Accountant

ACCA Careers; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remuneration package aligned with role

Training and development opportunities

Exposure to global finance team

Job summary

Apex Group in South Africa is seeking an Assistant Finance Manager to join the Finance department. You will work with the European finance team and other regional teams, reporting to the local finance manager.

The role involves overseeing month-end close, invoicing, payables/receivables, cash flow, and group reporting. The position requires a degree in Accountancy or ACCA, 3+ years’ experience, and strong Excel/IT skills.

Qualifications

• University degree in Accountancy or ACCA qualification.
• Ability to work to and meet agreed deadlines.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Competence in Excel, general IT and accounting packages.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Experience in audit would be ideal, but not necessary.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the team, set goals and a plan to achieve these.
• Oversee month end process and timely submission of monthly management accounts for multiple entities.
• Oversee client invoicing, aged receivables and related matters.
• Oversee accounts payable and related payments.
• Oversee preparation and reconciliation of monthly accruals and prepayments.
• Oversee monthly bank reconciliations and cash flow analysis.
• Oversee monthly variance analysis against prior months and budgets.
• Oversee group reporting and capital adequacy reporting.
• Assist in monthly payroll and VAT returns.
• Assist with annual audits and liaise with auditors.

Skills

Deadline focus

Under pressure

Attention to detail

Excel / IT skills

Team collaboration

Education

University degree in Accountancy

ACCA qualification

Tools

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.

That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to super‑charge 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.

ASSISTANT FINANCE MANAGER

LOCATION: SOUTH AFRICA

DEPARTMENT: FINANCE

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: FULL TIME

Due to the continued expansion of the Apex Group, the finance department is actively seeking to recruit an Assistant Finance Manager to join the team. The assistant finance manager will be responsible for a number of entities within the group and will work within the European finance team but will also be communicating with other regional finance teams. The assistant finance manager will report to the finance manager locally.

ABOUT APEX

The Apex Group is a global financial services provider with over 13,000 staff across 100+ offices globally. We look to recruit bright, articulate and numerate employees who are not afraid of a challenge and are prepared to work hard and love what they do.

Every employee plays a part in making Apex who we are today and the more that we grow, the more important that becomes. Whatever your career path or specialism Apex provides a global platform to allow you to thrive.

JOB SPECIFICATION

• Overseeing the team, setting goals and objectives and a plan to achieve these
• Overseeing the month end process leading to the submission of accurate monthly management accounts in a timely manner for a number of entities
• Overseeing client invoicing, aged receivables and related matters
• Overseeing accounts payable and related payments
• Overseeing the preparation and reconciliation of monthly accruals and prepayments
• Overseeing the preparation of monthly bank reconciliations
• Preparation and oversight of cash flows and related analysis
• Preparation and oversight of monthly variance analysis against prior months and budgets
• Preparation and oversight of monthly and ad hoc group reporting
• Preparation and oversight of capital adequacy requirement reporting
• Preparation and assistance in the monthly payroll process
• Preparation and assistance in periodic VAT returns
• Preparation and oversight of financial statements
• Assisting with the annual audits and liaising with auditors
• Attend to any ad-hoc requests as they arise

SKILLS REQUIRED

• A University degree in Accountancy or ACCA qualification
• An ability to work to and meet agreed deadlines
• Ability to work under pressure
• Competence in Excel, general IT and accounting packages
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role
• Experience in audit would be ideal, but not necessary

WHAT YOU WILL GET IN RETURN

• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business;
• Working with a strong and dynamic finance team
• Remuneration package commensurate with skills and experience;
• Training and development opportunities.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.

We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.

For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) please visit https://www.apexgroup.com/corporate-social-responsibility/