adjusting journal entries
• Analyze General Ledger
• Prepare financial statements
• Compute corporate and personal taxes due and prepare tax returns
• APS, VAT, TDS, PAYE, NPS, Return of Employees and Annual Return of TDS filings
• Daily contact with client staff and other external parties, including MRA and ROC
• Incorporation of companies
• Updating the Registrar of Companies on annual returns and changes (appointment and removal of director and secretary)
• Change of company name