Job Specification

• Define and document product specifications the requirements through collaborative stakeholder engagement.  This includes working with the business and IT to deliver solutions with a smooth transition through to the production environment.
• Ability to clearly communicate ideas to both technical stakeholders and business end users.
• Interpreting client and market requirements and translating these into viable solutions with tangible business benefits.
• Support development, testing during the build and test phases and deployment of solutions.
• Identify new opportunities for TA Product.

Skills Required

• Experience of 5+ years working as a product specialist/analyst or business analyst.
• Experience in the financial services industry is required, specifically in Transfer Agency.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a changing and challenging environment with a record of producing high quality business analysis or product specification documentation.
• Motivated self-starter who can work in a team environment.
• Excellent communication, listening and writing skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Be able to plan and track activities/tasks.
• Ability to work to complete work to schedule.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Be willing to travel (limited) if required to support project objectives.
• 3rd level Qualification.

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Job specification

• Performs Fund Accounting/Property Accounting related activities of Real Estate Funds/Properties.
• Performs Net Assets Value calculations and Financials of the Real Estate Funds / Properties for verity of client needs as well as different fund structures.
• Perform Management Accounts and various client reporting that include booking journal entries/accruals/adjustments and various fund level fee calculations.
• Perform and sign off Interim/Annual NAV packs/Financials for Real Estate Funds/Properties including the consolidated accounts/financials for SPVs and Properties.
• Perform Fund/Property/Lease set-up, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable related activities in accounting platform (Yardi).
• Verifies complex fund transactions, audit comments within scheduled timeframes and resolves exceptions on a timely basis.
• Ensure that you comply with all controls, checklists and general company policies.
• Collection/verification of relevant information for Fund/Property/Lease set-up and to facilitate the Net Assets Value calculation and preparation of NAV pack.
• Prepare Cash/Position/Market Value/Inter-company Reconciliations.
• Ensure all scheduled work is completed by agreed deadlines and flag any service delivery issues to Management as early as possible.
• Identify and implement process improvement techniques to improve the process efficiency and team productivity.
• Support in migration of Real Estate Funds from onshore location independently and ensure SLA targets are met.
• Support conversion of Real Estate Funds from other accounting applications to Yardi.
• Managing the client relationships for the Funds and individually handle the deliverable requirements on daily/weekly/monthly/Quarterly basis.
• Liaising with Onshore team, clients and Auditors on various requirements and ensure all supports are provided to the auditors to get the financials approved on the agreed timeline.
• Support operations on projects related to Automations / Work migrations / Conversions etc

Skills Required

• Experience working in Fund Accounting, Property Accounting, NAV calculation and Financial Statement preparation of Real Estate Funds.
• Experience in Transition of Real Estate Funds from onshore locations.
• Worked on on-boarding new clients and develop reporting templates for the clients
• Good Experience in handling the client relationships and should be good in written and oral communication.
• Good conceptual knowledge in accounting principles and financial statement preparation.
• Experience in handling audit requirements and ad hoc client requirements in Real Estate Fund accounting.
• Good experience working on Yardi Voyager, MS Office and Macro enabled workbooks.
• Relevant Experience – 0-4 years of experience preferably into Real Estate Fund Accounting and Property Accounting.
• Post graduate in Commerce, MBA Finance, CA/CMA/CFA

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Summary of the position

The successful applicant will be expected to be directly responsible for all the internal bookkeeping and accounting of certain selected offices/entities/services in South Africa. The Accounts Administrator will report directly to the Controller – Financial Accounting. The position involves the cashbook administration of all offices serviced from South Africa. In addition the individual may also be required to assist with certain accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, deal with intercompany transaction processing as well as journal processing beyond cashbook.

The incumbent would be expected to take control of the day to day duties in ensuring the various entity finance records are up to date, accurate and delivery of their duties is in line with Group requirements.  The role thus requires a direct interface with the other finance areas as well as business operations.

Outline of main duties and responsibilities

The Position will be expected to:

Bookkeeping:

• Responsible for the completion of primary bookkeeping functions, e.g. preparation and posting of cash book, journals, accounts receivable and accounts payable sub-ledgers etc;
• Responsible for the inter-company billing, invoice receipting and reconciliation of intercompany balances;
• Control and analysis of expenses and processing in the accounting system.

Management Accounts:

• Assisting Senior Financial Accountants with preparation of monthly general ledger reconciliations, including debtors, creditors, bank, VAT and inter-company accounts;
• Completion of VAT and other statutory returns;
• Maintaining the Fixed Asset register and standard recharge models;
• First level review of allocations and processes in recorded accounting entries;
• Preparation of standard monthly journal entries, including depreciation, accrual/prepayments, bad debt provision etc.
• Preparation of information for Management Accounting pack required by the group;
• Preparation of standard reports for Group Reporting;
• Assisting the Senior Financial Accountants and Financial Controllers with any ad hoc tasks that may be required.

Skills and experience required

The successful candidate will:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Accounting or Bookkeeping and a minimum of 5 years relevant experience;
• Excellent accounting and bookkeeping skills;
• Experience in all aspects of multi-currency, multi-company, and multi-jurisdictional accounting will be advantageous.

Knowledge of Accounting principles:

• Excellent computer skills, and in particular a good knowledge of: Microsoft Office (2010) including Excel, Word and Outlook email;
• Windows based accounting packages, including multi-currency;

 General Skills:

• The ability to communicate effectively with staff on all levels;
• The ability to prioritize and plan a challenging workload and to meet tight reporting deadlines;
• A systematic work method and attention to detail;
• The ability to work as a member of a team;
• The ability to think independently and have a hands-on mentality;
• Communication and Language Skills;
• Fluent English.

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Role summary:
We are seeking a Fund Accountant, reporting 
to a Manager within the Alternative Asset Services of 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) including the development and mentoring of more junior team members and providing the highest quality of customer services portfolio.

Key responsibilities:

• Working with the manager and Director to ensure the planning, coordination and completion of NAVs;
• Management Reporting and Statutory Reporting of corporate entities to ensure the team complies with all of its accounting and regulatory obligations and requirements including listing requirements and client reporting;
• Assist with the training and mentoring of a number of trainee 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;
• Management accounts and IPD’s; and Preparation of annual statutory financials statements.

Skills / experience:

• B.Com Accounting Degree
• Proficient in MS Excel; structural and detail orientated;
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills;
• Ability to prioritize work and meet strict deadlines;
• Excellent communication and organisation skills;
• Motivated and driven
• Minimum of 2 years fund related accounting experience;
• Private Equity and Direct Lending knowledge will be a distinct advantage
• Swedish language skills will be very advantageous

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Role summary:

We are seeking a Senior Administrator, reporting to a Senior Manager, to conduct and maintain appropriate investor identification and verification, take ownership of and process investor transactions and deal with investor queries; Test and review SARS reporting. This includes conducting and maintaining appropriate investor identification and verification screening mandated by the Apex KYC Procedures prior to the opening of a new account relationship and ensuring this is consistent with the Apex Fund Services SA AML Policy; and ensure all records are kept up to date. The incumbent must test, review and submit tax reporting as well as ensuring all transactions are processed timeously and accurately while dealing with any Fund Manager or Client queries.

Key responsibilities:

• Perform KYC screening on new investors by collecting all required documentation on the investor as required by the RMCP;
• Establishing contact with the responsible external person and communicate Apex requirements;
• Follow up on outstanding requirements;
• Confirm KYC sign off with internal Operational Teams;
• Update and produce status reports as required;
• Ensure that the necessary documentation and information pertaining to the investors are captured and maintained in line with document retention policies;
• Authorize transactions in administration system;
• Ensure service levels are maintained;
• Liaise with clients and assist with any queries from Fund Accounting, investors or fund managers;
• Ensure that all Investor transactions are processed in a timely and accurate manner;
• Maintenance of investor registers:
• Production and distribution of investor statements and investment certificates;
• Servicing ad hoc requests for information;
• Reconcile unitized portfolios to investor records;
• Provide creation/liquidation information monthly and distributing to fund managers;
• Review and test annual and bi-annual SARS reporting;
• Understand tax reporting within Hedge Funds;
• Prepare and distribute ad-hoc reports including quarterly risk reports, fund fact sheets, minimum disclosure documents and audit certificates;
• Establish excellent client relationships and provide high quality service and productivity;
• Ensure that internal and external queries are dealt with timeously and professionally;
• Liaise with internal departments for streamlined workflow;
• Resolve client queries timeously;
• Provide fund auditors with required information and explanations, as requested;
• Suggest and implement Investor Services procedures and process improvement.

Skills / experience:

• BCom Degree or related degree;
• 3 - 5 years experience;
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills;
• Structured and detail oriented;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills;
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail;
• Effective time-management skills to achieve deadlines;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Excellent organisational skills;
• Motivated and driven.

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Role summary:

We are seeking a Senior Administrator, reporting to a Senior Manager, to conduct and maintain appropriate investor identification and verification, take ownership of and process investor transactions and deal with investor queries; Test and review SARS reporting. This includes conducting and maintaining appropriate investor identification and verification screening mandated by the Apex KYC Procedures prior to the opening of a new account relationship and ensuring this is consistent with the Apex Fund Services SA AML Policy; and ensure all records are kept up to date. The incumbent must test, review and submit tax reporting as well as ensuring all transactions are processed timeously and accurately while dealing with any Fund Manager or Client queries.

Key responsibilities:

• Perform KYC screening on new investors by collecting all required documentation on the investor as required by the RMCP;
• Establishing contact with the responsible external person and communicate Apex requirements;
• Follow up on outstanding requirements;
• Confirm KYC sign off with internal Operational Teams;
• Update and produce status reports as required;
• Ensure that the necessary documentation and information pertaining to the investors are captured and maintained in line with document retention policies;
• Authorize transactions in administration system;
• Ensure service levels are maintained;
• Liaise with clients and assist with any queries from Fund Accounting, investors or fund managers;
• Ensure that all Investor transactions are processed in a timely and accurate manner;
• Maintenance of investor registers:
• Production and distribution of investor statements and investment certificates;
• Servicing ad hoc requests for information;
• Reconcile unitized portfolios to investor records;
• Provide creation/liquidation information monthly and distributing to fund managers;
• Review and test annual and bi-annual SARS reporting;
• Understand tax reporting within Hedge Funds;
• Prepare and distribute ad-hoc reports including quarterly risk reports, fund fact sheets, minimum disclosure documents and audit certificates;
• Establish excellent client relationships and provide high quality service and productivity;
• Ensure that internal and external queries are dealt with timeously and professionally;
• Liaise with internal departments for streamlined workflow;
• Resolve client queries timeously;
• Provide fund auditors with required information and explanations, as requested;
• Suggest and implement Investor Services procedures and process improvement.

Skills / experience:

• BCom Degree or related degree;
• 3 - 5 years experience;
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills;
• Structured and detail oriented;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills;
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail;
• Effective time-management skills to achieve deadlines;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Excellent organisational skills;
• Motivated and driven.

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Role summary:

We are seeking an Administrator, to provide administration and Company Secretarial services to a client portfolio under the direction of a Senior Administrator and Assistant Manager, ensuring all relevant statutory obligations are met. The role is client facing, with the Administrator required to act as the first point of contact for clients, intermediaries, C-Suite executives and other third parties. The role will require the Administrator to build an understanding of their client structures and the regulatory environment in which they operate. The role would be suited to an individual with an interest in developing their knowledge in the fields of Corporate Governance and Company Law.

Key responsibilities:

• Organization and attendance of board meetings;
• Drafting of minutes following board meetings;
• Ensure relevant filing deadlines are met;
• Maintain statutory records such as Register of Directors and Register of Members;
• Take responsibility for updating minute logs, director's attendance registers and action point logs;
• Ensure relevant actions following board meetings are completed on a quarterly basis;
• Develop a relationship with clients and understand their requirements;
• Develop a relationship with intermediaries that provide services to the client and understand their involvement in client structure;
• Preparation of payments and following through on their successful completion;
• Collation of Client Due Diligence (CDD) and developing an understanding of relevant Anti-Money Laundering (AML) requirements;
• Preparation of documentation for signature; 
• Ad-hoc administrative tasks as required.

Skills / experience:

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a professional environment, with a preference for financial services or law
• Experience in a highly deadline driven environment;
• Previous minute taking skills advantageous;
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (word, excel and outlook);
• A basic understanding of AML requirements;
• A working knowledge of Company Law and Corporate Governance advantageous;
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;
• Excellent organisational skills;
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy;
• Ability to obtain data from a number of sources and interpret accordingly; 
• Ability to work in a team environment, including with colleagues in other jurisdictions.

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Apex Group are looking for a candidate to join the Internal audit Team based in Cape Town, South Africa as an Associate reporting directly into the Senior Manager, Internal Audit in South Africa. This role will be suited to candidates that have internal auditing experience while being entry-level internal auditors, internal audit trainees, or those that have completed internal audit internships. The role will be suited to those who have a keen interest in expanding on their internal auditing skillset while wanting to become career internal auditors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Adhere to the Institute of internal Auditors (IIA) code of ethics and standards
• Assist in the execution of the internal audit plan
• Perform internal audits onsite or remotely as per the internal audit plan on a risk-based approach from planning to reporting stage, producing high quality work deliverables which includes relevant planning & testing documentation and provide draft reports for review by the Senior Manager,

Internal audit

• Support the Senior Manager, Internal Audit in the identification of control gaps, control inefficiencies, inadequate and / or ineffective controls and to propose value-add & fit for business purpose recommendations
• Any observations / findings should be clear and concise, presented and discussed with the Senior Manager, Internal audit in the first instance & agreed with all key contacts with all related

supporting documentation

• Delivery deadlines are to be managed and adhered to
• Regular progress updates to provided to the Lead Internal Auditor, Line Manager and / or Key contacts
• Perform follow-up internal audits
• Track implementation of recommendations made
• Ensure that agreed Individual objectives / KPIs are either met and / or exceeded
• Be proactive / responsible for own career development

Skills Required:

• Minimum of 2 to 3 years’ experience in an internal auditing role. Fund Administration / Finance industry experience is preferred
• An industry recognised internal audit and / or finance qualification would be advantageous
• Experience in performing internal audits which should include the performance and documenting of the following: planning, performing walkthroughs/understanding process, testing, and report writing while being proficient in Office 365
• Ability to work independently and within a team and be able to prioritize work deliverables, work on multiple assignments & be able to multitask and manage ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
• Drive positive change while having strong interpersonal, analytical thinking and problem solving skills at all levels across numerous jurisdictions
• Strong communication and engagement skills (both written and verbal)
• Good organisational skills and be able to deliver quality outputs with the ability to work independently and in a team and be able to reprioritise workload to suit changing business priorities and tight delivery timelines
• Ability to learn and understand key business processes, internal controls, and develop meaningful tests (where required) to determine whether controls are operating as required

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Job specification

• Performs Fund Accounting/Property Accounting related activities of Real Estate Funds/Properties.
• Performs Net Assets Value calculations and Financials of the Real Estate Funds / Properties for variety of client needs as well as different fund structures.
• Perform Management Accounts and various client reporting that include booking journal entries/accruals/adjustments and various fund level fee calculations.
• Perform and sign off Interim/Annual NAV packs/Financials for Real Estate Funds/Properties including the consolidated accounts/financials for SPVs and Properties.
• Perform Fund/Property/Lease set-up, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable related activities in accounting platform.
• Verifies complex fund transactions, audit comments within scheduled timeframes and resolves exceptions on a timely basis.
• Ensure that you comply with all controls, checklists and general company policies.
• Collection/verification of relevant information for Fund/Property/Lease set-up and to facilitate the Net Assets Value calculation and preparation of NAV pack.
• Prepare Cash/Position/Market Value/Inter-company Reconciliations.
• Ensure all scheduled work is completed by agreed deadlines and flag any service delivery issues to Management as early as possible.
• Identify and implement process improvement techniques to improve the process efficiency and team productivity.
• Support in migration of Real Estate Funds from onshore location independently and ensure SLA targets are met.
• Support conversion of Real Estate Funds from other accounting applications to Yardi.
• Managing the client relationships for the Funds and individually handle the deliverable requirements on daily/weekly/monthly/Quarterly basis.
• Liaising with Onshore team, clients and Auditors on various requirements and ensure all supports are provided to the auditors to get the financials approved on the agreed timeline.
• Support operations on projects related to Automations / Work migrations / Conversions etc.

Skills Required

• Experience working in Fund Accounting, Property Accounting, NAV calculation and Financial Statement preparation of Real Estate Funds.
• Experience in Transition of Real Estate Funds from onshore locations.
• Worked on on-boarding new clients and develop reporting templates for the clients
• Good Experience in handling the client relationships and should be good in written and oral communication.
• Good conceptual knowledge in accounting principles and financial statement preparation.
• Able to understand impact of changes in financial information/figures.
• Experience in handling audit requirements and ad hoc client requirements in Real Estate Fund accounting.
• Good experience working on Yardi Voyager, AccountView ,MS Office and Macro enabled workbooks.
• Relevant Experience, minimum 2 years of experience preferably into Real Estate Fund Accounting and Property Accounting.
• Accounting degree, Finance related degree , SAIPA

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Key purpose of job  

• To support cash collection activities for all Apex subsidiaries by ensuring regular communication  with clients in order to ensure bills are settled to terms. Working closely with Group Treasury to  ensure transparent reporting of key performance metrics (e.g. days-sales-outstanding), and   helping Group formulate collection phasing by entity based on historical performance.  

Credit Control  

• Contacting customers to follow up on outstanding payments based on various aged debtors reports from around the business.
• Monitoring outstanding payments and keeping track of customer correspondences, so that action can be taken on delinquent balances – in consultation with Group Treasury.
• Liaising with client-facing teams on long outstanding invoices to ensure aged invoices are re-issued to clients effectively and new invoices are distributed in a timely manner.
• Reconciling invoices sent to clients to invoices raised in the systems and payments received at bank to ensure aged receivables reflects the latest working capital position for the Group.
• Be instrumental in the creation of dashboards and summary reports demonstrating collections progress in various jurisdictions.  

Budget Responsibility  

• None;  

Individual Requirements  

• Challenging and probing for excellent results;
• Consults and communicates with stakeholders, using knowledge of the business to ensure that decisions are made in line with business objectives;
• Strong interpersonal skills, confidently and credibly representing Apex with a myriad of different clients;
• Excellent team working skills;  

Qualifications and Experience  

• Experience in debt collection- preferably a Credit control department and a large organisation.
• Good reconciliation and allocation skills.
• Must be highly organised with good verbal and writing skills. (firm and professional)
• Persistent and must be able to handle high volume of transactions.
• Good Microsoft Office skills particularly Excel (Sharepoint) and Outlook
• Experience with accounts packages (MS Navision desirable) bookkeeping, processing etc
• Attitude and Skills (Please indicate any essential attributes)  

Enables  

• Has inviting manner which encourages people to interact
• Team player and proven ability to support team members  

Delivers  

• Responds calmly to pressure
• Does what they say they are going to do  

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Key duties and responsibilities

• Completion of periodic reviews on an annual basis for Jersey entities across all product lines. This will include:
• Reviewing statutory records, board minutes, correspondence and other documents in entity files to ensure records are accurate and up to date;
• Checking adequacy of CDD held for all individuals and entities involved in the structure;
• Liaising with the client services teams to resolve specific queries identified during the review;
• Raising tasks on Console (risk management system) and following up with client service teams to ensure completion of remediation items on a timely basis;
• Liaison with the lead directors to obtain approval of the completed reviews and highlight any changes in risk to be reflected in the entity’s risk scorecard;
• Conduct face to face meetings with the client teams to resolve any remediation points noted during the periodic review;
• Liaise with Compliance on ad hoc regulatory projects;
• Assisting the wider Operations Teams with other projects / tasks as may be required from time-to-time to support the strategic development of the central team, such as assistance with entity and investor onboarding.

Qualification and Experience

• A professional qualification relevant to trust and company administration.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the finance industry.

Skills Required

• Excellent communication and organisation skills.
• An understanding of statutory laws and other related legal and regulatory requirements (e.g. anti-money laundering laws and regulations).
• Motivated and driven.

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Summary of the position

• The successful applicant will be responsible for the provision of company secretarial services and the administration of the corporate entities forming part of the South African business.

Outline of main duties and responsibilities

The successful applicant will be expected to:

• Support the business in the proper administration of corporate entities that form part of the business.

Specific functions will include:

• Maintenance of Company records in accordance with legislative, internal compliance and other statutory requirements;
• Maintenance of databases;
• Planning, co-ordinating and participation at board and committee meetings;
• Drafting of minutes, resolutions and general correspondence and arranging for signing of documents as required;
• Ensure any changes to companies are appropriately approved and lodged;
• Submission of annual returns; regulatory submissions and ad-hoc statutory requests;
• Managing key internal interfaces;
• Regular liaison with third parties including auditors and CIPC
• Building and maintaining sound stakeholder relationships;
• Keeping abreast with new developments/legislation pertaining to corporate entities including relevant tax legislation;
• Recording and communicating legislative changes;
• Providing advice to the board and management in relation to applicable legislative and other statutory requirements;
• Establishing systems and processes to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements;
• Maintaining company AML due diligence packs for client due diligence exercises.

Skills and experience required

The successful candidate will have:

• Have a minimum of 5 years’ recent experience in Corporate Secretarial services;
• Have suitable qualifications relevant to the duties and responsibilities listed above (a Legal degree and/or Corporate Secretarial qualification will be an advantage);
• An in depth knowledge of Corporate Law and Governance Codes;
• A working knowledge of GreatSoft / E-sec / Blueprint or similar Corporate Secretarial Software;
• Experience in company registration and lodgements via CIPC;
• A general understanding of the South African tax regime as it pertains to companies;
• A systematic work method, attention to detail, self-motivated and the ability to work independently;
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders, staff and management;
• The ability to prioritise and plan a challenging workload;
• Good computer skills, and in particular a good knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook email;

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Role summary:

We are seeking a Senior Fund Accountant to have responsibility for the preparations of accurate portfolio valuations on a timely basis. The successful candidate will typically be responsible for the preparation/overseeing of a number of client portfolios (underlying accounting, financial statements preparation, regulatory requirements), including the development and mentoring of more junior team members and providing the highest quality of customer service.

Key responsibilities:

• Working with the manager to ensure the planning, coordination and completion of NAVs and Management Reporting;
• Assist with the supervision and mentoring of junior team members;
• Liaising with fund managers and investors 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. 

Skills / experience:

• BCom Hons or BBusSci Degree with Financial Accounting;
• Unit Trust Pricing experience;
• 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;
• Minimum of 2 years fund related accounting experience.

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Role Summary:

The main functions of Market Data are Trade File Uploads, Security Master Data Integrity, Security Pricing, and maintaining a complete and up to date Corporate Actions listing in Paxus. We act as the main support group for the Accounting & Valuations (A&V) department. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting administrators with complex funds/tasks as well as creating/updating models in Excel and other systems.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensuring that trades and prices have been correctly processed into systems.
• Analyse Corporate Actions and ensuring that they are correctly processed.
• Reconciling prices and positions to Prime Brokers.
• Liaise with Prime Brokers/Fund Accountants regarding trade/price/corporate action issues.
• Assist teammates and offer advice/guidance to resolve their issues.
• Check teammates work to ensure quality control.
• Ensure that teammates meet their deadlines regarding tasks/funds.
• Offer training to staff.
• Set up models and templates in Excel.
• Creating routines for new Prime Brokers and edit/maintain expressions for amendments of file formats/structure by existing Prime Brokers.
• Testing new systems/upgrades.
• Taking on complex funds.
• Meet with Auditors/Clients to explain the intricacies of the department.
• Seek new methods to improve productivity/efficiency of the department.
• Undertake additional tasks/projects assigned by the Manager.

Skills / experience:

• A relevant tertiary qualification
• Good working knowledge of the Financial Securities market including language, instruments and mechanics
• 2+ years experience in similar area
• Advanced Excel skills

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Job Specification

• Year-End US Tax Accounting: Prepare year-end Tax package (i.e. K1, 1065) which will help facilitate the fund’s US investors and IRS requirements

Skills Required

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field.
• Needs to be CPA (US)
• Experience in US Tax K1 and 1065 preparation.
• Experience in K1/1065 IRS preparation software.
• Advantage if has experience in Hedge Fund industry.
• Strong MS Excel and analytical skills
• High level of English

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Key responsibilities  

New clients  

• Provide services to a complex book of Private Equity clients.  
• Project management of new client and investor onboarding.  
• Act as central point of contact for the PE team with the CDD team.  
• Ensure policies and procedures are followed and checklists completed in a timely manner.  

Technical guidance and support  

• Assisting in the Management of specialised services teams on all aspects of financial reporting, including working directly with Apex customers to ensure their structures are run efficiently in compliance with the relevant laws and contractual obligations.  
• Working with the management team and directors to ensure the planning, coordination and completion of NAVs.  
• Ensuring quality control prior to the further review and approval of Apex authorised persons including payments, calculations and transactions.  
• Preparation and implementation of entity customer specific procedures in relation to the reporting requirements and support the implementation of new structures;  
• Ensuring reporting complies with entity and statutory requirements including local law, relevant GAAP or IFRS and other reporting principles.  
• Provide technical guidance to client service teams where required.  

 Management of KPIs & Relationship Management  

• Reinforce positively throughout the team the importance of meeting KPIs.  
• Establish build and maintain strong working relationships with relevant internal functions. 
• Cover for other managers within the team during periods of absence.
• Perform other duties to support the PE team as may be necessary from time to time.
• Ongoing feedback from all key stakeholders on ongoing tasks including CDD ops, Ops, compliance and client services. 
• Keeping KPIs within the tolerance levels set by the business.
• Manage performance and development of direct reports and their teams.
• Obtain and enhance detailed client specific knowledge to assist in providing more holistic solutions and identify potential opportunities to deepen existing relationships.
• Review and provide comments on fund related documents e.g. LPA. 
• Identify and suggest solutions to operational issues.
• Liaise with lawyers, general partners, external auditors and tax advisors for fund related matters. 
• Perform other duties as necessary to support the internal procedures and external strategic development in line with the scope of this role.  

Skills / experience  

• Professional qualification – CA(SA).
• Ideally three - four years’ experience in a similar relevant capacity in the finance industry.  
• An understanding of regulatory and financial reporting regime and IFRS.  
• Ability to motivate and influence a team, high level of managerial skills.  

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The successful candidate will report to a Senior Manager and have responsibility for financial reporting and provide the highest quality of customer service.

The Role & Key Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain financial statements production calendars to ensure timely preparation, review and release to clients/auditors;
• Review of annual statutory financial statements;
• Ensure deliverables are managed effectively and to agreed client, best practice, regulatory and statutory deadlines;
• Work closely with internal and outsourcing teams to ensure timely receipt of information;
• Manage client relationships, providing quality and responsive service to clients on a day to day basis;
• Liaising with third parties such as auditors and investment manager as required;
• Maintain high standards of client service and give feedback on individual and team performance;
• Ensure outputs are robust and completed in a timely manner;
• Act as a point of contact for reporting matters acting as a conduit between the business units and the support functions as required;
• Become a subject matter expert for queries relating to financial reporting;
• Ensuring KPI’s/targets are met;
• Assisting with ad-hoc work/projects as required;
• Any other duties in the scope of the role that the company requires.

Skills Required:

• ACCA qualified ​
• Qualified accountant with 1-2 years post qualification experience in the financial services industry
• Proficient in MS Excel; structural and detail orientated;
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills;​
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills;​
• Ability to prioritize work and meet strict deadlines;​
• Excellent communication and organization skills;​
• Motivated and driven;​
• Minimum of 1 year fund related accounting experience;​
• Private Debt and Capital Markets knowledge will be a distinct advantage.

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Job Specification

• Lead /manage new product automation for TA Products and services - scoping, technology selection, procurement, build, development, testing, documentation/training materials, and implementation.
• Lead /manage current TA product automation improvements - development, upgrades, change improvements, and systems integrations.
• Lead interaction/collaboration of product offering with regional Finance, Marketing, and Governance to maximize the revenue and margins.
• Feedback loop with multiple functional groups such as regional offices, IT, Operations, HR, Communications and Governance to drive innovation projects for the region.
• Technology vendor review, assessment and selection alongside product technology and product development team
• Provide technical assistance to Operations and/or Product Facility teams for new client onboardings, conversions and system migrations.
• Technical sales support for TA prospects - involved in pitches, RFPs, case studies, pricing and discussions on optimal model.
• Ability to clearly communicate ideas to both technical stakeholders and business end users.
• Interpreting client and market requirements and translating these into viable solutions with tangible business benefits.
• Support development, testing during the build and test phases and deployment of solutions.
• Identify new opportunities for automation of TA Products and Services.

Skills Required

• Experience of 15+ years working in the Transfer Agency industry.
• Proven track record in delivering technology led automation is the Transfer Agency Industry.
• Motivated self-starter who can work in a team environment.
• Excellent communication, listening and writing skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Be able to plan and track activities/tasks.
• Ability to work to complete work to schedule.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Be willing to travel (limited) if required to support project objectives.
• 3rd level Qualification.