SENIOR FUND ACCOUNTANT – UK FUND ACCOUNTING

Cape Town - The role of the Senior Fund Accountant – UK Fund Accounting will be to perform and provide assurance on offshore fund valuations as produced by the Offshore Fund Accounting Team. The main responsibilities of the role include the management, administration and accounting for offshore portfolios as calculated under the Global Fund Valuations & Accounting Team. The role will require of the individual to administer the funds efficiently, accurately in line with daily/weekly/monthly service level agreement deadlines following verification of third party provided information. The role will necessitate quality standards to be adhered to and will require of the individual to provide ad-hoc supervisory fund valuation review to support the Team Leader – Offshore Fund Accounting as and when needed. The role is also required to ensure that fund valuation checklists are followed and that operational processes followed by junior staff meets quality standards. Minimum requirements:The qualifications below will be an advantage, but if the individual has the relevant experience this will also be consideredA BCom or similar, accounting, economics or investments background is preferredThe relevant experience includes at least 24 months experience in asset management portfolio administration and pricing of offshore fundsA strong all-round understanding and proven track record of experience in fund accounting, the trade life cycle as part of back office administrationExperience with offshore investment products (various fund types including Unit Trusts, Multi-Manager, Segregated Portfolios, ETF’s, Pooled products) will be an advantage; and Detailed understanding of funds and fee structures. Duties and responsibilities:The Position will be expected to perform the following duties:Fund Accounting: Ensure accurate calculations of fund valuations and accounting to Trial BalanceCollate and verify information obtained from third partiesCommunicate and respond to queries originating from internal Fund Services operational teams and/or external from clients, assist team leader/s and managers in resolving offshore fund accounting queriesCommunicate and respond to Fund-related queries originating from different Fund Services SA operational teamsEnsure material NAV errors are identified, escalated to Team Leader and appropriately remediated via NAV re-price processPerform review checks within the team (in the absence of the team leader)Document and continuously update operational processes, ensure fund valuation checklists are followed and implement controls to reduce valuation error risksManage Cherwell’s logged to the Offshore Fund accounting team, and resolve open itemsPlay a key role as part of project implementation of new funds to facilitate a smooth operational handover and monitor daily operational controls and checks to mitigate riskEnsure fund structures and client groups utilised are optimal for new Fund take-onsServe as a key point of contact on fund val