Intern - Fund Accountant | Manama, BH

Intern - Fund Accountant

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world's largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.

Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.

That's why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply 'empower' you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.

Take the lead and we'll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

For our business, for clients, and for you

12 Month Internship Programme

Description

Step into the world of private markets and gain hands-on experience supporting real investment transactions, investor activity, financial reporting and operational processes. This programme offers a unique opportunity to learn how complex private equity and real estate investment structures are managed throughout their lifecycle while developing skills highly valued across the investment industry.

As a Deal-by-Deal Operations Intern, you will work in one of the most dynamic areas of private markets operations: supporting individual private equity and real estate investment structures from set-up through placement, investor reporting, distributions, asset issuance and reconciliation.

Participants will support the operating model for Deal-by-Deal investments, where activity is organised across acquisitions, placements, distributions, ongoing activities, asset issuance and reconciliations.

In practice, this means learning how investment structures are created, how investor activity is recorded, how cash and receivables are matched, how fees and fair values are maintained, and how operational records are reconciled and reported.

This internship is suited to candidates who want more than a traditional finance internship. It offers hands-on exposure to real operational deliverables, structured problem-solving, data quality, accounting feeds, investor-level reporting and process controls across a multi-entity investment environment.

Job specification

Interns will work alongside the wider operations teams to support:

• Investment structure set-up and maintenance.
• Acquisition and funding activities across complex multi-entity structures.
• Recording investor subscriptions, placements and capital activity.
• Cash matching, receivable management and transaction monitoring.
• Fee calculations, accounting entries and investor reporting support.
• Distribution processing and return of capital activities.
• Asset issuance and investor ownership administration.
• Financial reconciliations and month-end operational processes.
• Data quality reviews, process improvement initiatives and operational reporting

Skills Required

• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Numerical aptitude and attention to detail.
• Microsoft Excel and spreadsheet proficiency.
• Ability to analyse data, identify exceptions and investigate discrepancies.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Professional written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn complex investment structures.
• Ability to manage large datasets and operational information.
• Interest in private markets, investment operations, accounting or financial services.

Candidate Profile

Qualifications

Preferred

This internship programme is open exclusively to Bahraini nationals who have recently graduated from a recognised university having recently completed a degree in any of the following:

• Finance / Accounting / Financial Engineering
• Economics
• Business Administration
• Mathematics / Statistics
• Data Analytics / Computer Science
• Engineering
• Strong academic record of performance.
• Demonstrated interest in financial services, investments, operations or technology.
• Previous internship, project work or coursework related to finance, accounting, investments, data analytics or technology is advantageous.

Programme Outcome

Upon successful completion of the internship, participants will

• Understand the full lifecycle of Deal-by-Deal private equity and real estate investments.
• Gain practical exposure to investment operations, accounting and investor servicing processes.
• Develop experience in managing complex investment structures and operational workflows.
• Learn how investor subscriptions, distributions, reconciliations and reporting are administered.
• Build strong financial data, reporting and analytical capabilities.
• Gain exposure to fund administration platforms, accounting systems and investment technology environments.
• Develop professional skills required for careers within alternative investments and financial services.

Build a foundation for future roles in operations, finance, accounting, reporting, data analytics or investment management support.

The programme provides a strong foundation for careers across investments, finance and operations:

• Investment Operations Analyst
• Fund Operations Analyst
• Fund Accountant
• Investor Services Analyst
• Financial Reporting Analyst
• Business Analyst

Participants will develop transferable skills in investment operations, accounting, reporting, data analysis, reconciliations and financial technology, creating pathways into both alternative investments and broader financial services careers.

Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.