Specialist | Institutional Fund Operations | Investment Accounting (Post Trade Operations) at Allan Gray Proprietary Limited

Job Summary

• The Post-Trade Operations Team is responsible for performing various administrative duties relating to local and offshore trades for Allan Gray Institutional clients. This individual will ensure that all equity, fixed income, money market, offshore and derivative trades are accurately and timeously bconfirmed and settled. They would also need to ensure that all forex payments and trade instructions to transfer agents (Orbis, Bermuda Africa and Bermuda Foreign) are accurately and timeously processed.
• The candidate will work in Institutional Fund Operations, within the Post Trade Operations team.

Job Responsibilities

• Action and monitor the confirmation and settlement of all trades and ensure that brokers and custodians receive the required information.
• Follow up with brokers and custodians regarding queries or discrepancies.
• Utilising custodian and broker online portals to monitor and instruct trades and FX payments daily.
• Completing various regulatory reporting (SARB QAAR, B31 and B16).
• Complete and check daily, weekly and quarterly reporting (BOP forms for FX trades, holdings recons, unit recons, board meeting addendums)
• Address and resolve ad-hoc internal and external requests and queries relating to the function from brokers, custodians, transfer agents, Trading, Portfolio administrators, Compliance,

Corporate Actions, Investment Accounting, Pricing and IT.

• In collaboration with the Manager and other stakeholders, ensuring that the team is on track to deliver its’ long-term objectives and ensuring that all aspects are covered in the operating model.
• Drive change by assisting the team through coordinating project and initiative work within the broader area.
• Overseeing project work from planning through to testing, implementation and ensuring that the outcomes upon implementation are in line with expectations of future operating model state.

Key attributes and competencies required

• Ability to function well in a detailed environment with particular concern for accuracy and quality.
• Ability to deal with complexity and be an analytical, investigative problem solver.
• Proactive, “can-do” and engaged attitude that ensures that tasks get done timeously and accurately, while inspiring team members to do great work.
• Self-motivated, determined and persistent.
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships. Includes the ability to communicate and interact effectively with people at all organisational levels.
• Ability to work well within a team.
• Disciplined and methodical working style.
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise work pieces.
• Conscientiousness.
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills.
• Ability to be proactive to prevent crises.
• Good understanding of the Institutional business processes is an advantage.
• Knowledge of Charles River, FPM, Invest+, Camunda is an advantage

Stakeholder management and communication

• A key aspect of the role will be to liaise with the various internal and external stakeholders, e.g. Trading, Compliance, Orbis, brokers, exchanges, regulators, custodians and third party administrators that are involved in the various activities.

Process review and improvement

• Constant focus on reviewing and improving existing operational processes and being proactive in response to internal and external change.
• Eliminating inefficiencies and process waste.
• Driving process change where such areas are identified (in consultation with the Manager and collaboration with other stakeholders)

Education

• Business related degree.
• A minimum of three years of experience in Fund Operations in Financial Services

Deadline:10th March,2026