Vacancies at Apex Group

The Role

• As a Cloud and Infrastructure Security Engineer, you’ll work across multiple security domains, with emphasis on building, maintaining, and improving security controls that protect Apex’s global technology environment

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and manage security solutions across cloud (AWS, Azure, OCI) and on-premises infrastructure.
• Implement and maintain controls for network security, IAM, endpoint protection, and cloud governance.
• Support the secure design and integration of hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Conduct security assessments, vulnerability analysis, and remediation of cloud and infrastructure assets.
• Collaborate with platform, infrastructure, and application teams to embed security into solutions from design to operation.
• Monitor for and respond to security incidents affecting cloud and infrastructure services.
• Maintain documentation including architecture diagrams, security control mappings, and operational procedures.
• Research and recommend new technologies, tools, and practices to enhance security posture.
• Ensure compliance with relevant frameworks and internal security standards (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, CSA CCM).

Areas of Focus

• Deploy, configure, and manage security controls for AWS, Azure, and OCI environments.
• Implement cloud-native security controls including Security Groups, IAM policies, KMS, and encryption.
• Integrate and manage CSPM and CWPP tools to monitor and enforce cloud security posture.
• Enforce least privilege and Zero Trust principles across cloud accounts and subscriptions.
• Secure cloud and infrastructure environments supporting mergers and acquisitions.
• Implement and manage Microsoft 365 security baselines, Conditional Access, and Intune compliance.
• Harden operating systems, containers, and virtual machines following best practices.
• Design and maintain secure network architectures for hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity.
• Configure firewalls, WAFs, VPN gateways, and implement network segmentation.
• Deploy intrusion prevention/detection (IPS/IDS) and network monitoring solutions.
• Support DDoS protection strategies and integrate with cloud provider capabilities.
• Conduct patching, vulnerability scanning, and secure configuration audits.
• Manage identity federation, SSO, MFA, and enforce strong authentication policies.
• Investigate and respond to incidents affecting cloud workloads, networks, or infrastructure.
• Map cloud and infrastructure security controls to frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and CSA CCM.
• Maintain asset inventory and ensure continuous compliance with corporate security standards.
• Research and recommend new security tools, services, and best practices to strengthen defenses.

Required Experience & Skills

• 5–8 years of experience in cybersecurity, cloud, or infrastructure roles, with a focus on security engineering.
• Proven hands-on experience with AWS, Azure
• Strong knowledge of network security, IAM, endpoint protection, and vulnerability management.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, CI/CD security, and cloud automation (Terraform, Ansible, etc.).
• Understanding of security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, CSA CCM, MITRE ATT&CK).
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve security incidents in complex environments.
• Strong communication skills to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Relevant certifications such as CCSP, CISSP, AWS/Azure Security Engineer, or equivalent are advantageous.

What will you get in return:

• Opportunity to work with senior security professionals across multiple global teams.
• Exposure to cutting-edge cloud and infrastructure technologies.
• Flexible work options and a strong focus on collaboration and growth.
• A role where you can directly influence Apex’s global security posture.

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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 organizational and prioritizing skills;
• Motivated and driven;
• Excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy;
• Strong team player.

End Date: October 31, 2025 

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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 organizational and prioritizing skills;
• Motivated and driven;
• Excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy;
• Strong team player.

End Date: October 31, 2025 

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The Role

• To liaise with and support the Client Directors and Assistant Client Directors in Jersey with the administration and management of their portfolios of trust structures and other corporate entities, in accordance with the relevant documentation and all new and amended legislation, case law and practice regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Building a detailed understanding of client portfolios, entity specific requirements and applicable statutory regulations/requirements and act as a source of guidance to other team members;
• Work with team manager, client directors and assistant client directors to ensure the planning, coordination and completion of all regulatory obligations and client agreed deliverables within strict deadlines for the portfolio of entities are met;
• Assist with arranging income and capital distributions to beneficiaries and to correctly document the same;
• Check if tax calculations have been done and are on record;
• Maintain and monitor diary notes and workflows;
• Prepare and maintain accurate trust and entity summaries;
• Deal with the termination/exiting of trusts and other corporate entities;
• To ensure service delivered meets company policy and/or service level agreement;
• Participate and provide support to all new business activities;
• Contribute to any relevant tasks arising out of on-going projects;
• Ensure that the client information is accurate at all times;
• Provide accurate and timely monthly reports of key management information to Management or as required;
• Manage and supervise a number of administrators and trainee administrators who would typically be studying towards professional qualifications and oversee and review team adherence to internal policies, controls and systems, including meeting any internal deadlines;
• Review minutes/records prepared by administrators and trainee administrators;
• Act as point of contact with client directors, assistant client directors and intermediaries such as lawyers, auditors, bankers and investment managers as required;
• Establish, build and maintain strong relationships and networks with both internal, cross jurisdictional and external contacts;
• Build key relationships with client directors and assistant client directors in Jersey, ensuring the team responds swiftly to requests and manage expectations;
• Contribute to the overall management of the team and business;
• Report any identified issues and risks, including legal/regulatory matters and client complaints, to senior management promptly;
• Ensure that all compliance and mandatory training is completed within required timescales;
• To act in accordance with all legal and regulatory requirements affecting the Company and ensuring that actions comply with both departmental procedures and this job description.

Skills & Experience:

• Professional qualifications – LLB, BCom LLB and Admitted Attorney.
• 5 years of relevant industry/specialist experience in administration of trusts and working with corporate entities such as companies;
• Has sound technical knowledge of their respective field;
• Excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy;
• Excellent communication and organization skills;
• Learn and understand various jurisdictions legal and regulatory requirements, over time;
• Act as a point of contact with internal or external stakeholders;
• The jobholder will be required to assist in the administration of various portfolios of corporate entities;
• and requires a combination of accounting, taxation, legal, investment, and commercial experience;
• Ability to motivate and influence a team;
• High level of managerial skills;
• Should be fluent in English and attend to all correspondence in English.

End Date: October 3, 2025

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The Role

• To liaise with and support the Client Directors and Assistant Client Directors in Jersey with the administration and management of their portfolios of trust structures and other corporate entities, in accordance with the relevant documentation and all new and amended legislation, case law and practice regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Building a detailed understanding of client portfolios, entity specific requirements and applicable statutory regulations/requirements and act as a source of guidance to other team members;
• Work with team manager, client directors and assistant client directors to ensure the planning, coordination and completion of all regulatory obligations and client agreed deliverables within strict deadlines for the portfolio of entities are met;
• Assist with arranging income and capital distributions to beneficiaries and to correctly document the same;
• Check if tax calculations have been done and are on record;
• Maintain and monitor diary notes and workflows;
• Prepare and maintain accurate trust and entity summaries;
• Deal with the termination/exiting of trusts and other corporate entities;
• To ensure service delivered meets company policy and/or service level agreement;
• Participate and provide support to all new business activities;
• Contribute to any relevant tasks arising out of on-going projects;
• Ensure that the client information is accurate at all times;
• Provide accurate and timely monthly reports of key management information to Management or as required;
• Manage and supervise a number of administrators and trainee administrators who would typically be studying towards professional qualifications and oversee and review team adherence to internal policies, controls and systems, including meeting any internal deadlines;
• Review minutes/records prepared by administrators and trainee administrators;
• Act as point of contact with client directors, assistant client directors and intermediaries such as lawyers, auditors, bankers and investment managers as required;
• Establish, build and maintain strong relationships and networks with both internal, cross jurisdictional and external contacts;
• Build key relationships with client directors and assistant client directors in Jersey, ensuring the team responds swiftly to requests and manage expectations;
• Contribute to the overall management of the team and business;
• Report any identified issues and risks, including legal/regulatory matters and client complaints, to senior management promptly;
• Ensure that all compliance and mandatory training is completed within required timescales;
• To act in accordance with all legal and regulatory requirements affecting the Company and ensuring that actions comply with both departmental procedures and this job description.

Skills & Experience:

• Professional qualifications – LLB, BCom LLB and Admitted Attorney.
• 5 years of relevant industry/specialist experience in administration of trusts and working with corporate entities such as companies;
• Has sound technical knowledge of their respective field;
• Excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy;
• Excellent communication and organization skills;
• Learn and understand various jurisdictions legal and regulatory requirements, over time;
• Act as a point of contact with internal or external stakeholders;
• The jobholder will be required to assist in the administration of various portfolios of corporate entities;
• and requires a combination of accounting, taxation, legal, investment, and commercial experience;
• Ability to motivate and influence a team;
• High level of managerial skills;
• Should be fluent in English and attend to all correspondence in English.

End Date: October 3, 2025

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Summary of the position

• The Manager – Instrument Pricing is responsible for ensuring that all security classes are accurately valued, thereby enabling the accurate valuation of client portfolios. Specifically, Apex is looking for a valuations expert to lead and manage the Security Valuations team.
• Apex is seeking an individual with proven industry experience in either asset management or fund administration, with specific security valuations experience being an absolute must.

Outline of main duties and responsibilities

The main responsibilities of the role will be:

• Monitoring of service delivery by the teams in terms of SLA and managing clients’ expectations regarding deliverables, including projects and new client/fund onboarding
• Monitoring and resolving issues that have been identified
• Management of the team responsible for service delivery of the various functions
• Providing mentorship and motivation to staff and ensuring that appropriate knowledge sharing and skills training are provided
• Aligning the teams’ strategies and KPIs to that of the broader Apex strategy

Risk Management:

• Managing risk in the teams’ activities by reviewing processes and ensuring that adequate controls are in place at all times
• Reviewing incidents and corrective actions to ensure continuous improvements through the Apex risk management framework

Relationship Management:

• Building and maintaining strong working relationships with external and internal clients
• Ensuring that an SLA is in place and adhered to with external and internal clients
• Working closely with the Client Management teams to ensure clients receive the optimal service levels

Product Management:

• Assessing opportunities for efficiencies and reduced overhead in existing processes, including new technologies and vendors
• Ensuring an adequate knowledge and understanding of global trends in security valuations
• Collaboration with technology and development teams to implement process optimization initiatives
• Assume business ownership of Xceptor

Skills and experience required

The successful candidate will:

• B.Com or similar tertiary business study and at least 5 years’ experience in Asset Management and/or Administration
• Minimum of 2 years in a managerial role
• Strong industry knowledge and experience, specifically within Security Valuations
• Strong communication skills (written & verbal)
• Ability to manage leaders and projects in an agile environment
• Ability to function well in a pressurised environment
• Knowledge and experience of InvestOne and Xceptor an advantage, but not essential

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Description

• The Internship program successfully places candidates within divisions of Apex Fund Services South Africa to provide them with the workplace experience needed to act as a foundation to establish their career. Interns are given a 12-month contract and receive a monthly stipend.
• At the end of the contract, trainees who meet Apex’s recruitment requirements can apply for any available vacancy on the career portal.
• Although no guarantees can be given, we have many success stories of interns successfully placed in permanent vacancies following their internship.
• The Program is aimed at individuals who have completed a degree in Finance, Accounting, IT, Investment, HR, Legal and Marketing.

Job specification

• The Responsibilities will differ depending on the department the intern is placed.
• Drive and contribute to a culture of quality/excellence, through risk awareness and adherence to compliance standards and operational controls.

Skills Required:

• Must have completed a Degree in Accounting, Finance, HR, IT, Legal, Marketing or equivalent (essential);
• No experience is required.
• Numeracy and Analytical skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to follow rules and procedures.
• Ability to work on your own initiative.
• Ability to work with people and in a team.

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Job Summary

• You will be a part of the Apex Group Technology team developing our modern solutions, process development and automation to improve business process efficiencies; provide superior client digital services and support the scaling of our operational model.
• As an Xceptor Developer, you will be responsible for designing automated solutions and managing various automation projects, ranging from low to high complexity.  These automation projects will be mainly implemented using components of the Xceptor Platform and could involve several other applications and environments. 
• You will be responsible for supporting and improving existing Xceptor production processes, and for the design, development, implementation and operationalisation of newly proposed projects and solutions. 
• You will also support the Xceptor Product Owner in promoting best practice design and architecture in combination with exploring and implementing the most current Xceptor platform features.

Key Responsibilities

• Work as a member of the Xceptor Development team to design, prototype, develop, test, and deploy applications throughout the Apex Group.
• Support operations teams and troubleshoot production issues.
• Perform root cause analysis for existing process issues, break down large problems in smaller iterative steps, and propose holistic fixes and enhancements.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders on feasibility and optimization of their processes.
• Work with Business Users (SMEs and other stakeholders), Business Analysts and fellow Xceptor Developers to sign off on the business automation and technical requirements, picking the most appropriate tool, method, and design pattern to satisfy the requirement.
• Design automation solutions using Xceptor and other relevant technologies including well-structured Solution Design documentation thereof.
• Contribute to development methodologies and best practices around design, coding, quality, and performance and drive the adoption of these with the Xceptor development team and operational users. 
• Take part in code reviews with the Xceptor development team and facilitate knowledge transfers.
• Oversee technical testing of your own automation projects and support the Quality Assurance (QA) of business user development and projects.
• Participate and oversee in all stages of the automation project lifecycle, including production deployment, hyper-care, and monitoring.
• Define and create technical documentation for the automations developed, according to global best practices.
• Contribute to educating the business on best practices and how Xceptor can assist them.
• Develop sufficient understanding of peripheral applications and process end-points to assist with the end-to-end enhancements of processes.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

Soft Skills:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to business audience.
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills with demonstrated strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to plan and manage your own workload.
• Results driven.
• Eye for detail and zero tolerance for errors.
• Proactivity and a focus on continuous improvement.

Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or similar field.
• Experience in a technical role, designing and implementing solutions using Xceptor or another low-code ETL application.
• Successful delivery of solutions resulting in cost savings and efficiency improvements.
• Experience with SQL and Oracle databases.
• Experience with standard tools used for software development such as git, Microsoft Visual Studio Dev Ops etc.
• Familiar with agile methodologies.
• Experience working with UIPath, IWay Service Manager, Data Migrator and/or Control M would be beneficial.

Xceptor Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of all components of the Xceptor Platform and the way they are integrated, Data Hub, Reconciliation Hub, Process Orchestrator, Workflow, Confirmations, Document management & generation, OCR, out-of-the-box and bespoke connectors, API, API gateway etc.
• Knowledge of Xceptor application configuration and setup;
• Xceptor core Database, stored procedures, dataflow views
• Xceptor application configuration
• All Input channel types
• Understanding of Xceptor application configuration and ability to develop your own custom functions, query lists, delivery destinations.
• Ability to create translational views from various sources, SQL, Oracle.
• Message Hub configuration
• Datasets setup/configuration and archive scheduling
• Understanding of Xceptor architecture, and most efficient build method for processes.

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Description

• We are seeking a KYC Analyst with 3–5 years of experience in complex international client onboarding and enhanced due diligence (EDD). The successful candidate will play a key role in the KYC lifecycle of institutional clients. This is a critical compliance function within a large, regulated financial institution.

Job specification

• Perform end-to-end KYC and CDD (Customer Due Diligence) for a range of international clients (corporate, trust, fund structures, UBOs, etc.) in line with global AML/CFT regulations.
• Conduct risk assessments and determine appropriate levels of due diligence.
• Review and validate client identity, ownership, control structures, and source of wealth/funds.
• Identify and escalate potential red flags, PEP (Politically Exposed Person) connections, and adverse media findings.
• Prepare and maintain detailed KYC records and ensure full audit trails in line with regulatory requirements.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders (e.g., legal, compliance, operations, business units) and external clients to obtain outstanding KYC documentation.
• Participate in remediation and periodic review exercises.
• Ensure compliance with international regulatory directives such as FATF, EU AML Directives etc. and any other relevant global regulatory frameworks.
• Assist in regulatory reporting and internal compliance monitoring programs as required.
• Contribute to policy and procedure development, system improvements, and team knowledge-sharing.

Skills Required:

• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in a KYC/AML role within an international fund administrator, asset manager, or financial institution.
• AML/compliance certifications are preferential .
• Strong working knowledge of complex legal entity structures, including funds, trusts, SPVs, nominees, and private equity vehicles.
• Familiarity with jurisdictional KYC requirements (e.g., Cayman Islands, BVI, Luxembourg, Ireland, Guernsey).
• Compliance certifications (e.g., ICA, ACAMS) essential.
• Experience using World-Check, RDC, LexisNexis, Refinitiv or similar screening tools.
• Excellent attention to detail, written communication, and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines and work independently in a high-volume, high-risk environment.

What you will get in return:

• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business;
• Competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience;
• Training and development opportunities