Fund Accountant: Segregated

16 hours ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Prescient Full time R600 000 - R1 200 000 per year
Purpose of role:

To perform an end-to-end fund accounting role as part of the Segregated Fund Accounting team. This role has a strong client reporting focus. Daily Pricing experience, essential.

Duties and responsibilities:
  • Processing and setting up of audit, trustee, custody, and management fees.
  • Ensuring Variation Margin is processed correctly and matches the Clearing House Statement daily.
  • Ensure capturing / processing of all 3rd Party duplication trades to the accounting system timeously and accurately (ensure they match the third-party valuation reports).
  • Ability to manage client cash flows (subscriptions and redemptions) and ensure units in issue reconcile to Transfer Agency.
  • Pricing of funds within the Collective Investment Scheme, i.e. Daily unitisation and ensuring the valuation of financial instruments are in line with the funds' performance e.g. equities, bonds, and derivatives.
  • Understand how total fund performance is calculated and impacted with each entry captured.
  • Monitor and perform income distribution calculations for each fund class.
  • Understand tolerance level checking against a benchmark and are familiar with what is deemed as an unacceptable asset and NAV fund price variance.
  • Responsible for running, checking and sending of client reports daily and monthly.
  • Handling queries efficiently to ensure resolution of both internal and external client queries (in conjunction with the Client Delivery team).
  • Ensure appropriate controls are in place to mitigate risk.
  • Supporting the management and co-ordination of team deliverables relating to projects and new client take-on's.
Required experience:
  • Relevant Fund Accounting experience of at least 2-5 years is essential.
  • Relevant exposure to Investment reporting systems.
  • Strong Excel skills.
Required Qualifications:
  • Relevant Tertiary Qualification(s) required (BCom Finance / Accounting / Investments).
Key competencies:
  • Self-starter who is willing to take on responsibility for a wide array of tasks.
  • Highly methodical.
  • Ability to work under limited supervision.
  • Positive team player.
  • Positive and enthusiastic attitude.
  • Accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Client orientated and able to see the bigger picture.
Why this role:

This is your opportunity to join a market leading Fund Operations business and lead a talented team of highly motivated Fund Accountants geared for growth. You will be joining an entrepreneurial and nimble environment where ideas and solutions to obstacles are always encouraged.

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