Supervisor

Conova Pty Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Conova Pty Ltd in Cape Town is seeking an experienced fund accountant to check and supervise NAV tasks, and, when required, perform these tasks. The role includes producing financial statements for allocated portfolios in accordance with relevant accounting standards.

Responsibilities include overseeing payments and valuations, fund accounting, financial reporting, team supervision, risk management, and client communications to ensure accuracy, compliance and timely deliverables.

Qualifications

• Strong IFRS/UK GAAP accounting knowledge.
• 5+ years investment fund administration experience.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Time management and project coordination skills.
• Attention to detail and pro-active approach.

Responsibilities

• Review and sign off on payments and valuations as required, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Supervise fund accounting, cash management, reconciliations, and quarterly financial reporting.
• Prepare and review financial statements and regulatory reporting within deadlines.
• Coach and develop team members and coordinate workload.
• Identify process gaps, mitigate risks, and implement corrective actions.
• Resolve accounting, system and client queries and escalate when necessary.
• Manage investor registers and respond to client communications in a timely manner.
• Coordinate audits and client deliverables to meet required timelines.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent numeracy

Good communicator

Education

CA (SA)

Articles completed/trainee

Job description

About our Client

Our client is a global professional services business specialising in fund, corporate, private client and institutional services. They support clients with areas such as fund administration, accounting, financial reporting, governance and regulatory compliance across multiple international jurisdictions.

About the Role

The primary function of this role is to check and supervise the tasks required to successfully complete a NAV. In certain circumstances, the successful candidate may also be required to perform these tasks. An additional function is to produce financial statements in accordance with the most relevant accounting standards for an allocated portfolio of clients.

Key responsibilities

• Payment & Valuation Oversight: Review and authorise payments and valuations as an A Signatory, ensuring accuracy, completeness and compliance with required instructions and controls.


• Fund Accounting & Administration: Supervise and, where required, perform investment transactions, cash management, reconciliations, trade and transaction processing, fee and accrual calculations, and quarterly financial reporting.


• Financial Reporting & Regulatory Compliance: Prepare and review financial statements, statutory returns, capital statements and other regulatory/client reporting within required deadlines.


• Team Supervision & Development: Coach, supervise and coordinate team members, including training new staff, allocating responsibilities and ensuring the team operates effectively.


• Process & Risk Management: Ensure policies, procedures and internal controls are followed; identify process gaps and high-risk areas, investigate errors and implement corrective actions.


• Query & Issue Resolution: Investigate and resolve accounting, system, client, auditor and custodian queries, escalating issues where necessary to minimise errors and client impact.


• Client & Investor Management: Manage client queries, maintain investor registers, coordinate investor communications and ensure timely and accurate responses.


• Audit & Client Deliverables: Project manage client audits, coordinate deliverables and ensure agreed timelines and requirements are met.


• Cash, Calls & Distributions: Oversee daily cash management, cash reconciliations, investment distributions, capital calls and related accounting entries and communications.


• Projects & Continuous Improvement: Participate in risk reduction, efficiency and process improvement projects, ensuring actions are implemented within agreed timelines.


• Operational Support: Provide cover for other teams and clients when required and assist with general administrative and reporting activities.

Requirements

• CA (SA).


• Completion of articles/trainee contract at an accounting/auditing firm.


• Good accounting and investment product knowledge.


• Minimum of 5 years investment fund administration or related experience (an advantage but not a prerequisite).


• Ability to produce work accurately, on time and sometimes under pressure.


• Good technical knowledge of accounting standards (IFRS/UK GAAP).


• Good communicator.


• Able to manage own time and projects.


• Excellent numeracy skills.


• Attention to detail and pro-active in nature.