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