? WE’RE HIRING: INVESTMENT ACCOUNTANT ?
? Cape Town, Western Cape
? Salary: Market Related

We are currently recruiting an experienced Investment Support Officer/Investment Accountant to join a well-established financial services business within its Operations function.

This is a back-office investment support role responsible for supporting client teams across the business and ensuring accurate, consistent and high-quality execution of investment-related transactions, reconciliations and accounting activities.

Key Responsibilities
-Capture non-automated investment transactions on internal database systems
-Maintain line-by-line investment reporting and investment accounting records
-Process accounting and journal entries relating to conversions, capital calls and distributions
-Reconcile investment positions and investigate reconciliation breaks
-Set up securities and pricing for both quoted and unquoted investments
-Perform NAV calculations for Private
Equity investments
-Ensure investment instructions and accounting activities are completed accurately and within required deadlines
-Liaise with internal teams, financial institutions, asset managers and other external service providers

What We’re Looking For
✅ Relevant degree or higher diploma
✅ Ideally 5–8 years’ experience within the financial services / investment industry
✅ Strong Investment Accounting knowledge
✅ Sound understanding of Double Entry Bookkeeping
✅ Experience with Multi-Currency Accounting
✅ Strong reconciliation and investment transaction experience
✅ Advanced attention to detail and ability to work accurately under pressure
✅ Strong Excel and general financial systems skills

-Experience or knowledge of Offshore Trusts and Companies, including the relationship between trusts, companies, trustees and beneficiaries, would be advantageous.

-A STEP qualification would also be beneficial, but is not essential.

This opportunity would suit someone with strong technical investment operations experience who enjoys working in a detailed, deadline-driven environment supporting sophisticated investment structures and client portfolios.

? Interested? Please send your CV to melissa@honeyrecruitmentspecialists.co.za" rel="noopener noreferrer">melissa@honeyrecruitmentspecialists.co.za

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