Assistant Manager - Hedge Funds

Apex Group; Cape Town; Presencial; ZAR 600.000 - 850.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Apex Group in Cape Town is recruiting an Assistant Manager to oversee a team of Fund Accountants, ensuring accurate valuations, timely NAVs and client reporting. The role requires mentoring staff, coordinating with other departments and implementing process improvements.

The candidate should have a commerce degree or diploma with accounting background, 5+ years in fund accounting, and solid MS Excel skills to maintain high-quality output and client service.

Formación

• Commerce degree or diploma with Financial Accounting II.
• At least 5 years related experience.
• Proficient in MS Excel.
• Hedge fund industry knowledge.
• Necessary management and interpersonal skills to manage a team of fund accountants.
• Thorough knowledge of the fund valuation process and all elements thereof.
• A high level of attention to detail and accuracy in order to review valuations and ensure a high level of output quality.
• Effective time management skills to achieve deadlines.
• A high level of problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Plan and control team workload and workflow.
• Provide informal on-the-job training for team members.
• Liaise with other departments regarding issues affecting output of the supervisor's team.
• Ensure that Accounting and Valuations procedures are correctly followed by the team under supervision.
• Ensure Net Asset Value calculations are prepared timely and accurately.
• Review valuations up to final sign-off.
• Ensure valuation reports are sent to clients within deadlines.
• Resolve client queries promptly.
• Provide fund auditors with information and explanations as requested.
• Suggest and implement valuation procedure and process improvements; Ensure filing is kept up to date.
• Responsible for Fund Accounting; Pricing; NAV file verification; Cash and interest reconciliation; Reporting; 3rd Party validation; Calculation of income distribution and Management fee reporting on the AlusiFund.

Conocimientos

Commerce degree

Financial Accounting II

Experience (5+ years)

MS Excel

Hedge fund knowledge

Team management

Valuation knowledge

Attention to detail

Time management

Problem solving

Communication skills

Educación

Commerce degree or diploma

Financial Accounting II

Herramientas

MS Excel

Descripción del empleo

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

Description

TheAssistant Managerrole involves monitoring and controlling the service as delivered by their team of Senior Fund Accountants and Fund Accountants throughout the contract with the client, to ensure that:

• Identify the training and development needs of his/herteam;
• Mentor teammembers;
• Perform a thorough review of valuations up to final sign-offstage;
• Ensure service levels are maintained and
• Liaise with clients and assist with the implementation of new processes and procedures.

Job specification

The brief description outlined above will involve the following specific duties:The brief description outlined above will involve the following specific duties:

• Planning and controlling team workload andworkflow;
• Provide informal on the job training for teammembers;
• Liaise with the other departments in respect of issues affecting the output of the supervisor’steam;
• Ensure that Accounting and Valuations procedures are correctly followed by the team under theirsupervision;
• Ensure that Net Asset Value calculations are prepared in a timely, efficient and accuratemanner;
• Review valuations up to final sign-offstage;
• Ensure that valuation reports are sent to clients within agreeddeadlines;
• Resolve client queriestimeously;
• Provide fund auditors with required information and explanations asrequested;
• Suggest and implement valuation procedure and process improvements;Ensure that all filing for the section is kept up to date and is performed in a neat and orderly manner.
• Responsible for FundAccounting;
• Pricing;
• Manualexcel NAV file verification roll forward;
• Security position and pricereview;
• Cash and interestreconciliation;
• Reporting;
• 3rd Partyvalidation;
• Calculation of income distribution and
• Management fee reporting on theAlusiFund.

Skills Required** :**

• Commerce degree or diploma with at least Financial Accounting2;
• At least 5 years relatedexperience;
• Proficient in MSExcel;
• Hedge fund industry knowledge.
• Necessary management and interpersonal skills to manage a team of fundaccountants;
• Thorough knowledge of the fund valuation process and all elementsthereof;
• A high level of attention to detail and accuracy in order to review valuations and ensure a high level of quality in the output of the Accounting and Valuationsfunction;
• Effective time management skills to achievedeadlines;
• A high level of problem-solving skills and
• Exceptional communication skills.