Applications Close 27 September 2024
Location Cape Town, South Africa
Reports To Team Leader: Fund Accounting & Reporting, RisCura Invest
Application Criteria
Undergraduate degree in accounting required
Experience
4-6 years' relevant experience in investment management or related industry.
Proficient in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams
Purpose of Job
Responsible for producing and reviewing fund accounting and reporting on client investments.
Assist with embedding knowledge, processes and procedures in the Fund Accounting and Reporting team.
Key Competencies, Skills and Attributes
Strong reconciliation skills.
Strong numeric and analytical ability.
Interpret, analyse and able to handle large quantities of data.
Attention to detail and have a methodical approach to own work.
Ability to plan for and meet own deadlines.
Able to work independently but also be a team player.
Take initiative and work proactively to solve challenges.
Quick learner.
Communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing.
Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
Thinks in a structured way and can document processes.
Monthly/Daily Tasks
Prepare and/or review deliverables before sending out to clients, including:
Daily reconciliation of investment accounting records to different sources
Monthly reconciliation of unitisation data to asset manager data
Statement Ms
Monthly client performance reporting
Investment Accounting Reports
Quarterly Regulatory reporting (e.g. SARB Asset Allocation Reports)
Annual audit reconciliation and statutory reporting.
Assist with resolving queries and escalations related to activities performed by the Fund Accounting and Reporting team.
Attend client meetings, when appropriate, and in support of the Team Manager, to address queries related to the deliverables produced by the Fund Accounting and Reporting Team.
Assist in preparing other ad hoc queries / reports.
Assist with producing documentation of processes and procedures for the Fund Accounting and Reporting team.
Work closely with and assist other team members in the Fund Accounting and Reporting team.
Contribute to the shared knowledge of the team by attending training and sharing insights with team members.
Contribute to internal improvement initiatives in own team and within the Invest department to ensure continuous business improvement.
Perform user acceptance testing of enhancements and change requests on systems and applications used by the team as required.
Develop a relationship with clients and understand their requirements.
Co-ordination of the induction program for new joiners.
Identify areas for process improvement or enhancement.
Mentor junior staff.
Team task allocations.
Renumeration
Market-related. EE disclaimer: RisCura complies with the Employment Equity Act and will fill all roles in accordance with our Employment Equity strategy and to the specification of the business area. Applicants who have not heard back from Human Resources within one month of the closing date should consider their application unsuccessful.
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