Purpose of Job
- Responsible for producing fund accounting and reporting on client investments.
- Analysing and investigating reconciliation differences.
- 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.
- Use initiative, be pro-active and with problem solving abilities.
- Understand pension fund and investment management industry trends.
- Liaising with external auditors and fund administrators.
- Thinks in a structured way and can document processes.
- Quick learner.
- Attention to detail.
- Communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
- Willing to put in long hours when needed.
Monthly/Daily Tasks
Prepare deliverables including:
- Daily reconciliation of investment accounting records to different sources
- Monthly reconciliation of unitisation data to asset manager data
- Fund Fact Sheets
- Quarterly Regulatory reporting (e.g. SARB Asset Allocation Reports)
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 Accountin 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.
Key Responsibilities
- 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.
- Use initiative, be pro-active and with problem solving abilities.
- Understand pension fund and investment management industry trends.
- Liaising with external auditors and fund administrators.
- Thinks in a structured way and can document processes.
- Quick learner.
- Attention to detail.
- Communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
- Willing to put in long hours when needed.
Other Key Relationships
- Fund Accounting and Reporting Team Members.
- Internal teams such as Administration, Client Servicing, Trade Rebalancing and Portfolio Management Team.
- Systems Development Team and external systems development companies.
- External parties such as Asset Managers, External Auditors and Employee Benefit Administrators.
