Fund Accountant

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Requirements

Education:

• Matric.
• Minimum 2 years experience with BCom Accounting - previous Fund Accounting experience required
• Fundamental accounting software would be a plus

Experience:

• Experience in accounting/coding is a plus.
• Proficient in Excel.
• Preferable: exposure to working with SQL or other code.
• Preferable: exposure to Google Suite products (sheets, docs, cloud storage, etc).

Skills and Traits:

• Attention to detail.
• High value placed on accuracy.
• Good time management.
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Keen to learn and develop.
• Interest in equity markets is an added bonus.
• Embraces change and new challenges.
• Highly self motivated.

Scope

Transfer Agency (Client Services):

• Processing client transactions
• Assisting clients with queries relating to their transactions and balances
• Performing due diligence and FICA checks on clients

Fund Accounting:

• Processing transactions within each Unit Trust.
• Buys and sells of instruments.
• Income and expenditure.
• Cash movements.
• Revaluation of instruments.
• Compiling daily valuation reports for each unit trust.
• Holdings reports.
• Performance contribution reports.
• Price movement reports.
• Assisting with monthly and Quarterly reporting on holdings to various regulatory bodies.
• Assisting with distribution of income within unit trusts to investors.

Assisting with trade middle office duties:

• Capturing trades.
• Reporting trades to custodians.
• Assisting custodians in matching and settling trades.

Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not receive a response within two weeks of applying.