Senior Fund Accountant

Provide Financial Accounting services to various Managed Investment fund and Property fund clients in a timely and efficient manner. Oversee and review of junior team members and provide mentoring.
Job Responsibilities:
The role duties and responsibilities will include but not limited to the following:
• Management of key client accounts and relationships
• Maintenance of the general ledger for Managed Investment funds / Property funds and reconcile back to the source of truth on a timely basis.
• Prepare month end accounting reports – trial balance, profit/loss, balance sheet and client specific reports as required by clients.
• Calculation of periodic taxable income distributions for Managed Investment funds / Property funds.
• Preparation of BAS returns and assist with tax returns.
• Create annual and semi-annual financial statements for Managed Inv. / Property funds.
• Review the work performed by Fund Accountants.
• Provide mentoring and support to junior team members
• Work with audits and clients to ensure all requirements and requests are answer in a timely manner
• Ad hoc project work including improvement of processes and procedures.
• Oversight of the work being prepared in offshore locations
Proven Experience & Qualifications:
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a fund accounting role
• CPA / CA qualifications
• Experience in oversight and review of accountants
• Intermediate to Advanced excel skills
• Experience in using administration systems like Hiport or Paxus
Skills Required:
• Ability to work well under pressure;
• Positive attitude and high level attention to detail;
• Strong team player;
• Strong communication and analytical skills;
• An understanding and interest in financial markets
• Strong organisational skills;
• Strong communication skills both oral and written;
• Exceptional customer focus and relationship management skills;
• Strong problem-solving skills;
• Ability to work independently;
• Ability to prioritise tasks.
About our Company
Apex Group Ltd., established in Bermuda in 2003, is a global financial services provider. With 85 offices in 42 countries worldwide and over 10,000 employees. Apex delivers an extensive range of services to asset managers, capital markets, private clients and family offices. The Group has continually improved and evolved its capabilities to offer a single-source solution through establishing the broadest range of services in the industry; including fund services, digital onboarding and bank accounts, depositary, custody and super ManCo services, business services including HR and Payroll and a pioneering ESG Ratings and Advisory service for private companies.
Apex Group includes FundRock, LRI and European Depositary Bank.
Additional information:
We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation. 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.
If you are looking to take that next step in your career and are ready to work for a high performing organisation, alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, please submit your application and we look forward to hearing from you.
Personal data provided by job applicant(s) will be used for recruitment purposes only and will be treated strictly confidential. Such personal data can be accessed by different Apex stakeholders within and out of Australia for the consideration of the job application hereunder. Application made by the job applicant(s) constitutes the irrevocable consent of the job applicant for her/his personal data to be used by Apex stakeholders within or outside Australia for the purpose of this recruitment.