Manager - Accounting Services

Apex Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Group in Johannesburg is seeking a Manager to lead financial reporting for the growing private debt and alternative assets teams and to mentor staff. You will implement procedures for the Johannesburg office and ensure top-quality client service across structures.

The role requires substantial experience in financial reporting, regulatory knowledge, and the ability to guide junior staff while coordinating NAVs and statutory reporting.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification - CA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent.
• Ideally three - four years' experience in a similar relevant capacity in the finance industry.
• An understanding of regulatory and financial reporting regime and IFRS.
• Ability to motivate and influence a team, high level of managerial skills.

Responsibilities

• Joint responsibility for assisting in developing the teams in Johannesburg and for day-to-day financial reporting and client portfolio management.
• Assist in the management of specialised services teams on all aspects of financial reporting and work with customers to ensure compliant structures.
• Coordinate NAVs, Management Reporting and Statutory Reporting to ensure accounting and regulatory obligations are met.
• Ensure quality control prior to review and approval of payments, calculations and transactions.
• Develop and implement entity-specific reporting procedures and policies.
• Ensure reporting complies with local law, GAAP or IFRS and other reporting principles.
• Develop and maintain divisional and departmental policies and support new structures.
• Ensure day-to-day tasks are completed timely; monitor and delegate across managers.
• Act as primary contact with auditors for planning and coordination of audits.
• Provide technical guidance to clients and assist in training junior staff.
• Participate in client meetings, pitches and proposals to support business growth.

Skills

CA/ACA/ACCA

Leadership

IFRS knowledge

Regulatory awareness

Education

Professional qualification - CA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent

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

Role summary:

We are seeking a Manager, reporting to an Associate Director within the Business Services division within Apex, covering financial reporting obligations to support the growing alternative assets team, with a particular focus on the development and mentoring of the team members. Also, including implementing procedures and processes for the Johannesburg office and the private debt team and providing the highest quality of customer service. Given the divisional responsibilities outlined below, the candidate will require to have significant experience and expertise.

Key responsibilities:

• Joint responsibility for assisting in the development the teams in Johannesburg and for the day-to-day financial reporting and management of portfolios of clients across these teams.
• Assisting in the Management of specialised services teams on all aspects of financial reporting, including working directly with Apex's customers to ensure their structures are run efficiently in compliance with the relevant laws and contractual obligations, and being involved with the management team to strategically build the business.
• Working with the management team and Directors to ensure the planning, coordination and completion of NAVs, Management Reporting and Statutory Reporting of the structures to ensure the team complies with all of its accounting and regulatory obligations.
• Ensuring quality control prior to the further review and approval of Apex's authorised persons including payments, calculations and transactions.
• Preparation and implementation of entity customer specific procedures in relation to the reporting requirements.
• Ensuring reporting complies with entity and statutory requirements including local law, relevant GAAP or IFRS and other reporting principles.
• Development and maintenance of divisional and departmental policies and procedures, and support implementation of new structures.
• Ensuring that all day-to-day matters required to be completed are performed in a timely and satisfactory manner including monitoring tasks and delegating these across the relevant managers team; Support the implementation of new structures.
• Act as primary point of contact with auditors in respect of the planning and coordination of the audits.
• Be able to provide sound, quality, and technical guidance to clients and assist with the training of junior staff.
• Perform other duties as necessary to support the strategic development of the client team including client meetings, new business pitches and new business proposals.

Skills / experience:

• Professional qualification - CA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent.
• Ideally three - four years' experience in a similar relevant capacity in the finance industry.
• An understanding of regulatory and financial reporting regime and IFRS.
• Ability to motivate and influence a team, high level of managerial skills.