Assistant Fund Controller, Private Equity

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

The Role & Key Responsibilities:

• Provide excellent client service
• Lead the client relationship management for fund administration clients
• Prepare and review accounting entries, monthly close procedures, support schedules, invoices, etc.
• Manage NAV preparation and review process
• Review and support production of Financial Statements
• Supporting investor communications for clients
• Assisting in the development of new & existing client relationships
• Optimizing service offerings, automate and standardize processes, increase productivity and profitability
• Fund accounting and investor reporting systems such as Paxus and Geneva and investor portals including Connect and Investment Café
• Ensuring adherence to documented procedures and policies
• Collaborating with other internal and external teams
• Ensure all deliverables are met on a timely and accurate basis
• Work on the integration of large fund administration mandates (as required)
• Working on ad hoc internal and global projects (as required)

Skills Required:

• Approximately 5-8 years’ experience
• An understanding of complex fund structures and fund accounting to act as subject matter expert to team
• A high degree of commercial awareness and client service focus
• Prior experience working at a Fund Administrator or with private funds
• Strong leadership skills and supervisory experience of other professionals
• Excellent organizational and communication skills and the ability to work on own initiative consistently producing accurate and timely work
• Good interpersonal skills to develop working relationships with colleagues, clients, other divisions and professional intermediaries
• A professional accounting qualification a plus
• Demonstrated ability to automate processes leveraging Excel and systems such as Paxus and Geneva
• Investor Services to US & investor KYC standards

We pride ourselves in our commitment to fostering a connected and inclusive culture, all our opportunities at Apex have four (4) days in office requirement.

Salary ranges from USD $80,000.00 – USD $110,000.00 plus additional discretionary yearly bonus based on corporate and individual's performance. Compensation within this range is dependent on individual's skills, experience and qualifications.

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.