Latest Recruitment at Apex Group

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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Role summary:

• We are seeking an Assistant Manager, reporting 
​ to a Manager within the Alternative Asset Services Division of Apex, to have responsibility for the administration and overseeing the accounting of a client portfolio. ​Also, including the development and mentoring of the more junior team members and​ providing the highest quality of customer service. Working closely with the lead relationship​ manager and Director to provide quality and efficient services to all customers within the portfolio. 

Key responsibilities:

• Be responsible for managing a client portfolio including all aspects of administration & overseeing the accounting aspects;​
• Supervise and mentor a number of junior staff members, some of whom would typically be studying towards professional qualifications;​
• 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;​
• Preparation and implementation of entity customer specific procedures in relation to the administration and reporting requirements;​
• Act as point of contact with auditors in respect of the planning and coordination of audits and assisting with and running audits for clients;​
• Ensuring reporting complies with entity and statutory requirements including local law, relevant GAAP or IFRS and other reporting principals and
• Ensure that client responsibilities are managed effectively and 
• Ensure that client responsibilities are managed effectively.

Skills / experience:

• Professional qualification – CA(S) or equivalent;
• Minimum one year post articles experience;
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the fund industry;
• Excellent communication and organisation skills;
• Legal and regulatory requirements for example Anti-Money Laundering laws etc.​
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills;​
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills;​
• Ability to prioritise work and meet strict deadlines;​
• Motivated and driven;​
• Fund related accounting experience will be an advantage;​
• Private Debt, Capital Markets, Real Assets or Private Equity knowledge will be a distinct advantage.​

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Role summary: 
We are seeking a Manager, reporting to an Associate Director within Apex, covering financial reporting obligations to support the growing alternative assets team, with a particular focus on the development and mentoring of the team members. Also, including implementing 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: 

• Joint responsibility for assisting in the development of our teams in Cape Town / Johannesburg 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 Apex'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 Alternative Asset 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 Apex'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 or IFRS and other reporting principles;
• Development and maintenance of divisional and departmental policies and procedures, and support implementation of new structures;
• 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 and 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.

Skills / experience: 

• Professional qualification – CA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent;
• 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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Role summary: 
We are seeking a Manager, reporting to an Associate Director within Apex, covering financial reporting obligations to support the growing alternative assets team, with a particular focus on the development and mentoring of the team members. Also, including implementing 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: 

• Joint responsibility for assisting in the development of our teams in Cape Town / Johannesburg 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 Apex'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 Alternative Asset 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 Apex'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 or IFRS and other reporting principles;
• Development and maintenance of divisional and departmental policies and procedures, and support implementation of new structures;
• 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 and 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.

Skills / experience: 

• Professional qualification – CA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent;
• 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 Role & Key Responsibilities:

• Coordination with Senior Management in SA and Jersey to assist and coordinate workflows and planning for the team;
• Ensuring the team has a strong structure as it grows and that roles are responsibilities are clearly defined and agreed;
• Assisting the team with new structure and client take on;
• Participate with and take responsibility for client care focus and take lead CRM for certain clients;
• Ensuring that the client service delivery of the team is carried out to the highest level, driving deadline delivery and ensuring in adherence with client specific and Apex procedures;
• Review of Company Secretarial and administrative work done by team as appropriate;
• Providing technical support to the team;
• Joining client calls;
• Dealing with intermediaries;
• Encourage strong cross country relationships with teams and maintain relationships with other jurisdictions ensuring feedback is received on performance of team members;
• Assist with billing cycle (reviewing timesheets, reviewing invoices raised and ensuring aligned to fee reviews, WIP analysis, ensuring debtors are collected);
• Reviewing transaction documentation where necessary;
• Support with on-boarding of new investors/clients for the AML process;
• Pro-actively embed adherence of all operational frameworks within your teams by enforcing operational discipline through repeated use of procedures and checklists;
• Identify team training needs and arrange training sessions as appropriate;
• Maintaining oversight of day-to-day operations of team portfolio’s and ensuring all team members respond to clients' queries in a timely manner;
• Attendance when required at client board meetings and the subsequent drafting of complex minutes;
• Taking the lead on internal projects where required;
• General daily tasks of the team include but not limited to; payments, transactions, CoSec, Corp Gov, Board packs, client & investor communications, billing, AML/DD/KYC, reviews, FATCA, CRS.

Skills Required:

• Professional qualifications – LLB, BCom LLB.
• Admitted Attorney is relevant for the position;
• Post articles experience and strong administrative skills;
• Hold a professional qualification such as ICSA, CSSA or equivalent;
• 7 years of relevant industry/specialist experience in administration of trusts and working with corporate entities;
• High level of integrity and trust with confidential information;
• A proven record of commitment to professional and client services excellence;
• A minimum of 5 years trust or funds experience in a professional environment;
• Knowledge of offshore regulatory requirements;
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office suite;
• Support the company in delivering excellent service;
• Impeccable written and oral communication skills;
• Excellent organisational and prioritising skills;
• Motivated and driven;
• Excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy;
• Strong team player.

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The Role & Key Responsibilities:

• Coordination with Senior Management in SA and Jersey to assist and coordinate workflows and planning for the team;
• Ensuring the team has a strong structure as it grows and that roles are responsibilities are clearly defined and agreed;
• Assisting the team with new structure and client take on;
• Participate with and take responsibility for client care focus and take lead CRM for certain clients;
• Ensuring that the client service delivery of the team is carried out to the highest level, driving deadline delivery and ensuring in adherence with client specific and Apex procedures;
• Review of Company Secretarial and administrative work done by team as appropriate;
• Providing technical support to the team;
• Joining client calls;
• Dealing with intermediaries;
• Encourage strong cross country relationships with teams and maintain relationships with other jurisdictions ensuring feedback is received on performance of team members;
• Assist with billing cycle (reviewing timesheets, reviewing invoices raised and ensuring aligned to fee reviews, WIP analysis, ensuring debtors are collected);
• Reviewing transaction documentation where necessary;
• Support with on-boarding of new investors/clients for the AML process;
• Pro-actively embed adherence of all operational frameworks within your teams by enforcing operational discipline through repeated use of procedures and checklists;
• Identify team training needs and arrange training sessions as appropriate;
• Maintaining oversight of day-to-day operations of team portfolio’s and ensuring all team members respond to clients' queries in a timely manner;
• Attendance when required at client board meetings and the subsequent drafting of complex minutes;
• Taking the lead on internal projects where required;
• General daily tasks of the team include but not limited to; payments, transactions, CoSec, Corp Gov, Board packs, client & investor communications, billing, AML/DD/KYC, reviews, FATCA, CRS.

Skills Required:

• Professional qualifications – LLB, BCom LLB.
• Admitted Attorney is relevant for the position;
• Post articles experience and strong administrative skills;
• Hold a professional qualification such as ICSA, CSSA or equivalent;
• 7 years of relevant industry/specialist experience in administration of trusts and working with corporate entities;
• High level of integrity and trust with confidential information;
• A proven record of commitment to professional and client services excellence;
• A minimum of 5 years trust or funds experience in a professional environment;
• Knowledge of offshore regulatory requirements;
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office suite;
• Support the company in delivering excellent service;
• Impeccable written and oral communication skills;
• Excellent organisational and prioritising skills;
• Motivated and driven;
• Excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy;
• Strong team player.