Assistant Manager - Capital Markets

Theapexgroup; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Group in Cape Town is seeking an experienced Assistant Manager to join the Capital Markets team, overseeing the administration and accounting of a portfolio of offshore clients. The role combines technical accounting expertise with leadership responsibilities.

You will mentor junior staff, coordinate regulatory obligations, and ensure timely management and statutory reporting while maintaining strong relationships with auditors and client directors.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in accounting and financial reporting for investment entities.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the administration and accounting for client portfolios with offshore entities.
• Coordinate regulatory obligations and client deliverables within tight deadlines.
• Prepare entity summaries and manage management reporting and statutory reporting.
• Liaise with auditors, client directors, and external partners.
• Mentor junior accountants and ensure compliance with policies.

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 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.

Assistant Manager - Capital Markets

Cape Town

Role summary:

We are seeking a highly experienced and proactive Assistant Manager to join Apex's Capital Markets team, to take responsibility for the administration and overseeing the accounting of a client portfolio. The role requires a motivated individual with strong technical expertise and leadership skills who can manage complex processes, provide mentorship to junior team members, and contribute to the strategic success of the department. The candidate will have direct responsibility for servicing a large portfolio of offshore based clients and will work closely with the management team and Client Directors.

Key responsibilities:

• Building a detailed understanding of client portfolios, entity specific requirements and applicable statutory regulations/requirements and act as a source of guidance to other team members; including all aspects of administration & overseeing the accounting aspects;
• Work with team manager, client directors and assistant client directors to ensure the planning, coordination and completion of all regulatory obligations and client agreed deliverables within strict deadlines for the portfolio of entities are met;
• Maintain and monitor diary notes and workflows; Prepare and maintain accurate entity summaries;
• Management Reporting and Statutory Reporting of corporate entities to ensure the team complies with all of its accounting and regulatory obligations and requirements including listing requirements and client reporting;
• Preparation and implementation of entity customer specific procedures in relation to the administration and reporting requirements;
• Act as point of contact with auditors in respect of the planning and coordination of audits and assisting with and running audits for clients;
• Ensuring reporting complies with entity and statutory requirements including local law, relevant GAAP or IFRS and other reporting principals and
• Ensure that client responsibilities are managed effectively
• Deal with the termination/exiting of funds or other corporate entities;
• To ensure service delivered meets company policy and/or service level agreement;
• Participate and provide support to all new business activities;
• Contribute to any relevant tasks arising out of on-going projects;
• Ensure that the client information is accurate at all times;
• Provide accurate and timely monthly reports of key management information to Management or as required;
• Manage and supervise a number of accountants and junior accountants and oversee and review team adherence to internal policies, controls and systems, including meeting any internal deadlines;
• Act as point of contact with client directors, assistant client directors and intermediaries such as auditors, bankers and investment managers as required;
• Establish, build and maintain strong relationships and networks with both internal, cross jurisdictional and external contacts;
• Build key relationships with client directors and assistant client directors in the sending location, ensuring the team responds swiftly to requests and manages expectations;
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