Assistant Financial Controller

SUMMARY:
Senior, Fund, Accountant, Assistant, Financial, Controller,

POSITION INFO:

About the Role

An exciting opportunity exists for an Assistant Financial Controller / Senior Fund Accountant to join Fedgroup’s Alternative Asset Management team. Reporting to the Financial Controller, you’ll support accurate and timely financial reporting across assigned lending funds and legal entities, with a focus on month-end close, reconciliations, annual financial statements and audit support.

This is a hands-on role for a detail-oriented finance professional who is ready to take ownership of reporting deliverables while developing broader expertise in fund accounting, lending finance and financial control.

What You’ll Do

Financial Reporting and Fund Accounting

• Prepare monthly management accounts, journals, reconciliations and reporting packs for assigned funds and entities
• Ensure general ledger balances are accurate and properly supported
• Investigate discrepancies between finance and loan book data
• Assist with annual financial statements and IFRS disclosures

Lending Finance and IFRS 9

• Support the accounting of loan drawdowns, repayments, interest income, fees, funding costs and other lending-related transactions
• Assist with IFRS 9 and expected credit loss reporting
• Prepare reconciliations, journals, movement analysis and financial reporting on portfolio performance

Audit, Controls and Compliance

• Prepare audit schedules, supporting documentation and responses to audit queries
• Assist with statutory, tax and applicable regulatory reporting
• Maintain audit-ready working papers
• Support the resolution of control findings and reporting issues

Budgeting, Treasury and Management Information

• Assist with budgets, forecasts, financial models and profitability analysis
• Support cash-flow monitoring and funding reconciliations
• Gain exposure to investor reporting, liquidity planning and the financial performance of lending portfolios

Process Improvement and Stakeholder Collaboration

• Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, reconciliations and finance systems
• Work closely with Finance, Operations, Credit Risk, Treasury, Technology and other stakeholders
• Resolve issues and deliver accurate information within required deadlines

What You’ll Bring

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline
• 1–3 years’ relevant experience in financial reporting, financial control, audit or fund accounting
• Hands-on experience with management accounts, journals, balance-sheet reconciliations and audit support
• Sound working knowledge of IFRS, strong Excel skills and experience using an ERP or general ledger system
• Completed SAICA, SAIPA or equivalent articles, or progress towards a professional accounting qualification, would be advantageous
• Experience in lending, banking, private credit, asset management or fund administration would be advantageous

Skills and Attributes

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in financial reporting
• Ownership of assigned deliverables and the ability to work independently
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on resolving discrepancies and improving processes
• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills
• Ability to manage deadlines and work effectively under pressure
• A willingness to learn and develop broader fund-finance expertise

Why Join Us?

You’ll join a growing financial services environment where your work contributes directly to accurate reporting, strong financial controls and better business insight. Working closely with an experienced Financial Controller, you’ll gain exposure to the full lending-finance cycle and develop your skills across fund accounting, IFRS 9, treasury, forecasting and investor reporting.

At Fedgroup, your development matters. You’ll be trusted to take ownership, encouraged to contribute your ideas and given the opportunity to grow your experience and responsibility as the business continues to expand.