Investment Administrator

Applications Close 25 April 2025

Location

Cape Town, South Africa

Reports To

Team Leader: Investment Administration, RisCura Invest

Application Criteria

Qualification approved by the FSCA for FAIS

Experience

1 to 3 years of experience in the Financial Services industry. Pension/Provident/Retirement Fund administration background preferable but not essential.

EE Disclaimer

RisCura complies with the Employment Equity Act and will fill all roles in accordance with our Employment Equity strategy and to the specification of the business area. Applicants who have not heard back from Human Resources within one month of the closing date should consider their application unsuccessful.

Purpose of Job

Data Entry and Fund Record Maintenance

  • Update and maintain records of fund member pools, contributions, and withdrawals.
  • Input pricing data and assist with fund valuation processes under supervision.
  • Keep track of daily transactions and ensure accurate record-keeping.

Basic Cashflow Processing

  • Process regular contributions and withdrawals from the fund.
  • Assist in managing benefit payments or transfers between accounts.
  • Prepare and process basic cash flow instructions for senior team members to review and authorize.

Assisting with Trade Instructions

  • Help prepare trade instructions for portfolio adjustments.
  • Support the execution of buy/sell orders by ensuring correct documentation is gathered.
  • Assist in reconciling trade settlements.

Reporting Support

  • Assist in generating simple reports for consultants, such as cash flow summaries and member pool balances.
  • Help prepare monthly or quarterly statements.
  • Support the creation of performance and compliance reports.

Reconciliation Support

  • Assist with basic reconciliation tasks between fund records, custodian statements, and bank transactions.
  • Identify and report any discrepancies to senior team members for resolution.

Regulatory Compliance Assistance

  • Support the preparation of documentation needed for regulatory filings and audits.
  • Help ensure all fund operations are documented and comply with industry regulations.

EBA/Client Support

  • Respond to basic queries from Employee Benefits Administrators regarding their contributions, withdrawals, or balances.
  • Assist with distributing fund-related communication such as statements or updates.

Administrative Tasks

  • Handle administrative tasks like filing, scanning, and organizing documents.
  • Assist with the day-to-day operational tasks assigned by senior staff.

Training and Development

  • Learn about fund operations, pricing, and the regulatory environment by working under the guidance of senior staff.
  • Participate in internal training programs and develop technical skills needed to progress to a more senior role.

Key Competencies, Skills and Attributes

  • Strong numeric ability.
  • Able to handle large quantities of data.
  • Interprets and analyses data.
  • Safeguarding integrity of sensitive client data.
  • Able to plan for and meet deadlines.
  • Thinks in a structured way and is organised.
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel
  • Knowledge of concepts relating to unitisation.
  • Understand pension fund and investment management industry trends
  • Quick learner.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Communicates clearly and politely, both verbally and in writing.
  • Able to work independently but also be a team player.
  • Use initiative, be pro-active and with problem solving abilities.
  • Willing to put in long hours when needed.

Other Key Relationships

  • Administration Team Members.
  • Internal teams such as Client Servicing, Trade Rebalancing, Fund Accounting and Transition.
  • External Parties such as Employee Benefit Administrators and Asset Managers.
  • Systems development team and external systems development companies.

Remuneration

Market-related

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