Apex Group India | Senior Associate Level 3

Key duties and responsibilities

• Analysis of bank transactions and processing/reviewing on accounting.
• Analysis and processing/review of invoices, expenses, and other transactions.
• Preparation & review of periodic management accounts in multiple GAAPs, mainly.

Requirements

• Understanding of cash, capital & Dividend movements.
• Ability to reconcile AP & AR (Inter-company transactions).
• Exposure to Trial balance finalization.
• Exposure to payroll accounting, posting journal entries & VAT/GST.
• Ability to understand and resolve queries raised by Onshore, Client, Auditor and.
• Experience of Accounting in IFRS/US GAAP is preferred.
• Excellent understanding of Journal entries.
• Proficient in MS Office tools (Excel & Word is mandatory).
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Good knowledge in capital market, derivatives, Private equity fund, Hedge funds.

Apex Group

Set up in 2003 with its first office in Bermuda, Apex Group was founded by Peter Hughes and works for allocators, asset managers, family offices, corporates and financial institutions. Its services include fund administration and middle office work, transfer agency, depositary and custody, corporate and management company services, banking, regulatory and compliance support, and ESG services through its Holtara business. The group's India operation was founded in 2008 and has grown to offices in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune and Gandhinagar. In 2021 Apex became one of the first global fund administrators approved to operate in GIFT City, where it now has an office.

Much of Apex's finance work in India is fund accounting for hedge funds, closed-ended funds, private equity and real asset funds, with roles from fund accountant up to supervisor and senior account manager. Other finance roles cover financial reporting from associate to vice president (including Workiva implementation), middle office, corporate accounting, global payments, tax, regulatory services and transfer agency. Postings usually ask for a B.Com, M.Com or MBA (Finance), and many name CA, CMA, CFA, CPA or ACCA; some roles are open to CA or CMA freshers.

• Industry: Financial services for funds and asset managers: fund administration, middle office, transfer agency, depositary, corporate and banking services
• Headquarters: Apex Group Ltd; founded in 2003 in Bermuda, where it opened its first office
• In India: India operation since 2008, with offices in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune and Gandhinagar (including GIFT City)