Senior Fund Accountant - PERE
Role Location: Johannesburg, SA
Department: Fund Accounting Agency Operations
Employment Type: Permanent, Full time
Role Summary
The Senior Fund Accountant is responsible for the deliverables for a portfolio of Private Equity funds, mainly the NAV Calculation and financial statement preparations. He/She may be involved in first level checks and reviews required for all accounting related tasks as well as some investor reporting tasks. They will be required to support the CSL offices as and when needed.
This includes processing accounting info from booking stage to the final NAV stages, the preparation of yearly financials as well as the drafting and review of calls and distribution notices and CAS. There may be requirement to be the point of contact of clients on all accounting related tasks.
The candidate would ultimately be responsible in assisting his/her manager in managing the day to day operations of the team so as to contribute to the groups target operating model whilst ensuring a proper control environment is in place to ensure quality and timely deliverables to CSLs offices.
Key Responsibilities
- Interacting with Private Equity Principals and related stakeholders
- Reviewing, understanding and discussing fund governing documents with managers, colleagues and clients
- Taking responsibility for all aspects of operations and controls, including setting up funds on accounting platforms either Investran, Efront or Allvue, processing transactions, and drafting NAVs and financials, amending NAVs for comments received from CSL or clients, preparation and issuing of investor reports, and performing review and quality work.
- Responding to investor, client and internal enquiries
- Adhering to Investor Services procedures and policies in line with regulations globally and Apexs group policy
- Assisting with the processing of investor requests.
- Checker duties
- Able to work on some complex Private Equity structures.
- May be required to assist the Account Manager in managing the day to day activities in line with internal and external SLA timeframes
- Working as part of a larger global team in the case of outsourced activities
- A background in a fund accounting team, for alternative funds at a top tier institutional fund administrator
- Good knowledge of Private Equity Fund Administration systems
- Able to adapt quickly to challenging and changing priorities
- Up to date accounting standards (IFRS/ US GAAP) and Fund industry knowledge
- Strong potential to grow and take more responsibility within the team
- Basic knowledge of Investor services / Transfer Agency, banking and hedge fund accounting concepts
- Good communication (verbal and written) and problem-solving skills
- Good multi-tasking skills
- A good understanding of Private Equity Fund structures and the fund administration business
- The ability to work to tight deadlines
- Good interpersonal skills to develop working relationships with colleagues, clients, other divisions/ offices of the bank and professional intermediaries
- Effective time management
- Display high levels of accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to remain calm at busy times
- Ability to identify opportunities for process improvements
- Ability to escalate where appropriate
- Ability to self-motivate and work as part of team
- Ability to take on board constructive feedback
- Flexible in dealing with changing priorities
- Strong excel knowledge
- BCOM Honours in Accounting
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