Manager - Financial Reporting

IQ-EQ; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive remuneration

22 days annual leave

Health insurance and income protection

Flexible working arrangements

Training and development programs

Job summary

IQ-EQ is seeking a Manager, Financial Reporting in Cape Town to lead client relationships and oversee delivery teams ensuring timely, compliant financial reporting. You will coach staff, manage priorities, and perform technical reviews of Annual Financial Statements under IFRS and US GAAP for investment funds.

The role requires a CA (SA) with post-articles experience and strong judgement. We offer a competitive package, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• CA (SA) qualification with at least 2 years post-articles experience in a managerial role or 3 years post-articles experience if transitioning into a management position
• Strong technical expertise in IFRS and US GAAP, particularly within the investment funds industry
• Broad knowledge of IFRS standards across multiple jurisdictions enabling accurate and compliant financial reporting
• Apply sound accounting judgement and financial reporting knowledge to review, analyze, and resolve complex technical accounting matters
• Combine professional qualification, relevant post-articles experience, and strong technical accounting skills to effectively manage client engagements and financial reporting requirements

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage client relationships while overseeing delivery teams, ensuring deadlines are met and client/auditor expectations are managed
• Coach and support junior staff, foster a collaborative team environment, manage multiple priorities and drive high-quality service delivery
• Perform technical reviews of Annual Financial Statements (AFS) ensuring compliance with IFRS and US GAAP across funds, VAT, payroll and related practices
• Communicate effectively with clients, auditors, Directors and internal teams to deliver financial information and address technical queries
• Identify value-adding opportunities by researching solutions and improving clients’ systems and processes

Skills

Leadership

Client relationship management

Financial reporting

Education

CA (SA) qualification

Job description

About IQEQWe’re a leading Investor Services group offering end-to-end services in administration, accounting, reporting, regulatory and compliance needs of the investment sector worldwide. We employ a global workforce of 6,500+ people across 24 jurisdictions and have assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$857 billion. We work with 13 of the world’s top-15 private equity firms.

Company DescriptionWe’re a leading Investor Services group offering end-to-end services in administration, accounting, reporting, regulatory and compliance needs of the investment sector worldwide. We employ a global workforce of 6,500+ people across 24 jurisdictions and have assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$857 billion. We work with 13 of the world’s top-15 private equity firms. Our services are underpinned by a Group-wide commitment to ESG and best-in-class technology including a global data platform and innovative proprietary tools supported by in-house experts. Above all, what makes us different is our people.Operating as trusted partners to our clients,we deliver intelligent solutions through a combination of technical expertise and strong relationships based on deep client understanding. We’re driven by our Group purpose, to power people and possibilities.

Job DescriptionAs a Manager, Financial Reporting, you'll serve as the primary client relationship lead, overseeing the delivery of high-quality financial reporting services while ensuring compliance, stakeholder satisfaction, and continuous process improvement.

What You’ll Do

• You'll lead and manage client relationships while overseeing delivery teams, ensuring deadlines are met, client and auditor expectations are managed, and issues identified during reviews are escalated to Directors in a timely manner
• You'll coach and support junior staff, foster a collaborative team environment, manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, and drive high-quality service delivery
• You'll perform technical reviews of Annual Financial Statements (AFS), ensuring compliance with applicable reporting frameworks and applying strong knowledge of IFRS, US GAAP, fund accounting, fund structures, VAT, payroll, and related accounting practices
• You'll communicate effectively with clients, auditors, Directors, and internal teams, delivering financial information, addressing technical queries, resolving audit comments, and providing clear, timely reporting
• You'll proactively identify opportunities to add value by researching solutions, improving clients’ systems and processes, enhancing financial management practices, taking ownership of requests, and maintaining a customer-focused, action-oriented, and detail-focused approach

What We Offer

• Comprehensiveremuneration: Motivating financial packages based upon market rates for your role and is proportionate to your qualifications, level of experiences and skills profile
• Annual leave: All our employees are entitled to 22days paid leave.
• Benefits such as health insurance and income protection.
• Flexible working: We recognise the value of working flexibly and are keen to ensure all employees enjoy an excellent work-life blend. As such, we are open to conversations with employees related to setting up flexible working arrangements
• Support and development: We will ensure you have the right training,toolsand development plan to grow and improve your skills every day

Qualifications

• You hold a CA (SA) qualification with at least 2 years of post-articles experience in a managerial role or 3 years of post-articles experience if transitioning into a management position
• You demonstrate strong technical expertise in IFRS and US GAAP, particularly within the investment funds industry
• You possess broad knowledge of IFRS standards across multiple jurisdictions, enabling accurate and compliant financial reporting
• You apply sound accounting judgment and financial reporting knowledge to review, analyze, and resolve complex technical accounting matters
• You combine professional qualification, relevant post-articles experience, and strong technical accounting skills to effectively manage client engagements and financial reporting requirements

Additional Information

Our commitment to you and the environmentSustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining long-term relationships with all our stakeholders – including our employees, clients, and local communities – while also reducing our impact on our natural environment. There is always more we can, and should do, to improve – whether in relation to our people, our clients, our planet, or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee. Our learning and development programmes and systems (including PowerU and MyCampus) enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers, while our hybrid working approach supports our employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to their colleagues. We want to empower our 6,500+ employees - from 94 nationalities, across 24 countries - to each achieve their potential. Through IQ-EQ Launchpad we support women managers launching their first fund, in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced. We’re committed to growing relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients’ sustainability and success lead to our sustainability and success. We’re emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.