Transfer Agency - Accounting and Reconciliation Senior Administrator (Evergreen) at Apex Group

Role Summary

• The primary responsibility of the Accounting and Reconciliations Senior Administrator is to reconcile and manage the unit trust fund, Hedge and Offshore Fund accounts within Funds Services. The individual will be required to reconcile the investor and fund transactions; bank reconciliation and fund units efficiently, accurately and within daily deadlines; as well as setting up and ensuring checklists and standards are adhered to.

Duties and responsibilities

The Accounting and Reconciliations Senior Administrator – Transfer Agency will be expected to:

• Maintain daily Bank Reconciliations.
• Maintain Daily Stock Reconciliations.
• Prepare daily repurchase/commission/income distribution payment reconciliations
• Investor payments and collections – including manual payments
• Adhering to strict turnaround times in respect of queries reported to clients.
• Investigate and provide feedback on all reconciliation items – bank, stock, commission, etc.
• Achieving deliverables against agreed deadlines and managing of expectations with clients.
• Follow-up and ensure that client queries and any reconciliation items are resolved timeously and efficiently.
• Ensuring that daily, monthly and quarterly checklists are completed within the SLA and signed off;
• Provide input and assistance on accounting-related projects;
• Set-up of new fund and client GL, Bank Reconniliation and testing
• Work directly with the fund accounting team to ensure the correct application of distributions and timelines;
• Handling ad hoc requests and requirements;
• Flexibility to work non-standard working hours and South African public holidays;
• Develop a strong working relationship with the other Maitland offices e.g. Luxembourg and Caymen
• Checking all outputs for accuracy and completeness;
• High levels of engagment with both Maitland clients and the certain Investors
• Flexibility to work non-standard working hours and South African public holidays;