Fund Accountant - Cape Town at RisCura

APPLICATION CRITERIA

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting preferred

EXPERIENCE

• 2 - 4 years’ relevant experience in investment management or related industry.

Monthly/Daily Tasks

Prepare deliverables including:

• Daily reconciliation of investment accounting records to different sources
• Monthly reconciliation of unitisation data to asset manager data
• Fund Fact Sheets
• Quarterly Regulatory reporting (e.g. SARB Asset Allocation Reports)
• 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 Accountin 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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.
• Use initiative, be pro-active and with problem solving abilities.
• Understand pension fund and investment management industry trends.
• Liaising with external auditors and fund administrators.
• Thinks in a structured way and can document processes.
• Quick learner.
• Attention to detail.
• Communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Willing to put in long hours when needed.

Other Key Relationships

• Fund Accounting and Reporting Team Members.
• Internal teams such as Administration, Client Servicing, Trade Rebalancing and Portfolio Management Team.
• Systems Development Team and external systems development companies.
• External parties such as Asset Managers, External Auditors and Employee Benefit Administrators.