Fund Accountant

Recruiter:

Conova Recruitment

Job Ref:

MHO

Date posted:

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Location:

CapeTown, South Africa

Salary:

Annual Salary

JOB SUMMARY:
Fund Accountant

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Do you have 2 to 5 years’ experience in a Fund Accounting role in the Collective Investment Schemes space? We have an opportunity for a Fund Accountant to join a team within an industry leader!

Duties of the role:

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, ie 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

The ideal candidate will have:

Relevant experience of at least 2-5 years Unit Trust Fund Accounting/Pricing experience - essential
Relevant exposure to Investment reporting systems
Strong Excel skills
Have a tertiary qualification

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