Robert Szyszko, F Fin, CPA

Group CFO / COO Australia, Vantage Point Asset Management

Australia

About

• As a Financial Professional with 25 years’ experience in financial services working for leading investment managers and investment banks, both in Australia and the UK, I bring strong experience and knowledge across operations and accounting. • Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA), with a Postgraduate qualification in Applied Finance and an undergraduate degree in Accounting and Finance. Key skills and core competencies • Experience in a wide range of products from the vanilla to the more complex exotic instruments. • Strong working knowledge of compliance regulations, for both investment funds and small & medium size businesses • Strong proven track record of coaching and developing staff • Board, Director & Stakeholder Reporting & Presentations • Board governance/company secretary • Financial Control - financials, budgeting, annual audits, tax compliance • Treasury – liquidity management & yield enhancements • Fund accounting / unit pricing / tax distributions • Back and middle office operations

Experience

  • Vantage Point Asset Management (Full-time · 1 yr 1 mo)
    • Group Chief Financial Officer
      Mar 2026 - Present · 4 mos

      Oversee group-wide financial strategy, capital allocation, and long term planning to support the operating business, growth initiatives, and cross border expansion beyond Singapore and Australia.

    • Chief Operating Officer - Australia
      Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

      Oversee end to end operational infrastructure—including transaction execution, operations, fund administration, compliance processes, and middle/back office functions—ensuring full alignment with Australian financial regulations and industry best practices

  • Chief Financial Officer at MSC Group
    Jan 2021 - May 2025 · 4 yrs 5 mos

    • Provide leadership, direction and management of MSC Groups finance team • Managing the groups financial forecasting, budgeting and audit and oversee the preparation of all financial reporting • Advising on long-term strategic business, capital management and financial planning

  • Fund and Compliance Manager at Merricks Capital
    Jan 2020 - Dec 2020 · 1 yr

    • Managing the accounting and operational requirements for all of the Merricks group of funds • Day to day regulatory compliance for the funds, ensuring statutory obligations and legal requirements under regulators both domestically and internationally

  • Financial Controller (Head of Finance and Compliance) at AE Capital
    Jun 2013 - Dec 2019 · 6 yrs 7 mos

    • Managing the firms reporting obligations, with responsibility for the preparation of the financial accounts. • Budgeting and cash-flow forecasting • Statutory taxation obligations (including Income Tax, FBT, BAS, and Payroll Tax) • Regulatory Compliance – day to day compliance, ensuring statutory obligations and legal requirements under regulators both domestically and internationally are completed timely and accurately • Treasury – managing liquidity and enhancing yield • Back / Middle office management – Managing collateral management, reconciliations, benchmark tracking, shadow fund accounting

  • Contractor at J.P. Morgan
    Nov 2012 - Apr 2013 · 6 mos

    6mth contract - Portfolio Analytics