Senior Financial Reporting Accountant (Private Equ

Executive Placements; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment advisory firm seeks a Senior Financial Reporting Accountant in Cape Town. You will ensure compliance and accuracy in financial reporting while managing fund accounting and investor engagement. Ideal candidates have strong analytical skills, relevant financial qualifications, and a passion for renewable energy initiatives across Africa. This role offers a highly competitive package.

Benefits

Highly Competitive Package

Qualifications

• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Natural leadership skills and ability to engage stakeholders.
• Passionate about improving universal energy access.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial leadership ensuring compliance and reporting accuracy.
• Prepare and review financial statements according to IFRS.
• Manage fund accounting including capital calls and NAV calculations.
• Ensure tax and regulatory compliance across various entities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving abilities

Leadership skills

Education

Relevant financial qualifications

Job description

SENIOR FINANCIAL REPORTING ACCOUNTANT (Private Equity) - Claremont / Newlands, Western Cape, SA

Highly Competitive Package on Offer!

Our Client, a leading global Private Equity Investment Advisory firm invested in sustainable infrastructure and climate finance across Africa is currently in search of hands-on, innovative, strategically minded and highly organised Senior Financial Reporting Accountant

to support the financial operations and reporting requirements of their expanding portfolio.

You have excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities accompanied by natural leadership skills and the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.

You are especially passionate about improving universal energy access, in particular across Sub-Saharan Africa, through the investing in decentralised renewable energy (DRE).

Main Purpose of the Role :

Play a key role in providing dedicated financial leadership to ensure robust compliance, reporting accuracy, and operational efficiency through the overseeing of financial reporting, controls, legal and tax compliance within their Mauritius's financial services framework, while supporting the financial performance of the group and its funds under management.

The role will involve direct engagement with investors, auditors, and regulatory bodies, as well as provide strategic financial leadership across the fund's portfolio.

Roles and Responsibilities :

Assistance with all aspects of financial reporting, control and tax compliance.

Prepare and review annual financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Preparation and / or review quarterly management accounts for group companies.

Preparation and / or review of various deliverables required for quarterly reporting to investors and responding to investor queries.

Prepare audit information and manage the audit process of the various entities within the deadlines which include various Fund entities.

Ensure compliance from a finance perspective with the various legal agreements which include the LPA, Investor side letters, Advisory agreements and with the Financial Services Commission (FSC) regulations and other relevant Mauritian legislation (e.g., Securities Act

• , Financial Services Act
• ).

Manage fund accounting, including capital calls, distributions, performance reporting, and Net Asset Value (NAV) calculations.

Manage tax and regulatory compliance across various entities and jurisdictions.

Manage cash flow and liquidity across complex investment structures, including oversight of treasury functions.

Work closely with professional service providers including outsourced administrators, various auditors, outsourced accountants and other ad-ho