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Senior Accountant- Business Services
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
Senior Accountant- Business Services
Description
We are seeking a senior accountant to support a key client in the corporate services team. You will report to the Senior Manager, having responsibility for accurate management accounts preparation. You will be responsible for a number of entities in the group together with certain key processes. This is an excellent opportunity to gain international exposure to a client which has in excess of $40bn assets under management.
Job specification
- Provide day-to-day accounting and financial reporting services to the group of client accounts.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly management accounts.
- Take ownership of key accounting processes which drive the group accounts.
- Become an entity owner, taking full responsibility for the accounting and reporting of certain entities in the group.
- Ensure data control is adhered to and all processes are followed with the opportunity to expand and improve current processes.
- Address client and team queries promptly.
- Become and expert user of the client accounting system.
- Collaborate with the team to ensure the planning, coordination, and completion of client deliverables.
- Ensuring reporting complies with entity and statutory requirements including local law, relevant GAAP or IFRS and other reporting principles.
- Ad-hoc client requests and project work.
- You will utilize your excellent organizational skills and sound judgment to meet and exceed client expectations, address their service needs, and meet their deadlines.
Skills Required
- BCom Accounting Degree (or similar). • Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in the field of Finance/Accounting/Audit.
- Experience with group consolidations and technical IFRS areas such as IFRS 16 and share based payments desirable.
- Management accounting in the asst management or private credit space will be a distinct advantage.
- Experience with Oracle (NetSuite) a distinct advantage.
- Good analytical and critical thinking skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
- Ability to prioritize work and meet strict deadlines.
- Motivated and driven.
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Senior Financial Accountant – Group Finance and Accounting
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
Senior Financial Accountant – Group Finance and Accounting (Fixed Term 6 month Contract)
Cape Town
Description
We are seeking a Senior Financial Accountant, reporting to the Senior Finance Manager. The Senior Financial Accountant will be responsible for producing the financial outputs and required to implement processes to ensure the production of the accounting results is simple, relevant, and efficient. The role will involve reporting and presentation of the financial results to the business, its decision makers, external stakeholders and Group Finance.
Job specification
Responsible for the complete accounting operations across multiple entities.
Perform monthly revenue reconciliations and postings.
Lead monthly revenue reporting for all businesses.
Collaborate with Accounts Payable and Procurement to ensure accurate coding and allocation of costs.
Interrogating data to validate accuracy and support business decision-making
Manage expense accruals and prepayments across multiple OPEX areas.
Maintain fixed asset registers including depreciation and wear and tear analysis.
Review and authorise supplier account reconciliations.
Coordinate prompt and accurate processing of payments to vendors.
Conduct and manage bank, general ledger, debtors’ ledger, supplier ledger and intercompany account reconciliations.
Monitor and report on company cash flows and handle cash drawdown requests.
Support the development of annual budgets and financial forecasts.
Collaborating with stakeholders including auditors, Group Finance and operational teams.
Responsible for the overall delivery of accurate monthly financial reporting in accordance with predetermined deadlines to the business and Group Finance.
Responsible for reporting and analysis as required, to provide value through ongoing and ad-hoc financial information to the business.
Responsible for all statutory and regulatory reporting and filing.
Ensure compliance with relevant laws, accounting standards, and company policies.
Ensure the risks, administration and compliance with income tax, transfer pricing and VAT rules are understood, adhered to, and regularly reviewed.
Skills Required:
Relevant degree and articles advantageous
Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar role, preferably in Financial Services.
Experience in multi-currency, multi-company, and multi-jurisdictional accounting
Cashflow and credit control management.
Forecasting and budgeting.
Up-to date working knowledge of international financial reporting standards and experience in preparation of statutory accounts accordance with those standards.
Excellent computer skills, and in particular a good knowledge of: Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, and Outlook email.
Windows based accounting packages.
Experience in income tax, VAT and CGT administration and calculations.
The ability to communicate effectively with staff on all levels.
The ability to prioritise and plan a challenging workload and to meet tight reporting deadlines.
A systematic work method and attention to detail.
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
A high level of visibility within a large organization on an upwards trajectory.
The ability to define finance processes to drive innovation and have a tangible impact on the business.
Be part of a dynamic and fast-paced team that makes a genuine impact on revenue.
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Client Services Administrator
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
Client Services Administrator
Bellville
Description
To provide daily and monthly administrative support to ensure that a high standard of quality is maintained in operational processes related to servicing clients.
Job specification
People:
Ability to communicate with a variety of individuals on all levels to obtain and confirm information
Maintain high level of professionalism, competence and confidentiality
Build positive and productive client relationships
Liaise with clients’ partners, admin and finance teams
Work effectively in a team.
Processes:
Call Centre – receiving and making calls to clients, partners, brokers and administrators
CIS transactions – forward to Silica, including new business, redemptions, switches, transfers, updates
Processing rejected instructions on AWD
Adhoc testing on Silica, AWD and Web portal
Daily monitoring the unreconciled items on Silica Reports
Investigate reconciliation breaks and unresolved items
FICA where applicable
Liaise with partners, investors
Investor and broker queries
Assist with tax-related client and adviser queries, including queries linked to tax certificates, CGT information and distributions
Liaise with admin and system administrators
Ensure that all necessary information is maintained and updated in a database for easy access
Distribute portfolio information where and to whom required
Perform and review investment-related calculations, including profit and loss calculations where required
Ad-hoc admin tasks
Assist with risk identification
Contribute to efficient CIS operations by monitoring and tracking the accurate and timeous processing of client transactions and requests by the Administrator
Capitalize on opportunities to demonstrate superior customer service through the provision of courteous and efficient solutions to clients’ needs
Skills Required:
Relevant diploma or degree
Minimum of 2 years relevant experience Critical Competencies Knowledge
Excel skills is essential
Basic understanding of unit trusts and investments
Accuracy and attention to detail is critical
Keep up to date with regulatory changes Skills
An ability to work accurately under pressure to meet deadlines;
An ability to take initiative and work independently;
Attention to detail
Ability to communicate effectively at various levels;
An ability to think analytically and identify and solve problems
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.
Additional information:
We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favorable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, color, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependents, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.
We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.
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Revenue Incentives Operations Lead
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
Purpose
Apex is continuing to mature its Revenue Infrastructure & Incentives capability to support a more scalable, controlled, and transparent revenue incentive model. This role will lead the day-to-day operation of the Revenue Incentives function, ensuring compensation cycles are well planned, accurately delivered, clearly communicated and continuously improved. Working closely with the Revenue Compensation Lead, the role will take ownership of operational delivery, stakeholder engagement, process improvement, supporting materials and compensation modelling, allowing the Head of Revenue Infrastructure & Incentives to focus on future policy development, ExCo engagement and strategic direction.
Key Responsibilities
Revenue Incentives Operations
Lead the end-to-end operational delivery of Apex’s revenue incentive cycles, including planning, timelines, dependencies, risks, readiness and stakeholder touchpoints.
Work closely with the Revenue Compensation Lead to ensure calculations, validations, query handling and compensation outputs are delivered accurately and within agreed timelines.
Coordinate inputs and actions across Salesforce, Xactly, Finance, Reward, Payroll, Commercial Operations and Sales leadership.
Maintain clear visibility of cycle status, outstanding actions, query volumes, delivery risks and key decisions.
Act as the operational lead for Revenue Incentives, escalating only where strategic direction, material trade-offs or executive decisions are required.
Process Improvement, Controls & Automation
Identify opportunities to simplify, streamline and automate revenue incentive processes.
Review manual activities and recommend practical improvements to reduce operational effort, risk and reliance on key individuals.
Partner with Technology, Salesforce and Xactly stakeholders to improve data flows, calculation inputs, controls and reporting.
Ensure incentive processes are supported by appropriate documentation, evidence, approvals and auditability.
Support the development of a more scalable, controlled and resilient operating model for incentive delivery.
Compensation Modelling & Insight
Develop and maintain approaches to model expected compensation totals and anticipated payment outcomes.
Support scenario analysis, variance review and early identification of unusual or unexpected compensation movements.
Provide insight into calculation trends, exceptions, query themes and operational drivers.
Support preparation of management information for governance forums, senior stakeholder updates and compensation cycle reviews.
Stakeholder Engagement & Communications
Own the proactive engagement plan for the Revenue Incentives function.
Maintain business-facing materials including FAQs, process guides, stakeholder updates, query guidance and simple explanations of key incentive processes.
Ensure Sales leaders and relevant stakeholders understand timelines, requirements, dependencies and escalation routes.
Use recurring query themes to improve communication, process guidance and future cycle readiness.
Build trusted relationships with Commercial, Finance, Reward, Payroll, Technology and regional leadership teams.
What This Role Does Not Own
Final ownership of future revenue incentive policy design.
Executive-level policy negotiation or ExCo decision-making.
Salesforce or Xactly technical configuration.
Payroll processing or Reward policy ownership outside revenue incentives.
Key Skills & Experience
Essential
Experience leading compensation, incentives, revenue operations, sales operations, finance operations or similarly complex operational processes.
Strong understanding of incentive cycles, calculation processes, controls, stakeholder management and operational risk.
Able to understand detailed compensation calculations while managing the broader operating model.
Experience improving manual processes and identifying opportunities for automation, simplification and control enhancement.
Strong analytical capability, including modelling, reconciliation, variance analysis and management reporting.
Confident managing stakeholders across Sales, Finance, Reward, Commercial Operations and Technology.
Able to create clear supporting materials, FAQs, process documentation and business-facing guidance.
Strong delivery discipline, with the ability to manage timelines, dependencies, risks and competing priorities.
Desirable
Experience with Salesforce, Xactly or similar sales compensation/revenue operations platforms.
Experience working in a global, matrixed organization.
Exposure to sales incentive policy, commission governance or compensation control frameworks.
Experience supporting audit, controls, remediation or process governance activity.
Personal Attributes
Operationally strong, structured and delivery focused.
Detail-oriented without losing sight of the bigger picture.
Confident taking ownership and removing day-to-day dependency from senior leaders.
Pragmatic, improvement-minded and comfortable working through ambiguity.
Clear communicator, able to translate complex incentive topics into simple business language.
Proactive in identifying risks, gaps and improvement opportunities.
Calm under pressure during high-volume compensation cycles.
Collaborative, credible and trusted across functions.
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Assistant Manager
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
As an Assistant Manager in the Compliance Team, you will report to the Manager Compliance and be responsible for a number of important administrative tasks and provide support to the Compliance function which will ultimately enable the Compliance Officer & Money Laundering Compliance Officer to provide robust management information to the boards of the Apex regulated entities.
Key responsibilities
Assist the Senior manager to draft CDD processes and guidance’s to assist the CDD team and business teams with CDD related matters.
Assist with the management of the CDD team in the Johannesburg and Jersey offices by ensuring that they comply with all internal policies and processes.
Allocate work to the CDD team members and ensure that the work is distributed evenly.
Ensure that the work is allocated appropriately so that deadlines can be met. Any delays must be communicated to the business teams.
Collaborate with the business teams to ensure that onboarding and CDD is completed correctly and within the deadlines.
Demonstrate an understanding of the CDD/AML procedures and ensure that high risk matters receive appropriate level of attention escalation and sign off.
Participate in meetings with the business teams regarding CDD related matters in the absence of the Senior manager
Guide and coach junior team members.
Identify areas where processes can be improved and suggest these to senior management before implementing.
Effectively communicate changes to CDD processes to the business teams by sending regular CDD guidance emails to the business teams.
•Assist the Senior Manager with updating the CDD manual annually or when there are legislative changes that may affect the CDD processes.
Ensure that all day-to-day matters required to be completed are performed in a timely and satisfactory manner, including monitoring tasks and monitoring the email inbox for the Team and allocating the work accordingly.
Present training to the business teams.
Communicating with internal teams to ensure CDD collection is undertaken promptly;
following up as necessary to manage outstanding CDD.
Build and maintain collaborative relationships with the business teams.
QC and verify all Console records (Jersey only)
Manage the wet-ink process (Jersey only)
Other Responsibilities
Submit monthly KPI trackers by 7th of each month to the management team in SA (SA only).
Keep abreast of the changes in legislation/regulations and ensure that when internal policies and processes are updated that the changes are implemented immediately.
Participate in planned activities that are appropriate for your own development.
Assist with other duties to support the Senior Members of the Apex Compliance Function from time to time.
Be willing to undertake or assist in any project work that is identified and be willing to get involved with Apex Group initiatives in relation to regulatory issues, liaising with Senior Members of the team as and when required.
Be able to assist other team members where required
Skills
knowledge of the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998, any orders issued under the Law;
knowledge of the Code of Practice for Trust Company Business;
knowledge of the Code of Practice for Fund Services Business;
knowledge of the Jersey Anti-Money Laundering legislation and any orders issued under those laws;
knowledge of the Handbook for the Prevention and Detection of Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism;
Awareness of personal obligations and those of the relevant persons under the laws mentioned above as well as the Terrorism Law, the Directions Law, Terrorist Sanctions Measures;
Excellent communication skills;
Be well organized;
Have the flexibility and adaptability to undertake a variety of tasks at short notice if required;
Self-motivated and capable of prioritizing workloads as required;
Be proactive in your approach; and.
Have a good working knowledge of Microsoft products, in particular Outlook, Word and Excel as well as having the capability to quickly assimilate working with Apex’s key databases some of which are bespoke.
Experience:
it is preferable that you have an understanding of Jersey’s financial regulations and AML/CFT Framework and have at least 3-5 years’ experience with performing Compliance / AML/CFT roles within a regulated financial services business though training will be undertaken for those individuals who do not have experience and have not worked in Compliance / AML/CFT roles.
Will either hold or be willing to work towards a relevant compliance qualification (as determined by Apex).
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