Senior Fund Accountant - TFS and Hedge Funds at Maitland

Minimum Requirements

• The qualifications below will be an advantage but if the individual has the relevant experience this will also be considered.
• A BCom or similar, accounting, economics or investments background;
• Strong knowledge of the operations of the fund management industry and trade life cycle;
• Experience in Asset Management portfolio administration and pricing minimum 2 to 3 years;
• Experience with investment products (including Unit Trusts, Multi-Manager, Segregated Portfolios, ETF’s, Pooled products) either locally or internationally an advantage;
• IT and Systems Skills and Knowledge;
• Preferably a good working knowledge of systems or an aptitude for working with systems;
• Computer literate with an excellent working knowledge of MS office & IT packages (particularly Excel);

Knowledge of Invest One, Decalog and Xceptor an advantage

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensuring the accurate calculation of Fund valuations, including NAV’s and accounting to TB;
• Ensuring the accurate calculation of Fund valuations;
• Collating and verifying information from third parties;
• Responsibility for maintaining and continuously updating the process documentation; and
• Communicating and responding to queries internally and from the client, assisting team leaders and managers in resolving such queries.
• Perform checks within the team (in the absence of the team leader)

Skills and Competencies

Personal Skills and Abilities

• Good understanding, knowledge and experience of back office administration processes and accounting;
• Strong Accounting and analytical skills;
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal);
• Confident, enthusiastic and self-motivated;
• A track record of achievement;
• To work independently in meeting deadlines and still work within a team environment track record of achievement.
• Prepared to work non-standard working hours if necessary.
• Achieving deliverables against agreed deadlines and managing of expectations with clients eg: Daily reporting