Senior Accountant

CO_SANFPL Apex Fund & Corporate Services SA (Pty) Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,150,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Group is seeking a Finance Controller to join the Finance Division in Cape Town, reporting to a Senior Manager. The role focuses on accurate accounting of legal entities and cost review to ensure records' integrity and completeness.

CA/CIMA/CPA accreditation and at least two years post articles experience are preferred. Key responsibilities include month-end close oversight, audits, regulatory reporting, budgeting, and close collaboration with global finance teams.

Qualifications

• Two years post article experience
• Recognised accreditation (CA/CIMA/CPA)
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and concepts

Responsibilities

• Oversight of timely month end close for multiple legal entities
• Management of legal entity audits and timely submission of financial statements
• Oversight of production of statutory financial statements
• Oversight of timely production of regulatory reports and capital requirements
• Oversight of payment procedures ensuring proper cash management
• Management of the annual budget process
• Liaise with Head of Finance – Americas and Local MDs Finance reporting to boards
• Accounting support for billing and FP&A teams
• Stay current with IFRS developments impacting the firm
• Handle ad hoc requests as necessary

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

IFRS knowledge

US GAAP exposure

Stakeholder management

English communication

Education

CA/CIMA/CPA accreditation

Tools

Excel

Accounting systems

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

Position Controller – Finance CA(SA) Division Finance Location Cape Town, South Africa We are seeking a Controller, reporting to a Senior Manager within the Finance Division. Apex is seeking a Finance Controller to join the group finance team to fulfil the role as legal entity controller for the Americas. The role involves the accurate accounting of legal entities and detailed review of costs to ensure the accuracy, integrity and completeness of the accounting records. The ideal candidate should have at least two years of experience, as well as a recognised accreditation (CA, CIMA, CPA).

Key responsibilities

• Oversight of the timely month end close process for a number of legal entities, ensuring accounting is in line with group and company policies
• Management of a number of the legal entity audits and ensuring timely submission of financial statements before regulatory deadlines
• Oversight of the production of number of the statutory financial statements
• Oversight of the timely production of a number of the regulatory reports ensuring ongoing compliance with relevant regulatory capital requirements at all times
• Oversight of payment procedures of a number of legal entities ensuring appropriate cash management at all times
• Management of the annual budget process
• Liaise closely with the Head of Finance – Americas and Local Managing Directors Finance reporting to legal entity boards
• Accounting support for billing and FP&A teams
• Stay current and abreast of relevant IFRS developments that impact the firm
• Manage ad hoc requests as necessary

Skills / experience

• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Good understanding and well‑versed in accounting principles and concepts
• 0 - 2 years’ post article experience
• Proficient with Excel, accounting systems and general IT
• Conversant in IFRS and exposure to US GAAP
• Self‑motivated, proactive, resilient, and resourceful
• An ability to work to and meet agreed deadlines
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work on one’s own initiative
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, both verbal and written in English
• Confident and credible partnering with stakeholders and sponsors to high level and driving broader business engagement in change
• Preferable: Experience in audit would be ideal, but not necessary
• Interest in financial services e.g., fund administration, banking
• Creative thinker with aptitude for diagnosing problems/issues and proposing solutions
• Experience with accounting/financial control mechanisms
• Experience with US Tax

About Apex Group We are dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while fuelling the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the asset serving industry through our investment in innovation and talent.

Today, we set the pace in asset servicing and stand out for our unique single‑source solution and unified cross asset‑class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross‑jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long‑standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals. We’re a people‑powered business, and our people are full of ambition. Together, we’re inspired to lead the new era of data and tech enabled service. Bringing new products and services to market. Sharpening our client focus. Disrupting the market to exceed expectations. Innovating across a range of specialisms. With our focus on making a difference to our people, our planet and our society, you’ll experience more here than you would at most other companies.

Prepare to accelerate. We’re a people‑powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service‑led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. Positive change starts with you. We’re a people‑powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service‑led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. The journey is yours to own. When you stretch yourself, you grow. We want you to explore ways of working that will see you thrive as part of something bigger. We’ll help you with a solid structure, challenging projects, vibrant networks, supportive colleagues and approachable leaders. All the things you need to own your unique journey. Find out more about us