Company Description:

Blue Azurite Ltd is an independent licensed management company based in Port Louis, Mauritius. We are committed to providing exceptional services to our clients and exceeding their expectations. Our diverse portfolio includes entrepreneurs, institutions, and high-net-worth individuals.

 

Role Description:

This is a full-time on-site role for an Accountant at Blue Azurite Ltd. The Accountant will be responsible for performing day-to-day financial operations, such as preparing and reviewing financial statements, processing invoices and payments, reconciling accounts, and managing budgets. Additionally, the Accountant will assist in tax compliance and financial reporting.

 

Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and practices
• Experience in financial statement preparation and analysis
• Proficiency in accounting software and MS Excel
• Ability to handle large volumes of financial data accurately
• Knowledge of tax regulations and compliance
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Effective communication and teamwork skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
• Professional accounting certification (e.g., ACCA, CPA) is a plus

Job Purpose:

The Compliance Executive will need to perform duties, as directed by the Compliance Manager, which will assist Blue Azurite to adhere to its responsibilities as Reporting Person in Mauritius as defined by the Financial Intelligence and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2002 and any other related laws, regulations and guidance as applicable.

 

Responsibilities:

The Compliance Executive will be positioned within the Compliance department to ensure his/her independence. He/She will perform independent compliance monitoring reviews and interact with management on compliance, risk and regulatory issues, including to provide regulatory guidance, training and advice to the team and will be also responsible to:

• Carry out duties as per local regulatory requirements, including conducting oversight of compliance monitoring program and preparing periodic report to Board of client entities;
• File reviews (including CDD review) – Complex structures and assist in selection of files for reviews based on risk assessment;
• Conduct and assist in onboarding and ongoing screening and transaction monitoring;
• Assist in design and drafting of AML policies and procedures for both Blue Azurite and client entities;
• Assist in AML training for both Blue Azurite staff and clients;
• Monitor developments in local regulatory landscape and suggest implementation plans;
• Manage the compliance component in the client on-boarding process to ensure adherence to the risk appetite and that all required checks and procedures are complied with before client acceptance; including assessing information and documents for corroborative or verification purposes;
• Maintaining and updating the Compliance Department’s database;
• Work with immediate/subsequent reporting line(s) to ensure all internal /statutory /investor deadlines are met, as applicable;
• Oversees the mentoring and training of new staff(s) ensuring that they receive a balanced assignment of entities, adequate technical support, supervision, and provides timely performance feedback;
• Ensures the timely billing of clients, completion of internal audits, monitors accounts receivables, time sheet input and the maintenance of current entities information;
• Ensures workload is evenly balanced and distributed between junior compliance executives/trainees and plans and co-ordinates the coverage of portfolios of entities during absences for vacation/sickness;
• Communicates regularly with team members to ensure they are informed of all changes to relevant work practices, laws, regulations, processes, policies and procedures in support of the delivery of corporate administrative services;
• Ensure that all businesses are conducted in accordance with internal policies and procedures and the rules, guidelines and expectations of the local regulator;
• Attending audits and inspections from authorities;
• Coordinating periodic reviews undertaken by business areas, such as transaction monitoring, client and risk reviews;
• Any adhoc duties / projects prescribed and assigned by the management be required which are appropriate for the role and business needs.

Please note that the above is not an exhaustive list of duties. Fulfilment of additional duties as and when required is expected from the Compliance Executive.

 

Required Qualifications:

• Holds a degree and/or professional qualification in finance and/or legal;
• Good knowledge of applicable laws and regulations for the Global Business with at least 2 years of relevant experience;
• Expert knowledge of AML/CFT issues with appropriate references;
• Experience in designing Compliance Monitoring Plans and conducting assurance testing of AML/CFT controls will be an advantage

 

Required Competencies:

• The individual is well organised and a track record of working to tight deadlines;
• The individual needs to be highly organised and has very high attention to detail in a digitised environment;
• Able to multi-task, prioritise and manage time effectively;
• Ability to work under pressure and strict timelines when required;
• Competent at the advanced level of MS Office Word and Excel;
• Excellent communication and writing skills;
• Customer focus;
• Action orientated

Job Purpose:

The Client Accountant will be responsible for the day-to-day processing of accounting transactions and the month-end process for various clients.

Resposibilities:

Take full personal ownership, responsibility and accountability of all transactions, interaction and enquiries for the allocated Client portfolio. This will include, but not be limited to periodic bookkeeping, Annual Accounts preparation, Periodic Accounts preparation, assistance during the Audit of the client file, preparation/compiling data for tax declaration:

• Process day to day accounting transactions such as bank statements, invoices etc;
• Processing of entries as required for client entities;
• Execute the monthly invoicing process and debt collection;
• Prepare accounting schedules in agreed format, and ad hoc accounting schedules as required from time to time;
• Complete all required balance sheet reconciliations including bank and intercompany reconciliations amongst others;
• Preparation of VAT schedules and other accounting related reports;
• Preparation of the management accounts and financial statements in a timely manner;
• Document and maintain business procedures and adhere to accounting policies;
• Ensure proper maintenance of accounting reports;
• Meeting accounting deadlines together with the team;
• Support the Client Accounting Team for accounting related enquiries;
• Deliver work as per MSAs and relevant KPIs;
• Any adhoc duties / projects prescribed and assigned by the management be required which are appropriate for the role and business needs

 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business or Level 2 ACCA or ACA;
• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience;
• Experience in a similar role would be an advantage

 

Required Competencies:

• Experience in advanced corporate/capital market accounting, including financial statement preparation;
• Knowledge of advanced accounting entries and accounting standards (IFRS and relevant GAAPS) would be an advantage;
• Competent at the advanced level of MS Office Word and Excel;
• Experience on QuickBooks would be preferred;
• Excellent communication and writing skillls;
• Customer focus;
• Action orientated

Job Purpose:

The Senior Administrator will be responsible to manage the day-to-day administration of a varied portfolio of corporate structures and to maintain and develop a wide knowledge and understanding of corporate administration generally, to include anti money laundering, compliance and relevant legislation.

 

Responsibilities:

The person occupying the position of the Senior Administrator will be involved in the daily operations and administration of a portfolio of clients. He/she will be client-focused, with excellent communication skills and the ability to operate successfully under pressure. He/She will be also responsible to:

• Assist in convening meetings of directors/shareholders, attend board meetings and prepare minutes;
• Assist in effecting customer due diligence (CDD) as per AML Code and maintain an updated list of CDD for all companies;
• Work with immediate/subsequent reporting line(s) to ensure all internal /statutory /investor deadlines are met, as applicable;
• Oversees the mentoring and training of new administrator(s) ensuring that they receive a balanced assignment of entities, adequate technical support, supervision, and provides timely performance feedback;
• Ensures the timely billing of clients, completion of internal audits, monitors accounts receivables, time sheet input and the maintenance of current entities information;
• Ensures workload is evenly balanced and distributed between administrators and plans and co-ordinates the coverage of portfolios of entities during absences for vacation/sickness;
• Communicates regularly with team members to ensure they are informed of all changes to relevant work practices, laws, regulations, processes, policies and procedures in support of the delivery of corporate administrative services;
• Ensure that all businesses are conducted in accordance with internal policies and procedures and the rules, guidelines and expectations of the local regulator;
• Deal with day-to-day administrative tasks associated with the portfolio of clients and to assist other team members where required;
• Attending audits and inspections from authorities;
• Liaising with banks for account opening, payment processing and transaction monitoring;
• Assisting on new incorporation requests;
• Deliver work as per MSAs and relevant KPIs; and
• Any adhoc duties / projects prescribed and assigned by the management be required which are appropriate for the role and business needs.

Please note that the above is not an exhaustive list of duties. Fulfilment of additional duties as and when required is expected from the Senior Administrator.

 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or ICSA (partly qualified candidate will be taken into consideration);
• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in the Global Business Sector or equivalent;
• Experience in a similar role would be an advantage

 

Required Competencies

• The individual is well organised and a track record of working to tight deadlines;
• The individual needs to be highly organised and has very high attention to detail in a digitised environment;
• Able to multi-task, prioritise and manage time effectively;
• Ability to work under pressure and strict timelines when required;
• Competent at the advanced level of MS Office Word and Excel;
• Excellent communication and writing skills;
• Customer focus;
• Action orientated

 

Job Purpose:

In collaboration with the Finance Lead, the invoicing officer will be responsible for producing accurate accounting ledgers for the business.
Assisting with month-end reporting, along with the accurate billing for the businesses, you will be a confident communicator with the ability to deal with internal and external parties as required.

 

Responsibilities:

• Reconciliation of bank accounts;
• Process/review invoices for Blue Azurite clients;
• Responsible for the efficiency of the process of invoices generation and delivery to Blue Azurite clients;
• Ensure that all expenses recoverable from clients are correctly valued, and that payment of fees by clients are correctly recorded and allocated to invoices on a timely basis;
• Responsible for monitoring staff time recordings and generating relevant exception reports for circulation to staff, whilst prompting the relevant corrective actions;
• Promoting the internal timesheet tool, including training to operational team;
• Provide support to the team in all aspects of billing and liaising regularly with the operational teams;
• Prepare relevant billing recovery reports and circulate as required, including assisting with the management debtors (Debtors’ collection);
• Involved in improving the billing process to reduce the lockup days of the operational teams;
• Attend to queries from client/operational teams;
• Any adhoc duties / projects prescribed and assigned by the management be required which are appropriate for the role and business needs

 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance;
• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience;
• Previous invoicing and accounting experience would be an advantage;
• Basic knowledge of accountability and finance generally

 

Required Competencies:

• Corporate experience, would be a plus;
• Competent at the advanced level of MS Office Word and Excel;
• Experience on QuickBooks would be preferred;
• Excellent communication and writing skills;
• Customer focus;
• Action orientated

Job Purpose:

The HR Officer will be responsible for day-to-day payroll, administration and recruitment support to the business by ensuring consistent application of policies & procedures, and you will contribute to making Blue Azurite a better place to work.

 

Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative support to the HR department;
• Work with HR business partners, internal teams and hiring managers to assist with recruitment efforts;
• Bridge management and employee relations by nurturing a positive working environment;
• Contract Management;
• Leave Management/Attendance Record/Update Sicorax (ensures that employees information is up to date);
• Ensuring timely completion of the payroll process in collaboration with Finance. Ensure accurate and timely delivery of payslip;
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the HR function by staying updated on relevant HR laws, regulations, and industry best practices;
• Monitoring the medical insurance and ensure that all employees are sign up according to company policies;
• Responsible of the onboarding process of new recruits;
• Be actively involved in recruitment by preparing job descriptions, posting ads, reference check and managing the hiring process;
• Assist in implementing and monitoring an effective employee relations and welfare program within Blue Azurite;
• Support change, communicate change internally and gain trust of employees;
• Develop and maintain annual employee engagement plan, including tailored training or coaching depending on business needs;
• Follow up training with the MQA & HRDC (for refund);
• Follow and update KPI indicator;
• Assist in performance management processes;
• Be the point of contact of Blue Azurite and its employee;
• Follow all training procedure and update employee file accordingly;
• Support the management of disciplinary and grievance issues;
• Be responsible for the uniform renewal process every year;
• Conduct exit interviews;
• Prepares monthly and quarterly HR reports as required by Management;
• Any adhoc duties / projects prescribed and assigned by the Management be required which are appropriate for the role and business needs

Please note that the above is not an exhaustive list of duties. Fulfilment of additional duties as and when required is expected from the HR Officer.

 

Required Qualifications:

• Holds a BSC/BA in administration/hrm or any other relevant field;
• Good knowledge of applicable laws and regulations and disciplinary procedures with at least 2 years of relevant experience;
• Experience in the fiduciary/professional services environment, would be a plus;
• Proven experience as HR officer, administrator or other HR position;
• Knowledge of HR functions (pay & benefits, recruitment, training & development etc.)

 

Require Competencies:

• Proficient in MS Office; knowledge of Sicorax is a plus;
• The ability to form working relationships with people at all levels;
• Teamworking and interpersonal skills;
• Diplomacy and the ability to deal with situations that are stressful to others;
• Outstanding organizational and time-management abilities;
• Problem-solving and decision-making aptitude;
• Strong ethics and reliability;
• Be analytical and data driven with strong reporting skills;
• Demonstrate values such as honesty, integrity and sense of confidentiality

 

Career Opportunity

Mauritius International Trust Company Limited (“MITCO” or the “Company”), which forms part of the finance cluster of the CIEL Group, is one of the oldest and well established Management Companies in Mauritius and provides advisory, structuring, set-up, administering, company secretarial, compliance, professional outsourcing and back-office services to its clients.

 

About the job

Reporting to the Senior Manager – Client Services, the selected candidate will assist MITCO in acting as the Company Secretary of client companies and provision of administration services.

 

What you will be doing:

• Assist team members in opening of bank accounts in Mauritius and abroad;
• Ensure that statutory registers are properly maintained;
• Ensure regulatory filings are made with Registrar and FSC;
• Responsible for FATCA and CRS reporting, if any, to Mauritius Revenue Authority;
• Ensure that board and shareholder’s meeting are organized as per defined procedures and minutes written and circulated in a timely manner;
• Guide the directors as to their duties, responsibilities and powers and changes in regulatory requirements;
• Conduct/review due diligence on investors/shareholders as per the Financial Intelligence and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2002 and the Code on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing;
• Review of bank transactions prior execution;
• Responsible to efficiently process payments;
• Draft/review standard agreements such as consultancy/loan/agency agreements;
• Conduct regular reviews of company and trust files to ensure compliance with all relevant local acts and regulations;
• Assure all CDD on file are up to date;
• Ensure all correspondence and other communication is attended to professionally and promptly;
• Follow established company and regulatory policies and procedures;
• Ensure that all processes and checklists are followed diligently;
• Draft complex resolutions, letters and any other documents as are expected;
• Comply with all anti-money laundering laws, regulations, policies and procedures.

 

What are we looking for?

• Holder of a relevant degree (e.g. Management, Law, International Business, Finance);
• At least 5 years of working experience within the Finance Industry/ the Global Business Sector; either ACIS/ACCA qualified or party qualified or STEP member;
• Ability to work methodically and accurately;
• Good understanding of the fundamental principles of trust and company administration;
• General understanding of company policies and procedures;
• Computer literate with Microsoft Office products;
• Ability to navigate through different portfolios and work in a team.

 

 

Management reserves the right to call only the best candidates for an interview. If you have not received any communication after the deadline, feel free to call us for any query.

Career Opportunity

Mauritius International Trust Company Limited (“MITCO” or the “Company”), which forms part of the finance cluster of the CIEL Group, is one of the oldest and well established Management Companies in Mauritius and provides advisory, structuring, set-up, administering, company secretarial, compliance, professional outsourcing and back-office services to its clients.

 

About the job

The selected candidate will be responsible for and manage a portfolio of clients (low and medium complexity) for all bookkeeping, computations of taxes and year-end accounting services.

 

What you will be doing:

• Maintain accounting records on the accounting software and prepares monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements for low/medium complexity Companies & Trusts in accordance with IFRS and relevant standards;
• Ensure that bookkeeping and proper accounting records are kept up to date & maintained on the Company’s accounting software with Live Accounting;
• Draft annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS requirements;
• Ensure that the accounts are finalized within the timelines as pre-agreed between the client and MITCO;
• Ensure that the accounts are filed with FSC / ROC within statutory deadlines;
• Prepare solvency tests upon Clients’ requests;
• Prepare tax computations/upload tax returns (CTX/APS/PAYE/VAT/NPS/TDS) on MNS and ensure that the reviewed tax returns are submitted by the Authorised Accounting Staff within the prescribed deadline;
• Liaise with external parties (Clients, Auditors, MRA, FSC) under guidance of a Senior Executive/Associate Manager;
• Responsible to liaise with auditors to clear all audit queries pertaining to the assigned portfolio;
• Responsible to complete FSC surveys for the assigned portfolio;
• Responsible to follow up with clients on unpaid MITCO invoices for accounting services;
• Daily and effective input on timesheet;
• Ensure to adherence of internal control procedures at all times;
• Assist the client services department on ancillary services as and when required.

 

What are we looking for?

• Degree Holder / Partly qualified ACCA or equivalent;
• 2 to 3 years of relevant working experience in a similar position;
• Ongoing development of technical knowledge;
• Computer literate with Microsoft Office products;
• Knowledge of Accounting software;
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

 

 

Management reserves the right to call only the best candidates for an interview. If you have not received any communication after the deadline, feel free to call us for any query.