Fund Accountant

Found in: beBee S ZA - 4 weeks ago

Cape Town, South Africa Apex Group Full time
Description

Fund Accountant - Offshore Fund Accounting (S.A)

Summary of the position

The role of the Fund Accountant - Offshore Fund Accounting (S.A) will be to perform and provide assurance on offshore fund valuations as produced by the Offshore Fund Accounting (S.A) t eam based in South Africa at our Mowbray Office .

M ain responsibilities of the role include s administration and accounting for offshore portfolios as part of the daily NAV calculation, validation and review process es . R ole will require of the individual to administer the funds efficiently and accurately in line with daily service level agreement deadlines which includes intraday and end - of - day fund valuations .

The role will require of the individual to perform fund valuation review s and validations of NAV inputs from other service teams and to third party provided information to ensure overall accuracy of the valuation prior to final oversight reivew

The role will also involve ensur ing standard operating procedures are followed, NAV quality standards are met.

Outline of main duties and responsibilities

The Fund Accountant will be expected to:
  • Ensure accurate calculations of fund valuations and accounting to Trial Balance;
  • Collate and verify information obtained from internal operational teams and third parties ;
  • Communicate and respond to queries originating from internal oversight teams and/or external queries from clients and assist the team and the Managers in resolving offshore fund accounting queries;
  • Communicate and respond to f und -related queries originating from different Fund Services SA operational teams and follow up with queries to ensure issues are addressed for purposes of completing the valuation ;
  • Ensure material NAV errors are identified and escalated to Managers , and appropriately remediated via NAV re-price process and that sufficient corrective actions are implemented to mitigate risk of error repeating ;
  • Perform internal review checks within the team of all valuations in line with service level agreements delivery deadlines and ensure that valuations are sent to the CSL oversight team prior to deadline; ;
  • Document and continuously update operational processes, ensure fund valuation checklists are followed and implement controls to reduce valuation error risks;
  • Manage Cherwell's logged to the Offshore Fund A ccounting (S.A) team, and resolve open items within SLA timelines ;
  • Play a key role as part of project implementation of new funds to facilitate a smooth operational handover and monitor daily operational controls and checks to mitigate risk;
  • Provide support to internal teams / auditors by responding to financial statement audit / ISAE 3402 audits on queries relating to fund valuations to ensure external auditors queries are resolved and audit timelines are met.


Skills and experience required

The successful candidate will have:
  • A BCom or similar, accounting, economics or investments background is preferred;
  • The relevant experience includes at least 24 months experience in asset management portfolio administration and pricing of offshore funds;
  • Proven competence and an aptitude for working with systems and its integration;
  • Knowledge and experience with the use of InvestOne , NX Manager & Xceptor is an advantage;
  • Computer literate with an excellent working knowledge of MS office & IT packages (particularly Excel );
  • A strong all-round understanding and proven track record of experience in fund accounting, the trade life cycle as part of back office administration;
  • Experience with offshore investment products (various fund types including Unit Trusts, Multi-Manager, Segregated Portfolios, ETF's, Pooled products) will be an advantage; and Detailed understanding of funds and fee structures.


Reporting structure

The Fund Accountant - Offshore Fund Accounting (S.A) will report to the Assistant Manager .

Remuneration level

Remuneration will be market related and commensurate with experience. In addition, the successful candidate will receive a competitive benefits package and be eligible to participate in the firm-wide discretionary bonus scheme.

Additional information:

We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability . Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.

We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet .

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