Senior Fund Accountant - Accounting Services

CO_SANFPL Apex Fund & Corporate Services SA (Pty) Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Group in Cape Town seeks a Senior Fund Accountant to oversee NAV preparation, financial statements, and client reporting. You will work under a Manager, developing junior staff and ensuring high-quality service to clients.

You will coordinate with managers and directors to meet regulatory and statutory obligations and contribute to continuous improvement of the fund administration function. The role requires a Commerce degree and CA(SA) eligibility.

Qualifications

• Commerce degree with eligible to register as CA(SA); no post article experience required.
• Proficient in MS Excel.
• Structural and detail orientated.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Ability to prioritise work and meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent communication and organisation skills.
• Motivated and driven.
• Fund related accounting experience will be an advantage.
• Private Debt, Capital Markets, Real Assets or Private Equity knowledge will be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Work with senior team to ensure planning, coordination and completion of NAVs, Management Reporting and Statutory Reporting for corporate entities.
• Mentor and supervise trainee fund accountants and fund accountants.
• Liaise with fund managers, brokers and custodians to resolve issues promptly.
• Ensure client duties are met in line with deadlines, compliance and reporting obligations.
• Assist external auditors to enable timely and efficient audits.
• Support ongoing development of the division and processes.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual NAVs; prepare management accounts and IPDs.
• Prepare annual statutory financial statements.

Skills

Commerce degree

CA(SA) eligible

MS Excel

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Communication & teamwork

Education

B.Com/Commerce degree

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 Senior Fund Accountant, reporting to a Manager within Apex, to have responsibility for the preparations of accurate portfolio valuations on a timely basis. You will typically be responsible for the preparation/overseeing of a number of client portfolios (underlying accounting, financial statements preparation, regulatory requirements), the development and mentoring of more junior team members and providing the highest quality of services to our customers.

Key responsibilities:

• Working with the assistant manager, manager and director to ensure the planning, coordination and completion of NAVs, Management Reporting and Statutory Reporting of corporate entities to ensure team complies with all of its accounting and regulatory obligations and requirements including listing requirements and client reporting.
• Assist with the Supervision and mentoring of a number of trainee fund accountants and fund accountants.
• Liaising with fund managers, brokers, and custodians to communicate information and resolve issues on a timely basis.
• Ensure that client responsibilities are managed effectively and to agreed client, best practice, regulatory and statutory deadlines.
• Assisting the external auditors to ensure the audit function is executed on a timely and efficient basis.
• Performing any additional responsibilities that may be required in the support of the on-going management and development of the division.
• Preparation of monthly, quarterly, annual NAV’s.
• Preparation of management accounts and IPD’s.
• Preparation of annual statutory financials statements.

Skills / Experience:

• Commerce degree with:
• Eligible to register as a CA(SA); no post article experience required.
• Proficient in MS Excel.
• Structural and detail orientated.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Ability to prioritise work and meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent communication and organisation skills.
• Motivated and driven.
• Fund related accounting experience will be an advantage.
• Private Debt, Capital Markets, Real Assets or Private Equity Knowledge will be a distinct advantage.

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.

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