Job Description:

Administration of a portfolio of client entities comprising of funds, GBCs, Authorised companies, Foundations, Trusts and IBCs. Internal interaction with the various team members

 

List of duties

• Process incorporation of client entities and SPVs;
• Perform required level of due diligence review and ensure proper KYC and CDD are on file;
• Monitor and report on compliance status of client entities;
• Maintain statutory registers of client entities in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2001;
• Convene and prepare for Board meetings and Annual meetings of client entities;
• Follow up on corporate actions and necessary filings with the regulators;
• Liaise with relevant parties to ensure payments are initiated and completed within agreed deadlines;
• Initiate liquidation process for client entities as and when required;
• Maintain track records and details of work completed/ status;
• Comply with internal policies and procedures and adherence with compliance / operations manuals;
• Any ad-hoc duties

 

Key Competencies, Skills/ Knowledge:

 

• Good knowledge of COSEC responsibilities pertaining to funds and global business;
• Ability to properly record and draft good quality minutes of meetings and resolutions;
• Good interpersonal skills to ensure effective working relationships with colleagues within a global team;
• Well organised, with an ability to prioritise work and capable to multi-task/ work under tight deadlines;
• Flexible to work across teams encouraging diversity within the organisation;
• Ability to adapt and uphold adherence to processes and procedures in place within the organization.

 

Qualifications & Experience:

 

• Partly/ fully qualified ICSA or a degree in Management, Law and Finance;
• Have at least 3 years’ experience (for Senior Officer) and 2 years’ experience (for the Officer) in the financial services sector
• Proficiency in MS office applications (Word & Excel)

 

         Remuneration

Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

 

Job Description:

The Client Accountant will be responsible of the administration and management of the accounting of a portfolio of clients.

Client Accounting & Portfolio Management

• Responsible for the administration of a portfolio of clients including all aspects of accounting and reporting requirements;
• Preparation of monthly, quarterly and year-end closings;
• Preparation of weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual NAV;
• Preparation of accountings reports and of monthly/quarterly management accounts required by clients;
• Preparation of annual statutory financial statements in accordance with IFRS, Company law and Group guidelines;
• Manage client responsibilities towards meeting regulatory and statutory deadlines;
• Review work assigned to Junior Accountants and to ensure accounting records are accurate and in compliance with internal policies and procedures;
• Review all reconciliation schedules prepared by Junior Accountant;
• Load invoices from suppliers into accounting system;
• Load payments on banking profile and prepare all relevant paper works for payment sign off;
• Prepare accounting files for audit and manage the audit process;
• Review/Prepare VAT schedules and reports as required for VAT submissions;
• Liaising and interacting with clients, other offices and third parties as required;
• To prepare other reports and participate in projects as and when required;
• Maintain client relationship by responding professionally on a timely basis and providing quality to clients;
• Any ad hoc duties/projects prescribed and assigned by the management.

Qualifications & Experience

• Professional accounting qualification such as ACCA/ACA/CIMA – Essential or any equivalent qualifications
• At least 3 years work experience in a Global Business Sector
• Experience in Fund Accounting and payment intermediary services
• Must be able to work independently, pay meticulous attention to detail and meet deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal skills being an effective communicator and listener with the ability to provide clear and precise explanations
• Confident out-going individual with a high level of personal integrity and motivated.

Remuneration

Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Job Description:

• Conduct regular reviews of company and trust files to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations.
• Ensure all correspondence and other communication is attended to professionally and promptly.
• Conduct 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.
• Ensure all KYC documents are on file, valid and up-to-date.

Job Description:

• Preparing and monitoring accounting budget.
• Follow up with invoices and debtors.
• Review of work done by the team.
• Work closely with the Administrators and Relationship Managers of client entities.
• Devising ways for increasing productivity to become more efficient.
• Pro-actively liaise with clients, and auditors and Administrators to ensure on time filing.
• Review performance appraisal of staff; identifying on staff deficiency; organizing interviews.
• Liaising and assisting other departments to achieve targets.

Job Description:

• Ensure accurate and timely preparation of yearly, quarterly, monthly financial statements and other reports (including consolidation) of companies and trusts in accordance with the relevant accounting standards and Acts.
• Work closely with the administrators of client entities.
• Accounting planning: ensure you have a transparent accounting planning.
• Pro-actively liaise with clients and auditors and Administrators to ensure on-time filing.
• Re-assess and improve systems and processes as and when required.
• Increase working efficiencies, put written procedures and control mechanisms in place.

Job Description:

• Administer a portfolio of corporate and trust clients whilst maintaining and developing relationships with clients and third parties;
• Provide corporate, trust and secretarial services;
• Ensure that all businesses are conducted in accordance with internal policies and procedures, and the prevailing legislations;
• Maintain excellent relationship with international service providers including banks, audit and legal firms as well as investment and wealth management institutions;
• Handle any other duties which may be assigned to you.
  

Requirements:

• Degree holder in law/ management field or equivalent degree and/or ICSA qualified or partly qualified.
• 1-5 years of working experience in the Mauritius global business sector.
• Passion to deliver excellent customer service.
• Meticulous, proactive and attentive to details.
• Energetic, enthusiastic and resilient to pressure.
• Excellent listening and communication skills and the ability to work well in a team
• Perfect command of English and French.
• Ability to work within a team.

 

 

 

Job Description:

• Assist in performing the day to day transactions pertaining to the management of the clients’ affairs and ensure that same is executed in a timely manner and efficiently;
• Assist with the incorporation of entities in Mauritius;
• Convene, prepare and attend Board Meeting and AGMs;
• Prepare and draft minutes of meeting and resolutions;
• Liaise with local authorities (ROC, FSC, MRA etc…) regarding ongoing operational and administrative matters;
• Perform bank account opening;
• Process payment including on online platform;
• Keeping company books and preparing periodic reports;
• Prepare Management Account, Financial Statement;
• Ensure Accounts, Financial Statements are audited within statutory deadline;
• Ensure all VAT, PAYE, TDS and Tax Return are filed by the deadline;
• Develop and maintain relationships with banks and auditors;
• Prepare compliance report;
• Ensure that client information are up-to-date, filing is done on time and client information updated on relevant internal system;
• Ensure that all companies are in compliance with relevant laws, licensing conditions, regulation and guidelines including due diligence document;
• Ensure company policies and procedures are followed.

 

YOUR PROFILE:

• You hold a university degree preferably in Accounting & Finance;
• You have between 2-3 years of relevant experience;
• You have good knowledge of regulation governing the global business sector;
• Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Accounting Standards would be an advantage;
• Listen and respond to customer request in a timely manner;
• Familiar with accounting, audit and tax compliance matter;
• You are fluent in English (Knowledge of French and/or German will be considered as an asset);
• Good written and verbal communication skills;
• Strong organisational and multi-tasking skills;
• You possess team spirit, the capacity to build strong client relationships, and take initiative to act without waiting for direction when appropriate.

Company Description

Following a merger with Estera in early 2020, Ocorian is one of the largest providers of fund, corporate and private client services in the market, recognised by our clients and the industry for exceptional client service and value and known for strong and sustained growth.

As a combined business we manage over 17,000 structures for 8000+ clients with a global footprint operating from 18 locations, scale which offers all our people great opportunities to develop their knowledge and skills and to progress their careers.

Job Description

Job Title: Trainee

Jurisdiction: Mauritius

Department: Accounting and Financial Reporting Services (AFRS)

Reporting To: Manager – Accounting and Financial Reporting Services or any other designated person

Purpose of the Job

–   To accurately process accounting records, perform basic accounting reconciliations and other accounting related administrave tasks.

Main Responsibilities

To conduct the following within prescribed deadlines:

–   Prepare and post final bookkeeping entries required for producing financial statements and management accounts.

–   Perform bank and any other reconciliations.

–   Prepare and review VAT, TDS returns and Tax Computations for clients.

–   File financial statements, tax returns and other statutory returns within deadlines.

–   Provide accounting support to Accounting staff and assist with ad-hoc projects as may be required from time to time.

–   Liaise with the appointed Auditors to complete the audit of financial statements in accordance with defined timetables.

–   Gathering other documents and liaising with administrative team.

Qualifications

–   Holder of an HSC Certificate.

–   Finance Industry and or Accounting/Auditing experience with exposure to Global Businesses.

 

 

Knowledge/Skills/Experience

–   1 years’ experience as an accounts clerk

–   Well versed in Excel, Word and Outlook.

Competencies

–   Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with clients, colleagues at all levels.

–   Able to work using own initiative, control own work load and prioritise matters as appropriate.

–   Flexibility, energy and enthusiasm.

–   Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

–   A solution driven attitude to problems.

–   Good organisational skills and ability to work methodically and accurately.

–   Team spirit.

Additional information

All staff are expected to embody our core values that underpin everything that we do and that reflect the skills and behaviours we all need to be successful.  These are:

·        We are AMBITIOUS – We think and act globally, seizing every opportunity to support our clients and staff – wherever in the world they may be.

·        We are AGILE – Our independence from any financial institution gives us the flexibility and freedom to keep things simple, efficient and effective.

·        We are COLLABORATIVE – We take the time to understand our clients’ needs so that we can deliver personalised solutions every time.

Company Description

Following a merger with Estera in early 2020, Ocorian are one of the largest providers of fund, corporate and private client services in the market, recognised by our clients and the industry for exceptional client service and value and known for strong and sustained growth.

As a combined business we manage over 17,000 structures for 8000+ clients with a global footprint operating from 18 locations, scale which offers all our people great opportunities to develop their knowledge and skills and to progress their careers.

Job Description

Job Title: TECHNICAL ANALYST

Department: IT

Jurisdiction: MAURITIUS

Reporting To: HEAD INFRASTRUCTURE

Purpose of the Job

Reporting to the Head of Infrastructure, the post-holder will be part of the team responsible for the global IT infrastructure, including several data centres and all regional offices. The role will involve a significant portion of the post-holders time, focussing on the delivery of projects for the regions and the group as a whole. The role encompasses management of the provision of IT services covering Servers, Networks, Security, Citrix, Email, SQL Databases, Storage, Virtual Infrastructure, Telephony, and the maintenance thereof. Beyond the project delivery, the post-holder will provide 2nd line support in relation to the above systems.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide an efficient and professional service to employees who are experiencing technical issues
• Process and resolve 2nd line support calls
• Be able to plan and execute project work including travel to regional offices if and when applicable
• Understand and participate in business acquisitions involving migrating data and applications and connecting new offices to the Ocorian network
• Manage and maintain a large corporate IT environment
• Continue to upgrade the entire estate to the latest and most efficient versions of OS, Patches and Applications
• And any other such duties that might be reasonably required for this role

Qualifications

• ESX Server / VSphere / Vcentre – v5.5 to 6.7 and HyperV
• Microsoft Server 2008 – 2019
• Microsoft Exchange 2016 on premise and Azure O365 2
• Microsoft SCCM • Active Directory
• Mitel Telephony
• Citrix XenDesktop
• Dell KACE
• Knowledge of Cisco switches, LANs, MPLS and SDWAN technologies
• Knowledge of MDM and mobile solutions, preferably Meraki and Microsoft InTune
• Office 365 and Azure Infrastructure

Microsoft Qualifications Preferred

• Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE)
• Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
• Exchange Server, Configuring (preferred)
• Windows Server 2008 (minimum) Active Directory, Configuration (preferred)
• Windows Server 2008 (minimum) Applications Infrastructure, Configuration
• Windows Server 2008 (minimum) Network Infrastructure, Configuration
• Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
• Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2016
• Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server Network Infrastructure
• Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server Environment
• Windows 10, Enterprise Desktop Support Technician

Additional Competencies

• An ability to build relationships quickly with a wide range of people with the confidence and credibility to work with senior people across the firm
• Analytical problem solver
• Proven communication, time management and organization skills are essential
• Supervisory/ team leading skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and project management skills • A client orientated and service-driven approach

Additional information

Working at Ocorian means entering a dynamic and growth-orientated company. We provide you with outstanding opportunities for your professional and personal development. We offer a competitive salary and benefits, commensurate with your qualifications and experience.

All our staff seek to embody our core values that underpin everything that we do and that reflect the skills and behaviours we all need to be successful.  These are:

• We are AMBITIOUS – We think and act globally, seizing every opportunity to support our clients and staff – wherever in the world they may be.
• We are AGILE – Our independence from any financial institution gives us the flexibility and freedom to keep things simple, efficient and effective.
• We are COLLABORATIVE – We take the time to understand our clients’ needs so that we can deliver personalised solutions every time.

 

Company Description

Following a merger with Estera in early 2020, Ocorian is one of the largest providers of fund, corporate and private client services in the market, recognised by our clients and the industry for exceptional client service and value and known for strong and sustained growth.

As a combined business we manage over 17,000 structures for 8000+ clients with a global footprint operating from 18 locations, scale which offers all our people great opportunities to develop their knowledge and skills and to progress their careers.

Job Description

Job title: Senior Officer

Jurisdiction: Mauritius

Department: Accounting and Financial Reporting Services (AFRS)

Reporting to: Manager – Accounting and Financial Reporting Services

Purpose of the Job

To provide support and assistance to the Directors, Managers and Administrators in connection to the services provided by Ocorian. This will involve:

– Managing the preparation of clients’ financial statements, tax returns and any other financial reports as may be required.

– Ensuring smooth running of the operation through the supervision of team other team members

Main Responsibilities

– Take responsibility for an allocated portfolio of clients.

– Ensure overall quality of bookkeeping, financial statements, management accounts and other financial reports are up to required standards at all times.

– Liaise with clients to ensure efficient delivery of output and client service expectations.

– Review bank and any other reconciliation.

– Review VAT, TDS returns and Tax Computations for clients as prepared by Senior Accountants / Accountants / Assistant Accountants / Junior Accountants.

– Ensure that financial statements, tax returns and other statutory returns are filed within deadlines.

– Review the work of, provide guidance and constructive feedback to Accountants / Assistant Accountants/ Junior Accountants.

– Liaise with the Auditors and administrators to complete the audit of financial statements in accordance with defined timetables.

– Communicate effectively with the Accounting team to ensure that they are aware of deadlines and expectations in terms of timing.

– Monitor and control the workload of the team.

– Ensure that Ocorian policy and procedures are adhered to.

– Be aware of risk exposure and promptly escalate issues arising to other members of the Management team.

– Take ownership of various aspects of team management, including involvement in the annual staff appraisal process as appropriate, holiday management, personal and professional development of team members.

– Oversee the work of Accountants / Assistant Accountants/ Junior Accountants and liaise with administration teams to determine and prioritise client deadlines.

– Assist with the budgeting process and monitor staff workload, chargeable hours and their comparison with budget.

– Act as main accounting point of contact with key client personnel.

Qualifications

– ACCA/ACA fully qualified or be suitably qualified by virtue of relevant experience.

– Finance Industry and or Accounting/Auditing experience with exposure to Global Businesses.

Knowledge/ Skills/ Experience

– At least 5 years’ experience in preparing accounts, especially for companies holding a Global Business Licence.

– 2 years’ post qualification experience would be desirable.

– Comprehensive knowledge of IFRS.

– Strong IT skills. (Knowledge of Advanced Excel will be an advantage)

– Willingness to learn and master NAV, Efront systems and Value Financials software.

– Proven People Management/ Supervisory skills with a minimum of 2 years of experience at the Supervisory level.

Competencies

– Strong technical skills in the relevant area.

– Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with clients, colleagues and any other stakeholders.

– Able to work using own initiative.

– Ability to lead, motivate, listen and coach staff under supervision.

– Flexibility, energy and enthusiasm.

– Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

– A solution driven attitude to problems.

– Good organizational skills and ability to work methodically and accurately.

– Possess excellent time management skills.

– Team spirit.

Additional information

All staff are expected to embody our core values that underpin everything that we do and that reflect the skills and behaviours we all need to be successful.  These are:

·        We are AMBITIOUS – We think and act globally, seizing every opportunity to support our clients and staff – wherever in the world they may be.

·        We are AGILE – Our independence from any financial institution gives us the flexibility and freedom to keep things simple, efficient and effective.

·        We are COLLABORATIVE – We take the time to understand our clients’ needs so that we can deliver personalised solutions every time.