Manager – Financial Reporting and Audit at Apex Group

Description

The primary responsibility for this position is to plan and manage the audit and AFS schedule for the Alternative Funds and Local Unit Trusts within Institutional Client Accounting. The individual will be required to manage and coordinate the output of the Financial Reporting and Audit team, review of Annual Financial Statements prepared by the team, assisting with queries from auditors, clients and Institutional Client Accounting, providing support to the Financial Reporting and Audit team, ensuring team is up to date in terms of Accounting standards, monitoring of the performance of the team and ensuring processes and timelines are followed and standards are adhered to.

Job specification  

• Deal Plan and manage the Financial Reporting and Audit team’s deliverables;
• Ensure the team is adequately resourced for the expected deliverables;
• Ensure that staff are adequately equipped and motivated to perform the expected work;
• Ensure that quality is being effectively monitored and delivered, to minimise overruns;
• Manage relationships with external auditors, internal suppliers and Client Relationship Managers;
• Review of financial statements and assist with audit queries.

Skills Required:

• An tertiary accounting qualification (minimum B.Com Accounting or equivalent, preferably coupled with a professional qualification
• such as CA or ACCA) together with a minimum of 5 years working experience in total, of which at least 3 years should be relevant
• industry experience within an audit environment.
• Management skills and experience;
• Previous experience in supervising and motivating staff;
• Previous experience in supervising and planning the output of a team;
• Previous experience in monitoring and ensuring quality of output;
• IT and Systems Skills and Knowledge:
• Advanced level experience in using Excel and MS Word;
• Proven competence and an aptitude for working with systems;
• Detailed understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards, specifically IFRS7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures,
• IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation and IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement and consolidations
• and detailed understanding of Lux Gaap;
• An understanding of funds and fee structures;
• Knowledge of the hedge fund industry and unit trusts;
• Previous experience in the preparation of financial statements;
• Previous experience in dealing with clients and auditors;
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal);
• Confident, enthusiastic and self-motivated;
• A track record of achievement.