Senior Accountant

4 weeks ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Apex Group Full time

Description

Position Controller Finance

Division Finance

Location Cape Town, South Africa

We are seeking a Controller, reporting to a Senior Manager within the Finance Division.

Apex is seeking a Finance Controller to join the group finance team to fulfil the role as legal entity controller for the Americas. The role involves the accurate accounting of legal entities and detailed review of costs to ensure the accuracy, integrity and completeness of the accounting records. The ideal candidate should have at least two years of experience, as well as a recognised accreditation (ACCA, CA, CIMA, CPA).

Key responsibilities

The brief description outlined above will involve the following specific duties:

  • Oversight of the timely month end close process for a number of legal entities, ensuring accounting is in line with group and company policies
  • Management of a number of the legal entity audits and ensuring timely submission of financial statements before regulatory deadlines
  • Oversight of the production of number of the statutory financial statements
  • Oversight of the timely production of a number of the regulatory reports ensuring ongoing compliance with relevant regulatory capital requirements at all times
  • Oversight of payment procedures of a number of legal entities ensuring appropriate cash management at all times
  • Management of the annual budget process
  • Liaise closely with the Head of Finance Americas and Local Managing Directors
  • Finance reporting to legal entity boards
  • Accounting support for billing and FP&A teams
  • Stay current and abreast of relevant IFRS developments that impact the firm
  • Manage ad hoc requests as necessary



Skills / experience

Essential:

  • Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
  • Good understanding and well-versed in accounting principles and concepts
  • 0 - 2 years post article experience
  • Proficient with Excel, accounting systems and general IT
  • Conversant in IFRS and exposure to US GAAP
  • Self-motivated, proactive, resilient, and resourceful
  • An ability to work to and meet agreed deadlines
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to work on ones own initiative
  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, both verbal and written in English
  • Confident and credible partnering with stakeholders and sponsors to high level and driving broader business engagement in change



Preferable:

  • Experience in audit would be ideal, but not necessary
  • Interest in financial services e.g., fund administration, banking
  • Creative thinker with aptitude for diagnosing problems/issues and proposing solutions
  • Experience with accounting/financial control mechanisms
  • Experience with US Tax



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