Bianca Meyer
Luxembourg
Summary
I am a qualified Chartered Accountant with a lot of experience in Luxembourg funds. I pride myself in client and team management. I am most motivated under pressure and I am very dedicated.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Vice President
Apex Group
03.2024 - Current
- As an Assistant Accounting Manager in the Alternative Assets Department, mainly focused on Real assets, my portfolio of clients mainly includes Luxembourg funds.
- Duties include the following:
- Administration and approval of timesheets, client communication as well as leading the team meetings and generally being responsible for the development and support of my team members.
- Managing client expectations and client communications.
- Ensuring deadlines are met.
- Managing a large number of clients across two teams and a number of individuals across different roles.
- Experience in checking of payments for clients we administrate.
- Experience in ECDF and RCS filing.
- Limited experience in CSSF reporting.
- Drafting and reviewing of Annual Financial Statements.
- Review of Monthly bookkeeping and quarterly management accounts.
- Responsible for team member performance reviews and performance discussions.
- Experienced in leading client meetings as well as internal department meetings.
- Experienced in conducting recruitment interviews for vacancies.
- Experience in presenting the accounts for board meeting purposes.
- Luxembourg oversight reviewer for three teams.
- Exposure to various Private Equity clients.
- Distribution and Drawdown calculations, notices and investor reporting.
- eCDF and RCS filings
- Comprehensive involvement in payments process.
- Lux GAAP and IFRS experience.
- From August 2025 there was significant changes and I have taken on the responsibilities of a manager.
Assistant Manager
Sanne
10.2020 - 11.2023
- As an Assistant Accounting Manager in the Alternative Assets Department, mainly focused on Real assets, my portfolio of clients mainly includes Luxembourg funds.
- Duties include the following:
- Administration and approval of timesheets, client communication as well as leading the team meetings and generally being responsible for the development and support of my team members.
- Managing client expectations and client communications.
- Ensuring deadlines are met.
- Managing a large number of clients across two teams and 7 individuals across different roles.
- Experience in checking of payments for clients we administrate.
- Experience in ECDF and RCS filing.
- Limited experience in CSSF reporting.
- Drafting and reviewing of Annual Financial Statements.
- Review of Monthly bookkeeping and quarterly management accounts.
- Responsible for team member performance reviews and performance discussions.
- Experienced in leading client meetings as well as internal department meetings.
- Experienced in conducting recruitment interviews for vacancies.
- Experience in presenting the accounts for board meeting purposes.
- Lux GAAP and IFRS experience.
Senior Fund Accountant
Sanne
05.2019 - 10.2020
- As a Senior Fund Accountant my role included preparations and reviews of monthly bookkeeping and management accounts in the Real Assets department. Managing a team of five without a manager on team.
Audit Supervisor
FMG Chartered Accountants
05.2018 - 04.2019
- My duties and responsibilities were the same as my previous roles. In addition to this I was responsible for appointing audit team members and reviewing their work.
- Audited various property companies as well as a group op property companies, experience in a company that built and sold units of residential property. Basic knowledge of Estate Agency Affairs Board. Attended webinar on Estate Agency Affairs board in April 2018.
Audit Supervisor
Meridian Chartered Accountants
03.2018 - 04.2018
- My duties and responsibilities were the same as my previous role, however gained in depth Pastel accounting experience as well as managing the Group Audit of Financial Services companies and consolidated Financial Statements.
SAICA Article Clerk and Post Article Audit Senior
Nexia Cape Town
02.2014 - 02.2018
- I completed my 3 Year SAICA articles in December 2016. After this I completed one year as an Post Articles Audit Senior.
- My duties and experience included:
- Planning the Audit
- Leading the Planning Meetings
- Allocating work to team members
- Giving of audit training and guidance to the rest of the audit team
- Communicating with the client as well as Audit Manager/Partner
- Able to complete any section of the Audit file
- Finalizing the Audit file
- Attending to queries that arise after the Audit
- Completion of smaller files alone
- Advanced experience on Attorneys Trust Audits
- In charge of a statutory Audit
- Drafting of Financial Statements in Caseware
- Intermediate knowledge of Pastel
- Extensive knowledge of accounting principles including:
- Property, plant and equipment
- Debtors
- Creditors
- Foreign transactions
- Loans
- Advanced excel skills, using relevant formulas
- Completed external auditing training with National School of Accounting (Pty) Ltd (Practical training)
- Basic Audit Procedures 1-3
- Advanced Audit procedures 1-3
- Professional Skills (for example time management skills and professional behavior)
- Management Accounting (costing and valuations)
Education
B. Accounting Degree -
University of Stellenbosch
Cape Town, South AfricaPost Graduate Diploma - Accounting Science
University of South Africa
Cape Town, South AfricaInitial test of competence - undefined
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
Cape Town, South AfricaAssessment of Professional Competence - undefined
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
Cape Town, South AfricaRegistered Chartered Accountant - designation CA (SA)
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
Cape Town, South AfricaSkills
- Effective time management
- Adaptability
- Leadership
- Microsoft excel
- Communication skills
- Microsoft office
- Client management
- Accounting software
- Payment platforms
Affiliations
SAICA
Timeline
Assistant Vice President
Apex Group
03.2024 - Current
Assistant Manager
Sanne
10.2020 - 11.2023
Senior Fund Accountant
Sanne
05.2019 - 10.2020
Audit Supervisor
FMG Chartered Accountants
05.2018 - 04.2019
Audit Supervisor
Meridian Chartered Accountants
03.2018 - 04.2018
SAICA Article Clerk and Post Article Audit Senior
Nexia Cape Town
02.2014 - 02.2018
Post Graduate Diploma - Accounting Science
University of South Africa
Initial test of competence - undefined
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
Assessment of Professional Competence - undefined
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
Registered Chartered Accountant - designation CA (SA)
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
B. Accounting Degree -
University of Stellenbosch
References
Available upon request
Interests
Reading, Outdoors, hiking, Gardening, Traveling