Assistant Fund Manager

**ASSISTANT FUND MANAGER - Century City, Cape Town, SA**

**Global Investment Firm** is offering this lucrative career opportunity within their dynamic Fund Management team of professionals.

**Competitive Package on Offer**

One would describe you as displaying entrepreneurial insights and skills with the ability to mentor and coach team members whilst effectively meeting and managing project deadlines.

You are a strong communicator who is proactive in nature and has a strong aptitude for systems.

**Main Purpose of the role**:
Be responsible for producing financial statements, NAV Valuations and management accounts for an allocated portfolio of clients and provide support to Team Manager in: managing the team resources (has direct reports); allocating tasks, reviewing payments as an authorised ''A'' signatory and monitoring client service levels for reporting purposes.

**Qualifications and industry experience required**:

- Suitable accounting qualification a pre-requisite (e.g. **BComm / BAcc / BTech / B Bus Sci or equivalent degree**).
- Member of a professional body such as **CA (SA) / ACCA / CIMA** a prerequisite.
- Good **accounting and investment industry product knowledge**.
- Minimum of **3 - 5 years post qualification working experience** within the **finance/investment funds administration industry or related experience**.
- Good technical **knowledge of jurisdictional accounting standards as well as IFRS**:

- Good knowledge of **Word and Excel**:

- ** Leadership / supervisory skills** as well as ability to be an effective teamplayer

**Main Responsibilities and Duties**
- Manage, monitor and supervise allocated resources (Direct reports) within the team to ensure the financial statements, management accounts and other financial related information are produced within the set deadlines (regulatory & other) and agreed service delivery levels.
- Allocate tasks and resources within the team and support the Manager to manage; coach and performance manage staff members to ensure that the team is functioning as a cohesive unit and achieving all the team deadlines.
- Review and monitor works performed by other staff members to ensure constructive coaching and feedback can be provided. Assist team members, provide training to new members of staff when required and promote knowledge sharing within the team to ensure the team works as a cohesive unit.
- Schedule and organise training of the team on accounting issues and new updates to accounting standards to ensure the quality levels within the team is maintained and no errors are repeated or made going forward.
- Support any appointed 3rd party income tax consultants with financial info. Ensure timely submission.
- Liaise with the client where appropriate to discuss financial statements/reports, resolve any issues or discuss fees.
- Billing - monitor recoverability of time spent on each task undertaken, tailoring the approach to a specific job where possible to ensure mínimal write off of time and maintaining divisional KPI's. Liaison/discussion with Client Director as to time spent (incl reasons therefore) and possible margin improvement going forward. Where applicable approve fee notes produced by assistant accounts officers. Prepare fee quotes for onward sign off by Manager.
- Monitoring of service levels in accordance with SLA's and KPI's & preparation of monthly reporting and other admin team functions.
- Actively and continually manage, identify and report high risk areas and gaps within the allocated Clients processes to ensure the identification and escalation of risks.
- To project manage the client audit process according to an agreed timetable to ensure all parties are delivering as agreed and the manager is kept informed of any obstacles and/or delays.
- Continually build on service excellence and promote strong client relationships.
- Quickly and diligently address client queries and questions ensuring resolution thereof. Ensure no queries or issues result in an error, breach (late filing/missing a regulatory deadline) or client dissatisfaction.
- Establish relationships with new clients (for all new client mandates obtained) and maintain if not enhance the level of service. Build relationship and report with colleagues in the SA office and other jurisdictions and contribute to the overall cohesiveness of the Fund Admin business unit.
- Schedule pre and post audit meetings to discuss audit planning, comments and recommendations as well as any post audit adjustments to be made to valuations to ensure the audit process is completed as per the timetable.
- Actively participate in ensuring all processes and procedures are properly documented and adhered to within the allocated team to ensure no account errors occur and the team has latency in place.
- Manage and investigate errors, complete the required error reporting process and implement the required remedial action in order to ensure the error is not repeated.
- Participate actively in