Fund Accountant
Salary Negotiable
Location Johannesburg
FULL_TIMEConsultant Jasmine Araujo
JobRef 50785463/001
Date posted 27 May 2022
johannesburg banking-financial-services/finance-accounting 2022-05-27 2022-07-26 financial-services Johannesburg Gauteng 6 Benmore Rd, Morningside, Sandton, 2196 ZA 2196 Robert Walters https://www.robertwalters.co.za https://www.robertwalters.co.za/content/dam/robert-walters/global/images/logos/web-logos/square-logo.png
A leading global Asset Management/Private Equity firm, based in Johannesburg, is currently seeking a Fund Accountant. This is a dynamic and innovative business with blue chip investors and in addition, you will be a part of a top performing Finance team of CA(SA)’s. You will be supporting the Financial Director to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the finance function and ensuring that the private equity funds is optimised.
A leading global Asset Management/Private Equity firm, based in Johannesburg, is currently seeking a Fund Accountant. This is a dynamic and innovative business with blue chip investors and in addition, you will be a part of a top performing Finance team of CA(SA)’s.
You will be supporting the Financial Director to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the finance function and ensuring that the private equity funds is optimised.
Key Job responsibilities will include for the Fund Accountant:
- Assisting in implementing best practices
- Accounting and reporting of private equity partnerships
- Finance and accounting aspects of portfolio transactions (i.e. tax, administration for acquisitions/disposals)
- Ensuring the smooth running of the administration in terms of corporate governance requirements
- Project manage the production of fund management accounts and annual financial statements
- Work with external fund administrators and project manage the distribution processes and when investments are made
- Project management of annual audits
- Compliance management
- Investor reporting
Key Qualifications and Experience required for the Fund Accountant:
- Newly qualified CA(SA)
- Big 4 Audit firm (Preferable)
- Financial Services audit clients (Preferable)
- Strong technical accounting knowledge
- Knowledge of IFRS and SA Tax
Key Competencies and Skills of the Fund Accountant:
- Technically astute
- Excellent attention to detail
- Commercially minded
- Energetic, positive, and driven individual
- Ability to interact at all levels in an organisation
If you suit the above requirements and keen to be a part of a high performing, growing global business, please get in touch ASAP!
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