Senior Dealer/ Portfolio Administrator at Apex Group

Job specification  

FX trades

• Placing Forex trades with financial institution
• Update manual BOP form or electronic BOP form on Business Online
• Update Payment / pre-advice file for clients to capture on Bank of New York
• Check that trades have settled on Bank of New York and Business Online on the settlement date

Updating trades on system

• Update trades placed manually on Client's system (Asset Arena)
• Updating system with ETF trades once broker notes received

Forward daily payment files to Clients and Trustees for processing 

• Call deposits (sent by manager),
• Money market Fixed Deposits (ad-hoc sent by manager)
• Futures margin deposits (ad-hoc sent by manager) 

Multi-Managed Funds (daily)

• Prepare multi-manager transfer file by using flows report and forwarding to all relevant parties (no calculation to be done)

Open new investor accounts for local and offshore unit trusts

• Complete application forms – local / foreign.
• Link the new local account on Finswitch for trading.
• Advise Maitland of the new account being linked by completing template for local funds.
• Advise Clients of offshore CIS account number for future trading once accounts open.
• Follow up with foreign Mancos and provide FICA documentation as requested
• If the instrument isn’t in Asset Arena, log a Cherwell to create it.

Portfolio dealing (secondary task)

• Calculate portfolio cis trade deals.
• Implement via Calastone and or Finswitch and or manual where relevant.

Investigating and resolving queries

• Fund queries from Clients.
• Fund queries from Trustees.
• Fund queries from portfolio managers.
• Managing the Cash Recon 
• Logging Cherwell's
• Managing dealing inbox
• Moving out e-mails not for dealing
• Moving statements to statement mailbox

Skills Required:

• Relevant degree with more than 3 years current and relevant experience.
• Basic Excel skills is essential.
• Basic understanding of unit trusts and investments.
• Accuracy and attention to detail is absolutely critical.
• An ability to work accurately under pressure to meet deadlines.
• An ability to take initiative and work independently.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively at various levels.
• An ability to think analytically and identify and solve problems effectively.