SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
Overview:
Our client is a leading investment management firm established in 1998 with a clear objective: to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns for investors over the medium to long term. They achieve this by combining a disciplined research process with a flat operational structure.
Their mission - to create long-term wealth for their clients - remains their unwavering guiding principle. At the core of their success is a strong belief in the value of exceptional talent. The team is made up of highly qualified, passionate, and market-savvy professionals who operate with honesty and integrity. The company culture promotes respectful debate and encourages individual perspectives to drive optimal outcomes. Arrogance is actively guarded against, and there is a willingness to adapt and acknowledge mistakes in pursuit of continuous improvement.
Responsibilities:
Understanding operational metrics and vendor management:
- Understanding operational metrics and adjusting strategy accordingly
- Manage software and other third-party providers ensuring delivery as expected
- Ensuring urgent matters are resolved promptly
Maintaining the portfolio management system (“PMS”):
- Ensure automated journal feeds are correct in all instances
- Investigate any issues and communicate accordingly with the technology team
- Update and reconcile relevant entries in PMS and Prime Broking systems
- Manage cash flows
- Familiarize yourself with corporate action events, consider tax and accounting impact and ensure correctly accounted for across all systems/service providers
- Assists with trade settlement issues and liaise with brokers, where relevant
Fund Valuations:
- Check fund valuations daily/weekly/monthly
- Identify incorrect accounting entries done by administrators or PMS and propose correcting entries
- Check fee calculations in detail
- Check administrators prime broker NAV recon and bank accounts recon
- Query any issues identified with the team and the administrator
Other:
- Check TER and distribution calculations
- Assist with queries received from various departments
- Ad hoc projects as required by business
Requirements:
Experience and Qualifications:
- Com, with majors in Accounting, Finance, or recently qualified CA
- Minimum of 2 to 6 years’ experience
Competencies and Personal Characteristics:
- Adaptable and energetic, thriving in dynamic environments with shifting priorities
- Capable of working under pressure, meeting internal and regulatory deadlines with poise
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills
- Empathetic and approachable demeanor towards clients
- Client-centric mindset with a professional appearance
- Diligent and accountable, maintaining rigor in meeting deliverables
- Demonstrates ownership and responsibility for assigned tasks
- Self-motivated team player with meticulous attention to detail
- Able to manage and prioritise tasks effectively within a demanding team environment
Values and Principles:
- Honesty and Integrity
- Meritocracy
- Team first
- Learn and Improve
- Speed
- Deliver results
- Client obsession
- Act like an owner
