Assistant Manager - Capital Markets

Apex Group Ltd (UK Branch); Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Apex Group Ltd (UK Branch) in Cape Town is seeking an experienced Assistant Manager to oversee accounting and administration of a client portfolio within Capital Markets. The role requires leadership, technical expertise, and mentorship to junior staff, coordinating with Directors to support strategic success.

The position emphasizes regulatory compliance across IFRS/GAAP, audit coordination, and accurate management reporting, with a proactive, cross‑jurisdictional approach to drive efficiency

Qualifications

• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook) and knowledge of fund management regulations.
• Strong leadership with mentorship experience.
• Attention to deadlines and multitasking across jurisdictions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with audits and regulatory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Build understanding of client portfolios and entity requirements, guiding team members.
• Coordinate planning and completion of regulatory obligations and deliverables.
• Prepare entity summaries and maintain diary notes/workflows.
• Oversee management and statutory reporting for entities, ensuring IFRS/GAAP compliance.
• Assist auditors and coordinate audit activities for clients.
• Ensure service delivery meets policy and SLAs.
• Develop procedures for administration and reporting per client.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

AML awareness

Corporate governance

Job description

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;

• Contribute to the overall management of the team and business;

• Report any identified issues and risks, including legal/regulatory matters and client complaints, to senior management promptly;
• Ensure that all compliance and mandatory training is completed within required

• timescales; To act in accordance with all legal and regulatory requirements affecting the Company and ensuring that actions comply with both departmental procedures and this job description.

• Technical Proficiency: Advanced skills in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook), paired with a working knowledge of regulatory environments in fund management and company law. Familiarity with corporate governance and AML requirements is advantageous.

• Leadership Expertise: Motivated and driven Proven ability to mentor and guide teams, with a strong track record in managing projects and delivering exceptional results.

• Organizational Excellence: Exceptional multitasking abilities, attention to detail, problem solving and accuracy, ensuring efficient execution of responsibilities across jurisdictions. Ability to prioritize work and meet strict deadlines.

• Analytical Strength: Ability to source and interpret complex data from multiple channels to drive informed decision-making.

• Effective Communication: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills to engage with clients, team members, and stakeholders confidently and professionally.

• Team Collaboration: Skilled at working within cross-jurisdiction teams, fostering a cooperative and adaptable environment.

• Proactive Problem-Solving: A solution-oriented approach with the ability to implement process improvements and drive operational efficiency

• Industry Insight: Deep understanding of accounting and regulatory obligations and accounting frameworks (IFRS and GAAP), statutory regulations, corporate governance practices, and fiduciary.

What you will get in return:

• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business;

• Competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience;

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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 https://www.apexgroup.com/corporate-social-responsibility/