Senior Fund Accountant - Cape Town

SUMMARY:
Fund administration duties relating to its clients in both the traditional and alternative asset spaces Collate, calculate, process, investigate and check fund information including being a B signatory in order to produce and sign off the Accounts / Net Asset Valuations (NAV) of the specific Funds/Entities

POSITION INFO:

Job Specification

Produce financial statements and other financial related information for client entities accurately and on a timely basis, in accordance with the most relevant accounting standards and client-driven requirements

Prepare, monitor, and capture cash movements (cash management), investment trades, and update transactions in InvestOne / Investran to ensure accurate and timely delivery of the Accounts / NAV

Prepare and perform weekly / monthly cash and stock reconciliations including proper investigation of all outstanding issues to ensure a timely resolution of any reconciling differences and no valuation errors occur

Monitor asset pricing and pricing sources for corporate actions to ensure securities are updated and valued correctly on InvestOne / Investran and no asset pricing errors occur within the Accounts / NAV

Perform and check expense and accrual calculations to ensure that they are reflected correctly in the Accounts / NAV

Prepare and produce an accurate NAV to ensure Checkers or Supervisor discover no errors on work reviewed resulting in the timely delivery of the Accounts / NAV

Proactively investigate queries with dealers; brokers; custodians; auditors and clients to ensure a timely resolution of all queries

Where applicable to communicate and escalate potential issues in a prompt and effective manner

Understand and implement company policies and procedures; client service level agreements and internal controls to ensure compliance thereof and no Custodian and external audit findings occur as a result of them not being applied.

Prepare and send out all valuation e-mails to a predefined distribution list to ensure all parties have been timely informed of the valuation

Produce financial statements for a portfolio of clients in accordance with the applicable financial standards, and ensure that the accounts are produced in accordance with the regulatory deadlines and the deadlines agreed with the client

Project manage the client audit process internally according to an agreed timetable to ensure all parties are delivering as agreed and the manager or supervisor is informed of any obstacles and/or delays.

Attend pre and post-audit meetings to ensure audit planning, comments, and recommendations as well as any post-audit adjustments to be made to valuations are discussed

Prepare and complete all monthly/quarterly KPI spreadsheets and/or statutory returns to ensure specific funds regulatory requirements are fulfilled

Accurately update and maintain the relevant sections in the delivery matrix to ensure all parties are aware of what has been completed and Oversight can promptly review the NAV where required           

Prepare and complete all sundry administrative tasks, including (but not limited to) accurate/timely time recording and filing of Accounts / NAV within Viewpoint

Coach and supervise other Fund Accountants in the same team to ensure all procedures are adhered to and feedback can be provided to the Manager for yearly reviews

Prepare accurate payment instructions and provide to checker for authorisation in a timely manner

Check and authorise payments to ensure the correct amounts are instructed

Check and approve valuations to ensure all information and calculations have been correctly collated

Minimum Requirements

Relevant tertiary qualification preferably including  Accounting; Finance; Investments

Good accounting and investment product knowledge

Minimum of 2 to 5 years investment fund administration or related experience

Excellent numeracy skills

Attention to detail 

Kindly note that by submitting your application for this career opportunity you agree that Guardian Recruiting may use your application for the purpose of the recruitment and selection of the said position and this information may be shared with the relevant stakeholders in the business.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Should you not have heard back within a two-week period, please assume that your application was unsuccessful. All job postings are in accordance with our Client''s BEE requirements. Please only send certificates when requested to do so

NB! This job is now closed. You can apply for other jobs by uploading your CV.