Manager - Accounting Services

Apex Group; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Manager to lead the financial reporting team in Cape Town. This role involves mentoring team members, ensuring compliance with financial reporting obligations, and delivering high-quality service to clients. The ideal candidate will possess a professional accounting qualification and have experience in the finance industry. Join a dynamic environment where your leadership can make a significant impact, and enjoy the freedom to innovate and drive change in financial services.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in accounting is essential.
• 3-4 years of experience in finance industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial reporting and client portfolios in Cape Town.
• Ensure compliance with local laws and reporting principles.
• Provide guidance and training to junior staff.

Skills

Management Skills

Financial Reporting

Regulatory Compliance

Team Motivation

Technical Guidance

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. This includes implementing procedures and processes for the Cape Town office and the private debt team while providing the highest quality of customer service. Given the divisional responsibilities outlined below, the candidate will require significant experience and expertise.

Key responsibilities:

1. Joint responsibility for assisting in the development of the teams in Cape Town and for the day-to-day financial reporting and management of portfolios of clients across these teams.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Ensuring quality control prior to the further review and approval of Apex's authorised persons including payments, calculations and transactions.
5. Preparation and implementation of entity customer specific procedures in relation to the reporting requirements.
6. Ensuring reporting complies with entity and statutory requirements including local law, relevant GAAP or IFRS and other reporting principles.
7. Development and maintenance of divisional and departmental policies and procedures, and support implementation of new structures.
8. 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.
9. Act as primary point of contact with auditors in respect of the planning and coordination of the audits.
10. Be able to provide sound, quality, and technical guidance to clients and assist with the training of junior staff.
11. 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:

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