Fund Accountant - SA CIS Fund Accounting

Apex Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Training and development opportunities

Global business environment

Job summary

Apex Group in Cape Town is seeking a Fund Accountant to manage daily valuations and fund administration within the CIS funds space. You will ensure accurate valuations, income distributions, and TER calculations, while maintaining documentation and quality standards.

The role requires 6–12 months in fund accounting, a BCom related degree, and familiarity with asset management products. You will work closely with clients and internal teams to resolve queries and support continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 6–12 months experience as a fund accountant or similar background.
• BCom or similar, accounting, economics or investments background.
• Asset management portfolio administration and pricing experience is preferred.
• Experience with investment products (including Unit Trusts, Multi-Manager, Segregated Portfolios, ETF’s) is an advantage.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office and IT packages (Excel).
• Good understanding and experience of back-office administration processes and accounting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to work independently to meet deadlines and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Generate and distribute daily valuation files.
• Handle income distribution and TER calculations for clients.
• Review processes for continuous improvement and automation opportunities.
• Manage daily fund valuation processes and QA checks.
• Communicate with clients and internal teams to resolve queries and audits.
• Participate in client and audit queries and ensure timely responses.

Skills

Fund accounting basics

Microsoft Excel

Communication skills

Independent worker

Team player

Portfolio administration

Invest One knowledge

Education

BCom in accounting/economics/investments

Tools

InvestOne

Decalog

Xceptor

MS Office

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

Fund Accountant –SA (CIS)Fund Accounting

Cape Town** **

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Description** **

Fund Accountant -SACISFund Accountingmustmanage to perform fund valuations within the Institutional Funds space. The Fund Accountant will be required to administer the funds efficiently, accurately and within daily deadlines as well as setting up and ensuring checklists and standards are adhered to.

Job specification****

Generation and distribution of daily valuation files.

• Responsibility for income distribution and TER calculations and providing them to clients timeously.

• Reviewing all processes to assess continuous improvement and automation opportunities and presenting recommendations to management.

• Responsible for all the daily processes that goes into the fund valuation.

• Communicating and responding to queries internally and from the client, working with the Senior and Team Leader in resolving such queries.

• Dealing with client queries and audit queries.

• Communicating and answering any queries on the funds from the team.

• Performing valuation quality assurance reviews and ensuring consistent quality of output.

Skills Required:

• Have minimum of 6-12 months experience as a fund accountant or a similar background.
• A BCom or similar, accounting, economics or investments background.

• Experience in Asset Management portfolio administration and pricing is preferred.

• Experience with investment products (including Unit Trusts, Multi-Manager, Segregated Portfolios, ETF’s, Pooled products) either locally or internationally an advantage.

• An excellent working knowledge of MS office & IT packages (particularly Excel);

• Knowledge of Invest One, Decalog and Xceptor an advantage.
• Good understanding, knowledge and experience of back-office administration processes and accounting.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Confident, enthusiastic and self-motivated.
• A track record of achievement; and

• To work independently in meeting deadlines and still work within a team environment track record of achievement.

** 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;

• Training and development opportunities.