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

Key responsibilities

A. New clients

Provide services to a complex book of Private Equity clients.
Project management of new client, investor and investment onboarding.
Act as central point of contact for the Private Equity Operations team for their allocated client base.
Ensure policies and procedures are followed and checklists completed in a timely manner.

B. Technical guidance and support

Assisting in the Management of specialised services teams on all aspects of financial reporting, including working directly with Apex customers to ensure their structures are run efficiently in compliance with the relevant laws and contractual obligations.
Working with the management team and directors to ensure the planning, coordination and completion of NAVs and SLA deliverables.
Ensuring quality control prior to the further review and approval of Apex authorised persons including payments, calculations and transactions.
Preparation and implementation of entity customer specific procedures in relation to the reporting requirements and support the implementation of new structures;
Ensuring reporting complies with entity and statutory requirements including local law, relevant GAAP or IFRS and other reporting principles.
Provide technical guidance to client service teams where required.

C. Management of KPIs & Relationship Management

Reinforce positively throughout the team the importance of meeting KPIs.
Establish build and maintain strong working relationships with relevant internal functions;
Cover for other managers within the team during periods of absence;
Perform other duties to support the PE team as may be necessary from time to time;
Ongoing feedback from all key stakeholders on ongoing tasks including CDD ops, Ops, compliance and client services;
Keeping KPIs within the tolerance levels set by the business;
Manage performance and development of direct reports and their teams;
Obtain and enhance detailed client specific knowledge to assist in providing more holistic solutions and identify potential opportunities to deepen existing relationships;
Review and provide comments on fund related documents e.g. LPA; Investment Agreements, etc.
Identify and suggest solutions to operational issues;
Liaise with lawyers, general partners, external auditors and tax advisors for fund related matters;
Perform other duties as necessary to support the internal procedures and external strategic development in line with the scope of this role.

Skills / experience

Professional qualification – CA(SA) / SAIPA / Equivalent
Ideally 5+ years’ experience in a similar relevant capacity in the fund admin industry.
An understanding of regulatory and financial reporting regime and IFRS.
Ability to motivate and influence a team, high level of managerial skills
eFront Knowledge will be beneficial

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.

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