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

Purpose

Manage and perform the daily fund accounting tasks with the portfolio administration of Unit Trust Funds, which include money market, asset portfolios, Funds of Funds, and ETFs.

Minimum Experience

2 - 3 years experience in a similar environment

Minimum Qualifications

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

Additional Minimum Qualifications

B. Com Honors in Accounting an advantagePractical experience in Fund Accounting or Investment Administration is an advantage.
Experienced user of HiPort & P Control (a plus)

Outputs

Process

• Accountable for the execution of specialised work including the improvement of quality, standards and outputs within defined work routines and operating procedures.
• Proactively solves problems, determines root-cause and applies solutions in line with guidelines and providing the necessary information to solve problems related to area of specialisation.
• Plan for own task execution and advises on improvements related to area of specialisation.
• Eliminate incorrect NAV calculation by ensuring all daily transactions are accurately processed in the Investment Administration system and the pricing system.
• Eliminate incorrect NAV calculation by performing key daily reconciliations for the portfolio.
• Deliver accurate daily Fund packs to pricing managers with all processing and daily reconciliations.
• Detect high-level Fund errors by preparing monthly audit packs with schedules and reconciliations for review to accounting managers for submission to auditors.
• Assist in the accurate monthly, and quarterly and annual regulatory reporting required.
• Assist the Pricing Managers in the supervision and training of the Fund Accountant's allocated tasks.

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

• Contribute positively to own area-specific knowledge improvement associated with area of specialisation.

Governance

• Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of work and continuously identify, rectify and escalate risks where necessary.

Competencies

Liberty Values

Technical Competencies

• Research and Information Gathering (Basic)
• Technical Analysis (Basic)
• Investment Research (Basic)
• Investment Management (Basic)
• Business Administration Skills (Basic)
• Written Communication (Basic)
• Administration (Basic)

Behavioural Competencies

• Customer Orientation (Basic)
• Interpersonal Effectiveness (Basic)
• Teamwork and Cooperation (Basic)
• Communicating with Impact (Basic)
• Professional/Technical learning (Basic)