Senior Manager at SANNE

Role summary:

We are seeking a Senior Manager, reporting to an Associate Director within the Alternative Asset Services of Sanne, covering financial reporting obligations to support the growing private debt and capital markets team, with a particular focus on the development and mentoring of the team members. Also, including working procedures and processes for the Cape Town office and the private debt team and providing the highest quality of customer service. Given the divisional responsibilities outlined below, the candidate will require to have significant experience and expertise.

Key responsibilities:

• Being part of the management team, having oversight across the whole COE department and contributing to the continued growth of this department, taking a leading/active role in the reporting and governance model;
• Joint responsibility for assisting in the development of the Private Debt and Capital Market Teams in Cape Town and for the day-to-day financial reporting and management of portfolios of clients across these teams;
• Assisting in the Management of specialised services teams on all aspects of financial reporting, including working directly with Sanne’s customers to ensure their structures are run efficiently in compliance with the relevant laws and contractual obligations, and being involved with the management team to strategically build the Debt business;
• Working with the management team and Directors to ensure the planning, coordination and completion of NAVs, Management Reporting and Statutory Reporting of the structures to ensure the team complies with all of its accounting and regulatory obligations;
• Ensuring quality control prior to the further review and approval of Sanne’s authorised persons including payments, calculations and transactions;
• Preparation and implementation of entity customer specific procedures in relation to the reporting requirements;
• Ensuring reporting complies with entity and statutory requirements including local law, relevant GAAP, including IFRS and other reporting principles;
• Development and maintenance of divisional and departmental policies and procedures;
• Ensuring that all day-to-day matters required to be completed are performed in a timely and satisfactory manner including monitoring tasks and delegating these across the relevant managers team; Support the implementation of new structures;
• Act as primary point of contact with auditors in respect of the planning and coordination of the audits;
• Be able to provide sound, quality, and technical guidance to clients; Assist with the training of junior staff;
• Perform other duties as necessary to support the strategic development of the client team including client meetings, new business pitches and new business proposals.

Requirements

Skills / experience:

Professional qualification – CA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent with:

• Ideally three - four years’ experience in a similar relevant capability in the finance industry;
• An understanding of regulatory and financial reporting regime and IFRS;
• Ability to motivate and influence a team, high managerial skills.