Cape Town: SENIOR FINANCIAL REPORTING ACCOUNTANT (Private Equity) posted by Elev8
Posted on 2025-09-20 00:00:00
Employer | Elev8 |
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Category | Banking |
Location | Western Cape / Cape Town |
Job Summary
SENIOR FINANCIAL REPORTING ACCOUNTANT (Private Equity) – Claremont/Newlands, Western Cape, SA
Highly Competitive Package on Offer!
Our Client, a leading global Private Equity Investment Advisory firm invested in sustainable infrastructure and climate finance across Africa is currently in search of hands-on, innovative, strategically minded and highly organised Senior Financial Reporting Accountant to support the financial operations and reporting requirements of their expanding portfolio.
You have excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities accompanied by natural leadership skills and the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
You are especially passionate about improving universal energy access, in particular across Sub-Saharan Africa, through the investing in decentralised renewable energy (DRE).
Main Purpose of the Role:
Play a key role in providing dedicated financial leadership to ensure robust compliance, reporting accuracy, and operational efficiency through the overseeing of financial reporting, controls, legal and tax compliance within their Mauritius’s financial services framework, while supporting the financial performance of the group and its funds under management.
The role will involve direct engagement with investors, auditors, and regulatory bodies, as well as provide strategic financial leadership across the fund’s portfolio.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Assistance with all aspects of financial reporting, control and tax compliance.
- Prepare and review annual financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- Preparation and/or review quarterly management accounts for group companies.
- Preparation and/or review of various deliverables required for quarterly reporting to investors and responding to investor queries.
- Prepare audit information and manage the audit process of the various entities within the deadlines which include various Fund entities.
- Ensure compliance from a finance perspective with the various legal agreements which include the LPA, Investor side letters, Advisory agreements and with the Financial Services Commission (FSC) regulations and other relevant Mauritian legislation (e.g., Securities Act 2005, Financial Services Act 2007).
- Manage fund accounting, including capital calls, distributions, performance reporting, and Net Asset Value (NAV) calculations.
- Manage tax and regulatory compliance across various entities and jurisdictions.
- Manage cash flow and liquidity across complex investment structures, including oversight of treasury functions.
- Work closely with professional service providers including outsourced administrators, various auditors, outsourced accountants and other ad-hoc professional providers including tax and legal advisors.
- Prepare and oversee financial reporting and controls for regional offices in South Africa, Nairobi, Abidjan and Mauritius.
- Manage the flow of financial information and assist with financial reporting, where required, at portfolio company level.
- Support the deal team with portfolio transaction structuring, tax efficiency, tax and legal compliance, treasury issues and valuations.
- Providing guidance, coaching, and support to fellow team members.
Qualification, Skills and Experience required:
- Chartered Accountant (SA) advantageous and / or related FCCA, CPA, ICAEW or equivalent professional qualification.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- Minimum 7–10 years of relevant financial accounting and financial reporting experience gained within the fund management or fund accounting or asset management arena and ideally within private equity
- 3 Years of the above experience is required to be in a senior finance or fund accounting role
- Demonstrated expertise in financial control, fund accounting, and asset management within a private equity environment
- Working knowledge and a strong understanding of the Mauritian regulatory environment for funds and / or experience working with the FSC, Bank of Mauritius, Mauritius Revenue Authority or similar regulators is highly advantageous!
- Fund administration experience would be beneficial.
- Experience working with a Technical Assistance Facility would be beneficial.
Skills:
- Advanced proficiency in financial reporting, cashflow forecasting, and fund performance analysis.
- Strong knowledge of fund structures, capital calls, distributions, and investor reporting.
- Advanced proficiency in financial systems and tools (e.g., Xero, QuickBooks, Excel, Investran, or similar fund accounting software).
- Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, with a high level of attention to detail.
Travel:
- Ability and willingness to travel to regional offices.
To apply to this role, please forward an updated and detailed copy of your CV together with a short motivational paragraph of how your CV aligns to this role via the link OR to:
Nicole Spamers: *****@*****.co.za AND Andrea Jones: *****@*****.co.za
Please Note: Should you not be contacted within 3 weeks of applying, please deem your application as unsuccessful.
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