Cape Town: Private Market Operations: Finance (Experienced CA(SA)) posted by Rory Mackie & Associates

About the team:

We are excited to invite a talented and ambitious experienced professional to join our clients growing Private Markets Operations Finance team. Our client is redefining how Private Credit operates combining institutional rigor with intelligent infrastructure to create a platform designed for scale, automation, and transparency. The Finance team is responsible for monitoring and providing oversight over outsourced fund accounting and related operational services provided by third-party administrators for our clients private markets platforms, including private credit, infrastructure and structured debt funds. Beyond core responsibilities, youll play an active role in redesigning key workflows to reduce manual inputs, embed automation, and build more intelligent, forward-looking operational processes.

This role has been created to support the growth and increasing complexity of our clients private markets credit platform and will focus on managing operational oversight of their structured finance products including blended finance and securitisation structures.

Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the private market funds including:
  • Oversight of complex fund structures, including capital calls, drawdowns, distributions and cash movements across fund and note issuing vehicles, ensuring accurate application of distribution waterfalls and legal documentation
  • Monitoring investor commitments, capital balances, liquidity levels and minimum reserve requirements
  • Oversight of income, expense and hedging cash flows, including review of interest calculations, fees, principal repayments and counterparty payments
  • Working closely with various teams across the business to ensure smooth disbursement of funds to our loan counterparties
  • Liaise with counterparties and facility agents on the calculation, allocation, invoicing and receipt of interest, fees and capital payments on unlisted debt instruments
  • Managing and resolving internal and external queries related to accounting, valuation, fund performance and investor requests
• Be responsible for the full quarterly and annual financial reporting process:
  • Preparation and review of financial information for investor, noteholder and internal reporting
  • Review, challenge and sign off of quarterly NAV packs, financial statements and supporting schedules prepared by third party administrators
  • Ensure accurate reflection of complex capital structures, valuation methodologies, income recognition and provisioning
• Partner closely with internal investment, product development, risk and legal teams on fund operations, governance and new product initiatives
• Build and managing external relationships with administrators, trustees, auditors, ratings agencies and investors
• Contribute directly to the future-state design of our clients operating infrastructure by integrating smart tools, structured data, and automation at the point of execution.

Requirements:

• Experienced CA(SA) with min 5-years post articles experience within asset management audit
• Or equivalent professional qualification, with 5 10 years of experience within asset management, private markets or fund administration
• Strong hands-on experience with closed ended funds, structured finance products and complex distribution waterfalls will be a distinct advantage.
• Technical knowledge relevant to the role, especially banking risk metrics and processes

Attributes we look for in a person are:

• The ability to approach and own and continuously look for opportunities to develop
• Driven and intellectually curious, with a strong attention to detail
• Comfortable in agile, cross-functional environments where priorities shift and innovation is constant
• Commercial, pragmatic, and solution-oriented with the judgment to balance risk and business delivery
• Ability to analyse, interpret and assimilate information accurately
• The ability to build and maintain meaningful relationships