Junior Fund Accountant

TMF Group; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of administrative services is seeking an experienced Fund Accountant in South Africa. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in accounting and at least 2 years of experience in fund accounting for alternative funds. Responsibilities include assisting with audits and tax processes, preparing management accounts, and managing client relationships. Professional development opportunities and a career in an evolving market await the right candidate.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Flat hierarchies with direct contact to management

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in Fund accounting for Alternative Funds or SAICA/SAIPA articles.
• Knowledge of tax-efficient European fund structures and regulatory requirements is advantageous.
• Characteristics: accurate, self-motivated, and able to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist with tax and audit processes.
• Manage client product delivery and respond to client inquiries.
• Prepare quarterly management fee calculations and annual financial statements.

Skills

Fund accounting for Alternative Funds

IFRS knowledge

Investran or Yardi

Client relationship management

Deadline driven

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Job description

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About TMF Group

TMF Group is a leading provider of administrative services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world.

As we’re a global company with 11,000+ colleagues based in over 125 offices across 87 jurisdictions, we actively seek out people with the talent and potential to flourish at TMF Group, whatever their background, and offer job opportunities to the broadest spectrum of people. Once on board we nurture and promote talented individuals, making sure that senior positions are open to all.

Discover the Role

TMF Fund Services is an independent alternative fund administrator with over two decades of experience in providing an extensive range of services, coupled with a very personal approach. We combine our technology, expertise and global infrastructure to deliver a customized package of services to our clients. These include Fund Administration, Investor Services, Portfolio & Managed Account Services, Depositary and Corporate Services.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the manager with tax and audit processes
• Provide necessary information to auditors and tax accountants for completion of audits and tax returns within scheduled time frames
• Ownership of client product delivery, managing both internal and external timelines
• Preparation of accurate:
• Quarterly management fee calculations
• Management accounts
• Annual financial statements in accordance with applicable financial reporting framework
• Distribution calculations and distribution letters
• Capital call calculations and capital call letters
• Carried interest and waterfall calculations
• Equalization calculations
• Investor registers
• Payments
• Any other deliverables as agreed in administration agreement
• Manage relationships
• Provide exceptional client service experience
• Act as a client contact, with responsibility for responding to client questions and requests
• Interfacing and enhancing relationships with various stakeholders such valuations, treasury, investor relations, custodians, and management company teams among other.
• Read and understand various agreements, including the Service Level Agreements to determine how the provisions impacts the operations and reporting deliverables.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in accounting
• At least 2 years’ experience in Fund accounting for Alternative Funds (Private Equity, Real Estate, Private Debt) or completed SAICA/SAIPA articles
• Good knowledge of IFRS and ideally other GAAPs
• Knowledge of Investran and/or Yardi– this would be considered as advantage
• Familiarity with tax-efficient European fund structures and related investment vehicles and regulatory requirements – this would be considered as advantage
• Other characteristics: accurate, self-motivated and able to work both independently and as part of a team, deadline driven and able to maintain a portfolio of clients

What’s in it for you?

An exciting opportunity in an international company

Professional development opportunities as well as extensive individual further training opportunities, supported by our TMF Business Academy

A career within an ever evolving market

Flat hierarchies with direct contact to management and international exchange

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We’re looking forward to getting to know you!

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