Junior Fund Accountant at Sygnia Asset Management

Brief description of role

• We are looking for a high performing Finance Support Administrator to join us in a dynamic and growing LISP. The candidate will be responsible for the support of all daily activities for the Retail Finance and Retail Operations Support teams. This is a junior role, perfect for an analytically minded individual looking to set a foundation for their career where no task is too small.

Duties and Responsibilities

Finance Support Tasks:

• Loading of payments, transfers, collections, basic understanding of and execution of bank reconciliations and account maintenance.
• Daily trade co-ordinator: Loading of, checking of, aggregation of and disaggregation of trades for market action/Pricing/Confirmations/Unitisations
• Collating and corresponding with stakeholders to prepare various supporting schedules for reporting. Examples include but not limited to Regulation 28 schedules, Investment Asset Manager confirmations, Mailbox management. This is not an exhaustive list.
• Providing audit support

Operations Support Tasks: End-to-end processing or providing assistance on:

• email query resolution
• Correction and exception handling
• bulk runs and exceptions
• maintenance of funds, portfolios and fee runs
• ballot correspondence and processing
• Adhoc project assistance (for example: data clean-up projects)
• Maintain strong internal departmental relationships that will foster the growth of a culture in line with the Sygnia Group and Sygnia LISP strategies and vision.
• Identify gaps in processes and report these to the line manager.
• Understand and adhere to the appropriate policies, standards, and procedures applicable to the role.
• Understand and engage in risks and risk events relevant to the role and immediately report any findings to the line manager and supporting departments.
• Maintain a healthy team spirit by assisting peers where needed, and where reasonably required, process ad hoc tasks as delegated to maintain stability of operations.
• Continuously work toward the implementation of processes and controls that fosters an effective LISP admin environment.

Preferred Candidate

• Relevant business qualification, for example Bcom
• Exposure to LISP / Employee Benefits environment preferred
• Knowledge of Pension Fund Act, FAIS, FIC Act, Long Term Insurance Act, CISCA, FATCA/CRS
• Advanced MS Excel skills (I.e. ability to do v-lookups/ Pivot Tables/ Sort data/ IF Formulas etc)

Professional Characteristics

• Strong organisational skills, resilient and able to function in a fast paced and high-pressure environment
• Meticulous, deadline driven and reliable
• Strong sense of duty and accountability
• Self-starter proactively taking ownership of development
• Client focused with good verbal and written communication skills
• Exhibit a professional image in character and communication
• High degree of team- and self-awareness