Senior Fund Administrator: Trades Duplications at Curo Funds Service

Key Responsibilities

Trade Support and Lifecycle Management

• Process all transactions across unit dealing, duplication administration, and international trade support.
• Manage trade lifecycles, including trade maintenance and support

Reconciliation and Query Resolution

• Perform daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliations of stock and cash portfolios.
• Investigate and resolve queries within agreed turnaround times.
• Reconcile accrued interest and ensure the receipting of all interest payments.

Compliance and Regulatory

• Adhere to company policies, procedures, Client Service Level Agreements, and internal controls.
• Keep all process documentation updated, organised, and easily retrievable.
• Identify and escalate any operational risks or outstanding recon issues to the Team Leader or Manager.

Reporting and Analysis:

• Produce Management Information System (MIS) reports on volumes, key controls, and system stress points.
• Support the team manager with incident escalations, drafting, and reviewing incident reports.

Client Interaction

• Ensure timely and accurate processing of all instructions per client SLAs.
• Address client queries promptly and professionally.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, internal teams, and external counterparties.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Foster existing business relationships to ensure effective and efficient delivery, working with compliance, and operations teams to gather necessary data and insights.
• Support and guide junior fund accountants, providing training and support to ensure accurate and timely completion of tasks.

Process Improvement: 

• Streamline fund administration processes to enhance efficiency and reduce errors.
• Identify and implement process improvements to address product, client, and trading growth demands.
• Implement and maintain robust internal controls to safeguard fund assets and ensure data integrity.
• Collaborate with other departments, such as legal, compliance, and portfolio management, to ensure smooth fund operations.

Ad-Hoc Tasks:

• Perform ad-hoc accounting and reporting tasks as requested by clients or management.
• Ensure ad hoc requests are handled efficiently and accurately.

Training and Team Support

• Train team members using the On-the-Job Training toolkit.
• Act as a backup for team members when required.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of procedures and ensure adherence during audit reviews.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• Diploma or coursework in South African Financial Market Instruments is an advantage.
• CPA or CFA designation advantageous.
• Good knowledge and understanding of the Financial Markets and Financial instruments.
• Good knowledge of HiPortfolio an advantage.                       
• Strong understanding of financial services and investment management operations.