Fund Accounting and Administration Specialist

3 days ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Old Mutual Full time

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Fund Accounting and Administration Specialist within Old Mutual. The successful incumbent will be responsible for supporting all investment administrative and operational processes within the Old Mutual Investment Operations team.

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare and process payment instructions and ensure timely payment.
  • Ensure accurate and timely processing of payment, transaction, and pricing instructions.
  • Facilitate the setup of funds and investors, including bank account creation and CRM setup.
  • Responsible for the creation and maintenance of financial instruments, including loan instrument maintenance.
  • Responsible for weekly/monthly cash, asset position, system-to-system, and scrip reconciliations, ensuring breaks are resolved in a timely manner.
  • Collate and/or review fund trial balances.

Reporting and Compliance

  • Prepare statutory reports, including Reg 28 and SARB reports.
  • Assist with client reporting and preparation of loan and audit confirmations.

Support Functions

  • Assist with audit and ad-hoc queries.
  • Assist with automation initiatives.
  • Assist with operating systems upgrade testing and developments.
  • Provide general support for the operational functions within the team.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) with articles or similar.
  • A minimum of 5 years' experience in the asset management industry.
  • Good knowledge of financial instruments.
  • Good understanding of fund accounting.
  • Good knowledge of Excel and Word.
  • Strong knowledge of Hiportfolio.

Competencies

  • Independent individual with a highly professional approach.
  • Excellent interpersonal, planning, and organizational skills.
  • Exceptional attention to detail.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Ability to perform effectively under pressure.
  • Self-motivated and able to work independently.
  • Team player.

Skills

  • Fund Accounting.
  • HiPortfolio.
  • Microsoft Excel.
  • Microsoft Word.

Education

  • Bachelor of Commerce (BCom).

Language

en-US



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