Senior Fund Accountant – Asset Allocator (Cape Town)

CO_MGSAL Apex Fund Services South Africa Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Group seeks a Senior Fund Accountant – Asset Allocator in Cape Town to administer funds efficiently, set up checklists, and ensure adherence to standards. You will assist the Team Leader and support other teams with client reporting and ad-hoc processes.

You will mentor fund accountants, manage NAV inputs across systems, and contribute to process improvements while supporting month-end deliverables and client queries. Experience in asset management necessary.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience as a fund accountant.
• BCom or similar accounting, economics or investments background.
• Experience in Asset Management portfolio administration and pricing.
• Experience with investment products (Unit Trusts, Multi-Manager, Segregated, Regulation 28, Pension, Provident, Pooled Portfolios, ETF’s, etc.)
• Excellent IT and systems skills, with a good working knowledge of Invest One and MS Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Produce and distribute accurate valuation files.
• Update daily prices in Apex systems and verify them.
• Mentor and guide fund accountants and interns by reviewing valuations for accuracy.
• Understand NAV inputs and systems (Invest One, BEC, EMS, Creations, Expense Calculators, Reconciliations, etc.).
• Deliver under unforeseen circumstances outside standard hours (month-end, client queries, system issues).
• Review processes for improvements and automation and present recommendations.

Skills

Fund accounting

Asset management

MS Office

Education

BCom or similar

Tools

Invest One

Excel

Job description

Apex Group seeks a Senior Fund Accountant – Asset Allocator in Cape Town to administer funds efficiently, set up checklists, and ensure adherence to standards. You will assist the Team Leader and support other teams with client reporting and ad-hoc processes.

You will mentor fund accountants, manage NAV inputs across systems, and contribute to process improvements while supporting month-end deliverables and client queries. Experience in asset management necessary.