Founder Operations & Investor Support Associate (Cape Town)

ARVO; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base, bonus and carried interest

Job summary

ARVO, a founder-led international investment firm opening its Cape Town office, seeks an Associate to work with the founder and Finance Manager to keep the business running—from the diary and international travel to investor onboarding and the monthly payment run. Two thirds of the role is diary, travel and investor logistics; the balance is finance and company-secretarial support at preparation level.

You must have a BCom degree, be exact with numbers, discreet with confidential information,

Qualifications

• BCom degree completed; role includes bookkeeping.
• Proven excellence: strong academic results and leadership.
• Track record of getting things done (society, team, event).
• Exact with numbers and dates; very computer literate.
• Clear, warm, and precise writing; right to work in SA and UK overlap.
• Excellent time management and diary discipline.

Responsibilities

• Founder support: manage calendar across multiple time zones; schedule meetings end to end.
• Investor operations: onboarding, KYC/AML and CRM updates.
• Finance support: process invoices, reconcile statements, monthly payment run.
• Company records: maintain documents, track deadlines.

Skills

Exact with numbers

Clear writing

Discretion

Calm under pressure

Tech savvy

Calendar management

Education

BCom degree

Tools

Xero/Sage

Job description

ARVO, a founder-led international investment firm opening its Cape Town office, seeks an Associate to work with the founder and Finance Manager to keep the business running—from the diary and international travel to investor onboarding and the monthly payment run. Two thirds of the role is diary, travel and investor logistics; the balance is finance and company-secretarial support at preparation level.

You must have a BCom degree, be exact with numbers, discreet with confidential information,