Specialist Fund Administrator (Fixed Term) at Old Mutual

Job Description

• Minimum of 5 years experience in retirement fund administration - data, payroll and finance.
• Must have the ability to analyse, investigate, determine actions required and perform actions to clear remaining scheme balances / assets.
• Data reconciliation experience will be an advantage
• Knowledge of the Pension Funds Act
• Compass experience essential
• AWD/Chorus experience would be an advantage
• The role is in the Umbrella Fund Administration environment, specifically the department responsible for the deregistration of employers, who terminated their participation, with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA).

Responsibilities

• Obtain the necessary data required to determine the remaining scheme assets/balances.
• Analyse, investigate, determine actions required and perform actions to clear remaining scheme balances/ assets.
• Manage internal and external stakeholders to achieve targets.
• Report as required to the project manager as required on progress, blockers, etc.

Coaching, skill sharing team.

• Assist the team with other project related work not specific to scheme assets / balances i.e. assist with prepare and submit deregistration applications, etc.

Also:

Administration

• Produce, update, and provide best practice support on a wide range of Microsoft documents, databases, and other departmental systems.

Correspondence

• Prepare routine letters, email, minutes of meetings, and reports for approval by more senior colleagues or a senior executive.

Document Preparation

• Prepare moderately complex documents using a variety of applications for technology devices, such as standard office software. Also responsible for gathering and summarizing data for reports.

Work Scheduling and Allocation

• Design own monthly schedule and, if necessary, assign work to others in order to speed up office workflow and ensure high-priority tasks get done.

Data Collection and Analysis

• Produce accurate reports for others by collecting data from a variety of standard sources and inputting it into standard formats.

Insights and Reporting

• Extract and combine data to generate standard reports.

Personal Capability Building

• Develop and maintain excellent process or technical skills by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching.

Operational Compliance

• Develop working knowledge of the organization's policies and procedures and of regulatory codes and codes of conduct relevant to own work, adhering to mandatory procedures to ensure own work is undertaken to the required standards.

Procurement

• Support others by carrying out simple procurement tasks. Involves following established procedures.

Skills

• Accountability, Accountability, Accounting, Action Planning, Budget Management, Calendar Coordination, Computer Literacy, Data Analysis, Database Reporting, Data Compilation, Data Gathering Analysis, Data Interpretations, Executing Plans, Finance, Financial Acumen, Interpreting Financial Data, Management Reporting, Numerical Aptitude, Oral Communications, Payroll Administration, Planning Activities, Planning Control, Reporting Management, Report Review, Retirement Fund Administration {+ 2 more}

Competencies

• Directs Work
• Drives Results
• Ensures Accountability
• Manages Complexity
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Plans and Aligns
• Tech Savvy

Education

• Matriculation Certificate (Matric)  (Required)

Closing Date

• 27 May 2025 , 23:59