Fund Financial Accountant

Purpose of the role :

The Fund Financial Accountant is a key member of the Investment Finance Unlisted division, responsible for delivering strategic financial support to the unlisted investment teams. This role focuses on providing high-quality accounting, analytical insights, financial reporting, and technical

accounting expertise to enable sound investment decisions and ensure regulatory compliance.

Duties :

• Liaise with internal departments, clients, external auditors, and regulatory bodies
• Draft technical accounting opinions to support complex transactions or unusual accounting treatments
• Provide expert guidance on IFRS, IFRS for SMEs, and GRAP standards
• Assist in IFRS conversion projects, including reconciliations between IFRS and other framework
• Provide tailored accounting advice based on industry norms
• Ensure all transactions are processed accurately and timeous on and reporting systems
• Ensure reconciliation are cleared timeous as per policy and procedure manualEnsure corporate actions are accurately accounted for on the system
• Ensure all prices are verified and loaded onto the reporting systems
• Perform analytical reviews of reconciliation discrepancies and exceptiProvide accurate and timeous client portfolio and adhoc reporting to internal and external stakeholders
• Provide assistance, guidance and mentoring to fund accountants

Assist in the management of internal and external audit

Requirements :

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