Senior Fund Administrator at Curo Funds Service

Role purpose

The Senior Fund Administrator will be responsible for the execution of trade processes and controls on Local or International Bonds & Money Market.  This includes processing of trades, managing repairs and confirmation of Money Market and Bond trades within the agreed deadlines, by ensuring data is accurate, timely and delivered in accordance with SLA requirements. Liaison with internal teams, external asset managers, clients, counterparties, CSDP’s, JSE and Strate to carry out these functions.

Specific duties
Duties include but are not limited to:

•  Confirmation of interest entitlements, maturities and trades as per client SLA.
•  Accurate and timely updating of Bonds & MM trades on Hiportfolio, in compliance with client and market requirements, policies and procedures.
•  Send accurate and timely settlement instructions via Swift, banking systems and manual faxes.
•  Resolve any errors, queries and reconciliation discrepancies relating to trades
•  Perform key checks and controls daily
•  Perform back-up functions for staff when needed
•  Ensuring compliance with procedures, SLA’s and internal controls
•  Assist in driving operational efficiencies by highlighting areas of improvement
•  Escalate all issues, problems and concerns to manager timeously
•  Perform ad hoc duties as requested by manager

Education and Experience

•  Tertiary qualification in commerce, finance or accounting
•  a diploma or course in SA Financial Market Instruments will be an advantage
•  At least 2 years operational experience within a Fixed Interest Area