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
Senior Specialist-Hedge Funds
Cape Town, Apex House
The Senior Specialist-Hedge Funds will be expected to assist the Fund Accounting division responsible for all South African priced Hedge Funds in terms of business processes and applications. The individual will be required to assist with issues coming out of the operations, review of processes and improvement thereof. This individual will also be required to be responsible for projects aimed at improving the processes within Fund Accounting.
Job specification
The Senior Specialist will be expected to:
- Improve Fund Accounting’s daily and monthly processes and using automation, robotics, AI and other technology
- assist with bespoke processes and the standardization of Fund Accounting
- processes to enable automation of processing volumes for all SA priced funds.
- A qualification in Accounting, Data science or data analytics is preferred (B.com).
- 4-5years working with financial data in an investment space.
- Be primary liaison with ICT regarding applications used by Fund Accounting and development requirements.
- Management of project delivery including end-to-end testing and implementation. within Fund Accounting.
- Provide solutions for complex client requirements including client engagement, investigation and testing.
- In addition, the individual should have experience with the various fund types either locally or internationally.
IT and Systems Skills and Knowledge:
- Advanced level experience in using Excel, InvestOne and other related systems.
- Proven competence and an aptitude for working with systems such as "Copilot for business"
Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).
- Identify problems and solve effectively using process automation
- Confident, enthusiastic and self-motivated.
- A track record of achievement.
- Analyze and solve problems.
- Assist in process improvement.
- Establish and manage relationships.
- Liaise with clients and system developers.
- Knowledge.
- Strong understanding of investment product knowledge.
- Strong understanding of Financial Markets, instruments and systems.
- Advanced Excel skills,
- Proficiency in process automation
Additional information.
We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favorable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, color, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependents, physical or mental disability. 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. For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) please https://www.apexgroup.com/corporate-social-responsibility
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.
Skills Required
- Experience improving fund accounting processes using automation, robotics, or AI
- Experience standardizing fund accounting processes to enable automation
- Qualification in Accounting, Data Science, or Data Analytics (B.Com preferred)
- 4-5 years working with financial data in an investment space
- Primary liaison experience with ICT or IT development teams for finance applications
- Project delivery experience including end-to-end testing and implementation within fund accounting
- Experience providing solutions for complex client requirements, including engagement, investigation and testing
- Experience with various fund types (local or international)
- Advanced Excel skills
- Advanced level experience with InvestOne and other fund systems
- Proven competence with tools such as Copilot for Business and proficiency in process automation
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Apex Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Apex Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Apex Group.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible benefits are positioned as being tailored by country, with localized packages and perks that can differ by jurisdiction. Mobility options such as the JUMP program add a non-cash element that can increase the perceived total rewards value for those who can access it.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing support is described as including EAPs, mental-health workshops, mentoring support, and local lifestyle perks like gym or cycle-to-work schemes. These offerings broaden the benefits mix beyond purely financial rewards.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is described in at least one jurisdiction as including an employer match structure and an additional automatic contribution after tenure. This can strengthen the non-salary portion of total compensation where offered.
Apex Group Insights
What We Do
We are a single-source financial solutions provider dedicated to driving positive change while supporting the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices around the world. Established in Bermuda in 2003, we have continually disrupted the industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in fund and 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. As a pioneering data and fintech-enabled company, we are a disruptor driving digital tools into fund and asset servicing. However, our vision to drive positive change extends beyond the industry. The Apex Foundation, a not-for-profit entity, is our passionate commitment to empower sustainable change
