Specialist: Fund Accountant (Fixed Term Contract) at Liberty Group South Africa

Purpose

To run with the day-to-day Fund accounting or portfolio administration of Unit Trust Funds, which includes money market, asset portfolios, Funds of Funds and ETF’s.

Job Objectives

• To eliminate incorrect NAV calculation by ensuring all daily transactions are accurately processed in the Investment Administration system and the pricing system.
• To eliminate incorrect NAV calculation by performing key daily reconciliations for the portfolio.
•  To deliver accurate daily Fund packs to pricing managers with all processing and daily reconciliations.
• To detect high level Fund errors by preparing monthly audit packs with schedules and reconciliations for review to accounting managers for submission to auditors.
• To assist in the accurate monthly, quarterly & annual regulatory reporting required.
• To Assist the Pricing Managers in supervision and training of Fund Accountants allocated tasks.

Minimum Experience

• 2 - 3 years experience in a similar environment

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas [NQF Level 07]
• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas [NQF Level 08] in Finance Economics and Accounting

Job Related Knowledge

• Experienced user of HiPort & pControl (a plus)
• Understanding of Unit Trust pricing, Fund products and Fund structures.
• Understanding of the investment management process.
• Understanding of financial instruments
• Knowledge of back office administration processes
• Knowledge of Quarterly regulatory reporting (SARBs)

Customer

• Ensure own understanding and adherence to customer service delivery and Treating the Customer Fairly (TCF) principles to provide specialist support and guidance.

Finance

• Adhere to specified standards, policies and procedures to prevent potential losses/wastage related to the area of specialisation.

Learning and Growth

• Interact proactively with others for the purpose of continuous knowledge sharing; and integration of own new knowledge.
• Contribute positively to own area-specific knowledge improvement associated with area of specialisation.

Governance

• Ensure that established accounting standards, procedures and processes are adhered to, in compliance with legislative regulations.
• Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of work and continuously identify, rectify and escalate risks where necessary.

Technical Competencies

• Research and Information Gathering (Basic)
• Financial Accounting (Intermediate)
• Financial Systems Administration (Proficient)
• Financial Administration (Basic)
• Reporting and Interpretation (Basic)
• Customer Advice (Technical) (Basic)

Behavioural Competencies

• Professional/Technical learning (Basic)
• Organisation and Attention to Detail (Intermediate)
• Interpersonal Effectiveness (Basic)
• Problem Solving and Analysis (Basic)
• Teamwork and Cooperation (Basic)
• Communicating with Impact (Basic)
• Relationship Management and Networking (Intermediate)
• Customer Orientation (Basic)