Manager - Private Equity Fund Accounting

Apex Group Ltd (UK Branch); Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Group Ltd (UK Branch) in Johannesburg seeks an experienced PE Operations lead to oversee client onboarding, NAV production and regulatory reporting. You will coordinate with the Finance, Compliance and Legal teams to ensure accurate, timely results and strong client relationships.

The role requires a professional qualification (CA(SA)/SAIPA or equivalent) and ~5+ years in fund admin, IFRS, and supervising teams. A high-performance, results-driven mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification – CA(SA) / SAIPA / Equivalent.
• Ideally 5+ years’ experience in fund administration or related field.
• Strong IFRS knowledge and regulatory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide services to a complex book of Private Equity clients and onboarding.
• Manage NAVs and SLA deliverables with the management team.
• Ensure policies are followed and KPIs are met.
• Liaise with lawyers, auditors and tax advisors on fund matters.
• Lead and develop the PE Operations team and act as central client contact.

Skills

Leadership

Team Management

Client Servicing

Regulatory Knowledge

IFRS Knowledge

eFront Knowledge

Education

CA(SA) / SAIPA / Equivalent

Tools

eFront Knowledge

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

Key responsibilities

A. New clients

• Provide services to a complex book of Private Equity clients.
• Project management of new client, investor and investment onboarding.
• Act as central point of contact for the Private Equity Operations team for their allocated client base.
• Ensure policies and procedures are followed and checklists completed in a timely manner.

B. Technical guidance and support

• Assisting in the Management of specialised services teams on all aspects of financial reporting, including working directly with Apex customers to ensure their structures are run efficiently in compliance with the relevant laws and contractual obligations.
• Working with the management team and directors to ensure the planning, coordination and completion of NAVs and SLA deliverables.
• Ensuring quality control prior to the further review and approval of Apex authorised persons including payments, calculations and transactions.
• Preparation and implementation of entity customer specific procedures in relation to the reporting requirements and support the implementation of new structures;
• Ensuring reporting complies with entity and statutory requirements including local law, relevant GAAP or IFRS and other reporting principles.
• Provide technical guidance to client service teams where required.

C. Management of KPIs & Relationship Management

• Reinforce positively throughout the team the importance of meeting KPIs.
• Establish build and maintain strong working relationships with relevant internal functions;
• Cover for other managers within the team during periods of absence;
• Perform other duties to support the PE team as may be necessary from time to time;
• Ongoing feedback from all key stakeholders on ongoing tasks including CDD ops, Ops, compliance and client services;
• Keeping KPIs within the tolerance levels set by the business;
• Manage performance and development of direct reports and their teams;
• Obtain and enhance detailed client specific knowledge to assist in providing more holistic solutions and identify potential opportunities to deepen existing relationships;
• Review and provide comments on fund related documents e.g. LPA; Investment Agreements, etc.
• Identify and suggest solutions to operational issues;
• Liaise with lawyers, general partners, external auditors and tax advisors for fund related matters;
• Perform other duties as necessary to support the internal procedures and external strategic development in line with the scope of this role.

Skills / experience

• Professional qualification – CA(SA) / SAIPA / Equivalent
• Ideally 5+ years’ experience in a similar relevant capacity in the fund admin industry.
• An understanding of regulatory and financial reporting regime and IFRS.
• Ability to motivate and influence a team, high level of managerial skills
• eFront Knowledge will be beneficial

Disclaimer

Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.