Fund Accountant - Segregated Fund Accounting at Apex Group Ltd.

, , South Africa -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

01 Jan, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Fund Accounting, Asset Management, Pricing, Investment Products, MS Office, Excel, Back-office Administration, Accounting, Communication Skills, Self-motivated, Team Environment, Continuous Improvement, Quality Assurance, Client Relationship Management, Process Documentation, Valuation

Industry

Financial Services

Description

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers. Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion. That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience. Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities. For our business, for clients, and for you Role Summary Fund Accountant - Segregated Fund Accounting must manage to perform fund valuations within the Institutional Funds space. The Fund Accountant will be required to administer the funds efficiently, accurately and within daily deadlines as well as setting up and ensuring checklists and standards are adhered to. Job Specifications: Generation and distribution of daily valuation files. Responsibility for income distribution and TER calculations and providing them to clients timeously. Reviewing all processes to assess continuous improvement and automation opportunities and presenting recommendations to management. Responsible for all the daily processes that goes into the fund valuation. Communicating and responding to queries internally and from the client, working with the Senior and Team Leader in resolving such queries. Dealing with client queries and audit queries. Communicating and answering any queries on the funds from the team. Performing valuation quality assurance reviews and ensuring consistent quality of output. The main responsibilities of the role will be to: Update the Apex systems with all the daily prices and the verification of these prices. Verify on a daily basis that all systems have been updated through external price feeds and that the data is correct. Input on a regular basis into the update of process documentation to record any changes in procedures or additional responsibilities allocated to the individual. Achieve deliverables against agreed deadlines and manage expectations with clients. Ensure all queries are identified and actioned timeously, per SLAs with clients. Build and maintain strong working relationships with external and internal clients. Assist Team Leaders and Specialists with ad hoc projects as the need arises. Stand in as a back-up for colleagues. Skills Required: Experience in Asset Management portfolio administration and pricing is preferred. Experience with investment products (including Unit Trusts, Multi-Manager, Segregated Portfolios, ETF’s, Pooled products) either locally or internationally an advantage. An excellent working knowledge of MS office & IT packages (particularly Excel); Knowledge of Invest One, Decalog and Xceptor an advantage. Good understanding, knowledge and experience of back-office administration processes and accounting. Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal); Confident, enthusiastic and self-motivated. A track record of achievement; and To work independently in meeting deadlines and still work within a team environment track record of achievement. Minimum Requirements Have minimum of 6-12 months experience as a fund accountant or a similar background. • A BCom or similar, accounting, economics or investments background Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners. About Apex Group We are dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while fuelling the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the asset serving industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in asset servicing and stand out for our unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals. We’re a people-powered business, and our people are full of ambition. Together, we’re inspired to lead the new era of data and tech enabled service. Bringing new products and services to market. Sharpening our client focus. Disrupting the market to exceed expectations. Innovating across a range of specialisms. With our focus on making a difference to our people, our planet and our society, you’ll experience more here than you would at most other companies. Prepare to accelerate. We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. Positive change starts with you. We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. The journey is yours to own. When you stretch yourself, you grow. We want you to explore ways of working that will see you thrive as part of something bigger. We’ll help you with a solid structure, challenging projects, vibrant networks, supportive colleagues and approachable leaders. All the things you need to own your unique journey. Find out more about us

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Responsibilities

The Fund Accountant will manage fund valuations within the Institutional Funds space and ensure efficient and accurate administration of the funds. Responsibilities include generating daily valuation files, income distribution calculations, and responding to client queries.