Purpose of Job
- Responsible for producing and reviewing fund accounting and reporting on client investments.
- Assist with embedding knowledge, processes and procedures in the Fund Accounting and Reporting team.
Key Competencies, Skills and Attributes
- Strong reconciliation skills.
- Strong numeric and analytical ability.
- Interpret, analyse and able to handle large quantities of data.
- Attention to detail and have a methodical approach to own work.
- Ability to plan for and meet own deadlines.
- Able to work independently but also be a team player.
- Take initiative and work proactively to solve challenges.
- Quick learner.
- Communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing.
- Proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams, with good knowledge of Excel.
- Thinks in a structured way and can document processes.
Monthly/Daily Tasks
- Prepare and/or review deliverables before sending out to clients, including:
- Daily reconciliation of investment accounting records to different sources
- Monthly reconciliation of unitisation data to asset manager data
- Statement Ms
- Monthly client performance reporting
- Investment Accounting Reports
- Quarterly Regulatory reporting (e.g. SARB Asset Allocation Reports)
- Annual audit reconciliation and statutory reporting.
- Assist with resolving queries and escalations related to activities performed by the Fund Accounting and Reporting team.
- Attend client meetings, when appropriate, and in support of the Team Manager, to address queries related to the deliverables produced by the Fund Accounting and Reporting Team.
- Assist in preparing other ad hoc queries / reports.
- Assist with producing documentation of processes and procedures for the Fund Accounting and Reporting team.
- Work closely with and assist other team members in the Fund Accounting and Reporting team.
- Contribute to the shared knowledge of the team by attending training and sharing insights with team members.
- Contribute to internal improvement initiatives in own team and within the Invest department to ensure continuous business improvement.
- Perform user acceptance testing of enhancements and change requests on systems and applications used by the team as required.
- Develop a relationship with clients and understand their requirements.
- Co-ordination of the induction program for new joiners.
- Identify areas for process improvement or enhancement.
- Mentor junior staff.
- Team task allocations.
Remuneration
Market-related.
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