Accountant

Introduction

Role Purpose

To support the finance function across investment vehicles, holding entities, and portfolio support structures within a private equity and family office environment, ensuring accurate reporting, intercompany management, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance.

The role supports both investment-level accounting and portfolio oversight processes.

Duties & Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Investment Holding Accounting

• Process transactions across holding entities and SPVs

• Maintain investment schedules and capital contribution records

• Record dividend income, management fees, and funding flows

• Maintain shareholder loan and funding registers

Portfolio Oversight Support

• Capture and review management fee calculations

• Track portfolio company reporting submissions

• Assist with consolidation schedules (where applicable)

• Assist in preparing investor / trustee reporting packs

Intercompany & Funding Structures

• Reconcile intercompany loan accounts monthly

• Maintain funding waterfall schedules

• Process capital injections and distributions

• Calculate and post interest on shareholder loans

Month-End & Reporting

• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations

• Assist in preparation of management accounts

• Support board reporting schedules

• Prepare variance analysis support schedules

• Maintain fixed asset registers

Compliance & Governance

• Prepare VAT reconciliation schedules

• Assist with VAT201 submissions

• Support provisional tax schedules

• Prepare audit working paper files

• Ensure documentation for Competition Commission reporting (if required)

• Maintain KYC/FiCA requirements for various stakeholders (investee companies / banks)

• Ensure BBBEE compliance

• Maintain Bank funding covenants

Treasury & Cash Management

• Prepare weekly cash flow reports

• Track investment commitments vs drawdowns

• Monitor bank accounts across entities

• Prepare payment batches under dual-approval controls

Technical Requirements

• Strong Excel (XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, financial modelling basics)

• Understanding of:

• IFRS for SMEs

• Basic PE structures (SPVs, shareholder loans, dividends)

• VAT and Income Tax compliance

• Exposure to multi-entity accounting systems

Desired Experience & Qualification

Qualifications & Experience

• BCom Accounting / Financial Management (or studying towards)

• Diploma in Accounting (minimum NQF 6)

• 1–3 years’ experience in a finance/accounting role

• Experience in Sage / Xero / Pastel / QuickBooks (advantageous)

• Exposure to VAT and basic tax compliance

Behavioural Competencies

• High discretion (family office confidentiality)

• Strong governance awareness

• Analytical thinking

• Comfortable in lean, high-performance teams

• Detail obsessed (zero tolerance for reconciliation gaps)

Package & Remuneration

• Market Related

Interested?

• Should you not hear from us with 21 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.