SENIOR FUND ACCOUNTANT (SA) - Western Cape, Cape Town

SENIOR FUND ACCOUNTANT (SA) – Western Cape, Cape Town

Competitive salary on offer!

Our client, a Global Investment firm is currently in search of a highly proficient Senior Fund Accountant to join their team of professionals.

You will be servicing clients in both the traditional and alternative asset spaces.

Key Deliverables:

• To collate, calculate, process, investigate and check fund information including being a B signatory in order to produce and sign off the Accounts / Net Asset Valuations (NAV) of the specific Funds/Entities within defined deadlines and within regulatory requirements.
• To produce financial statements and other financial related information for client entities accurately and on a timely basis, in accordance with the most relevant accounting standards and client driven requirements.
• Proactively investigate queries with dealers; brokers; custodians; auditors and clients to ensure a timely resolution of all queries.
• Understand and implement company policies and procedures; client service level agreements and internal controls to ensure compliance thereof and no Custodian and external audit findings occur as a result of them not being applied.
• Prepare and send out all valuation e-mails to a pre-defined distribution list to ensure all parties have been timely informed of the valuation.
• To project manage the client audit process internally according to an agreed timetable to ensure all parties are delivering as agreed and the manager or supervisor is inform of any obstacles and/or delays.
• Attend pre and post audit meetings to ensure audit planning, comments and recommendations as well as any post audit adjustments to be made to valuations are discussed.
• Prepare and complete all monthly/quarterly KPI spreadsheets and/or statutory returns to ensure specific funds regulatory requirements are fulfilled.
• Coach and supervise other Fund Accountants in the same team to ensure all procedures are adhered to and feedback can be provided to the Manager for yearly reviews.
• Prepare accurate payment instructions and provide to checker for authorisation in a timely manner.
• Check and authorise payments (as a B Signatory) to ensure the correct amounts are instructed.
• Check and approve valuations (as a B Signatory) to ensure all information and calculations have been correctly collated.

Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Relevant Finance Degree with 2-3 years post qualification experience gained within the financial services arena
• Completed articles (exposure to auditing within financial services is advantageous!) OR 2-3 years fund accounting experience gained
• Proficient on MS Excel

To apply for this role please forward a detailed copy of your CV to Lameez: