Assistant Manager, Private Equity

theapexgroup; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Apex Group is seeking an experienced fund accounting professional to lead client relationships and deliver high-quality accounting, NAV, and financial reporting for fund clients in Toronto. You will drive process improvements, collaborate with internal teams, and ensure accurate monthly closes.

Ideal candidates have 5–8+ years in fund accounting, strong Excel automation skills, and familiarity with Paxus and Geneva.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years' experience in fund accounting or related field.
• Understanding of complex fund structures and fund accounting.
• Strong client service focus and commercial awareness.
• Prior experience with fund administrators or private funds.
• Ability to automate processes using Excel and fund systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent client service to fund administration clients.
• Lead client relationship management for funds clients.
• Prepare and review accounting entries and monthly close procedures.
• Manage NAV preparation and review process.
• Review and support production of Financial Statements.
• Support investor communications for clients.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients and internal teams.
• Automate and standardize processes to improve productivity and profitability.
• Work with Paxus, Geneva, Connect, and Investment Café systems.

Skills

Fund accounting

Client relationship mgmt

Leadership

Process automation

Financial statement review

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Tools

Paxus

Geneva

Investment Café

Connect

Excel

Job description

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world's largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.

Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.

That's why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply 'empower' you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.

Take the lead and we'll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

For our business, for clients, and for you

The Role & Key Responsibilities:

• Provide excellent client service
• Lead the client relationship management for fund administration clients
• Prepare and review accounting entries, monthly close procedures, support schedules, invoices, etc.
• Manage NAV preparation and review process
• Review and support production of Financial Statements
• Supporting investor communications for clients
• Assisting in the development of new & existing client relationships
• Optimizing service offerings, automate and standardize processes, increase productivity and profitability
• Fund accounting and investor reporting systems such as Paxus and Geneva and investor portals including Connect and Investment Café
• Ensuring adherence to documented procedures and policies
• Collaborating with other internal and external teams
• Ensure all deliverables are met on a timely and accurate basis
• Work on the integration of large fund administration mandates (as required)
• Working on ad hoc internal and global projects (as required)

Skills Required:

• Approximately 5-8+ years' experience
• An understanding of complex fund structures and fund accounting to act as subject matter expert to team
• A high degree of commercial awareness and client service focus
• Prior experience working at a Fund Administrator or with private funds
• Strong leadership skills and supervisory experience of other professionals
• Excellent organizational and communication skills and the ability to work on own initiative consistently producing accurate and timely work
• Good interpersonal skills to develop working relationships with colleagues, clients, other divisions and professional intermediaries
• A professional accounting qualification a plus
• Demonstrated ability to automate processes leveraging Excel and systems such as Paxus and Geneva
• Investor Services to US & investor KYC standards

We pride ourselves in our commitment to fostering a connected and inclusive culture, all our opportunities at Apex have four (4) days in office requirement.

Salary ranges from CAD $115,000.00 - CAD $130,000.00 plus additional discretionary yearly bonus based on corporate and individual's performance. Compensation within this range is dependent on individual's skills, experience and qualifications.