Trade Assistant: Offshore (7 month contract) at Sanlam Group

What will make you successful in this role?

• Investigate unsettled currency conversion trades processed on the back-office administration system. 
• Process entries to resolve bank reconciliation breaks. 
• Process cash payments, fees and invoices for payments as required. 
• Liaise with counterparty contacts, internal stakeholders and third-party service providers (where necessary) to resolve reconciliation breaks.  
• Prepare reporting on offshore bank reconciliations for management reporting. 
• Respond to queries from business regarding bank reconciliations.  
• Communicate reconciliation breaks and issues that may impact trading and client reporting to other operations divisions and business. 
• Participate in improvement initiatives and projects in the team, business unit and companywide as required. 
• Update and maintain process documentation (eg. standard operating procedures, checklists) for reconciliation function.   
• Assist other team members when required. 

Qualification and Experience

• Tertiary qualification in Business, Finance or Economics. 
• Relevant experience within financial services industry is essential.

Knowledge and Skills

• Financial Service / Fund Administration experience preferred 
• Understanding of the Private Client business and the stock-broking environment