Fund Administrator Recons EFT at Curo Funds Service

Purpose of role

The purpose of the Fund Administrator/Fund Accountant is to the set of activities that are carried out in support of the process of running a collective investment scheme, whether the scheme is a traditional mutual fund, a hedge fund, pension fund, unit trust, or something in between.

Specific duties/Key Outputs and Responsibilities:

• Daily/ Weekly/Monthly reconciliation of Stock & Cash portfolios.
• Accurate categorisation of breaks.
• Investigation and resolution of all team related breaks, ensuring these are resolved within the agreed turnaround times.
• Resolution and/or escalation and follow up all non-team specific breaks as per procedure.
• Compliance with company policy and procedures, Client Service Level Agreements and internal controls.
• Ensuring that all relevant process documentation is kept up to date.
• Ensuring that documentation is filed and easily retrievable
• Ensuring that Team Leader/Manager is informed of any recon items and outstanding issues
• Escalating any urgent issues to Team Leader/Manager.
• Assist the Team Leader with Adhoc tasks.
• Identifying possible areas of risk and escalating risks to management.
• Identify processes that can be improved and/or Standardised across clients as part of your daily tasks
• Assisting newer team members with training and acting as a backup when required.

Requirements

Skills Required:

• Tertiary Financial Qualification with an accounting background and 1-3 year's relevant working experience in scrip and or Cash recon.
• Focused individual who is able to execute effectively and timely.
• Individual who can use initiative, take ownership and is able to question from base principles.
• Knowledge of Financial Markets and Instruments.
• Ability to manage the risks associated with our environment.
• Planning your own outputs to meet a specified set of deadlines.
• Ability to work independently.
• Proficient in MS Office suite 

Competencies Required:

• Team player with the ability to lead, motivate and develop those around them
• Good communication skills
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills, special attention to high risk areas/issues
• Ability to prioritize, work effectively and must be organized
• The ability to set and maintain high work standards and achieve goals
• High level of integrity and client focused
• Problem solver with good attention to detail.
• Coordinate system design changes & enhancements
• Produce daily/weekly/Monthly stats on recon items
• Perform under pressure and meet deadlines