Fresh Openings at Stonehage Fleming

OVERALL PURPOSE AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS 

• The role is as part of a team in Cape Town and Johannesburg, which reports to the Client Accounting Team Leader. It involves maintaining the accounting records of and producing timely and accurate financial statements for onshore trusts and companies, therefore requiring close and regular interaction and collaboration with team members in both Cape Town and Johannesburg, all members of the Family Office team, clients, the international accounting team and various external business contacts (including banks, SARS, 3rd party and in-house custodians and in particular accounting and tax compliance service providers).

PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS & ACCOUNTABILITIES 

• Accounts maintenance of relevant information to trial balance level as well as the preparation of financial statements Trusts & companies) 
• Maintaining entity ledgers on a regular basis ensuring they are up-to-date 
• Systematic filing and information gathering of client agreements with third parties to identify actions required such as issuing invoices.
• Work with relationship managers to gather relevant information to allow the team to prepare financial reports, tax and other statutory returns for our clients within strict deadlines
• Liaising with the Trust Administrator and Middle Office Teams to ensure adequate supporting documents are in place for various updates in clients.
• Provision of relevant reports for client reporting purposes including client meeting preparation
• Provision of reporting for local and international tax purposes
• Manage and maintain the tax compliance of allocated clients(Individuals, Trusts & Companies) by ensuring all tax affairs are accurate, up to date and adhere to relevant legislation.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE 

• BCom Accounting graduate having completed SAIPA Articles (with Professional exam passed)
• Practical experience within the financial services environment in a similar role, with exposure to local trust and company structures.
• Experience in a deadline-driven environment.
• Registered tax Practitioner or able to complete the SARS readiness program during the interview process

SKILLS

This position requires a good understanding of the following:

• Accounting knowledge and competence including IFRS for SMEs, basic understanding of trusts and investments statements, and the interpretation of financial statements
• Technical experience in Caseware, Xero and Microsoft Office 
• Exceptional communication skills 
• Ability to manage expectations and competing priorities

COMPETENCIES AND BEHAVIOURS

• Energetic: Self-motivated and self-manages with a good work ethic (attitude), schedules and manages workload effectively, thinks ahead, sets plans to achieve goals
• Results orientated: Delivers work of a high standard, output is accurate and error free; owns delegated tasks and pays attention to detail, takes prompt action and sees tasks through to completion
• Resourceful problem solver: Considers the wider consequences of each decision, gathers and analyses information to find creative solutions
• Team player: Supports and works towards team goals, shares information, is helpful and cooperative, works effectively with people outside the immediate team
• Efficient and effective communicator: Communicates clearly and concisely with clients and colleagues of all levels, listens effectively, has well-presented written communication and the ability to deal with sophisticated clients
• Client focused: Understands and satisfies client needs at all times, takes full responsibility and accountability for all client matters including delegated tasks 

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OVERALL PURPOSE AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS 

• The role is as part of a team in Cape Town and Johannesburg, which reports to the Client Accounting Team Leader. It involves maintaining the accounting records of and producing timely and accurate financial statements for onshore trusts and companies, therefore requiring close and regular interaction and collaboration with team members in both Cape Town and Johannesburg, all members of the Family Office team, clients, the international accounting team and various external business contacts (including banks, SARS, 3rd party and in-house custodians and in particular accounting and tax compliance service providers).

PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS & ACCOUNTABILITIES 

• Accounts maintenance of relevant information to trial balance level as well as the preparation of financial statements Trusts & companies) 
• Maintaining entity ledgers on a regular basis ensuring they are up-to-date 
• Systematic filing and information gathering of client agreements with third parties to identify actions required such as issuing invoices.
• Work with relationship managers to gather relevant information to allow the team to prepare financial reports, tax and other statutory returns for our clients within strict deadlines
• Liaising with the Trust Administrator and Middle Office Teams to ensure adequate supporting documents are in place for various updates in clients.
• Provision of relevant reports for client reporting purposes including client meeting preparation
• Provision of reporting for local and international tax purposes
• Manage and maintain the tax compliance of allocated clients(Individuals, Trusts & Companies) by ensuring all tax affairs are accurate, up to date and adhere to relevant legislation.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE 

• BCom Accounting graduate having completed SAIPA Articles (with Professional exam passed)
• Practical experience within the financial services environment in a similar role, with exposure to local trust and company structures.
• Experience in a deadline-driven environment.
• Registered tax Practitioner or able to complete the SARS readiness program during the interview process

SKILLS

This position requires a good understanding of the following:

• Accounting knowledge and competence including IFRS for SMEs, basic understanding of trusts and investments statements, and the interpretation of financial statements
• Technical experience in Caseware, Xero and Microsoft Office 
• Exceptional communication skills 
• Ability to manage expectations and competing priorities

COMPETENCIES AND BEHAVIOURS

• Energetic: Self-motivated and self-manages with a good work ethic (attitude), schedules and manages workload effectively, thinks ahead, sets plans to achieve goals
• Results orientated: Delivers work of a high standard, output is accurate and error free; owns delegated tasks and pays attention to detail, takes prompt action and sees tasks through to completion
• Resourceful problem solver: Considers the wider consequences of each decision, gathers and analyses information to find creative solutions
• Team player: Supports and works towards team goals, shares information, is helpful and cooperative, works effectively with people outside the immediate team
• Efficient and effective communicator: Communicates clearly and concisely with clients and colleagues of all levels, listens effectively, has well-presented written communication and the ability to deal with sophisticated clients
• Client focused: Understands and satisfies client needs at all times, takes full responsibility and accountability for all client matters including delegated tasks 

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OVERALL PURPOSE

• The primary purpose of the role is to support Portfolio Managers and Analysts in Cape Town to manage client investment portfolios by taking the client’s specific situation, the agreed mandate and the investment team’s views and preferred vehicles into account.  The portfolio analyst will have a close working relationship with the Investment team.

PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Portfolio Management

• Ensure proper take-on of new clients, collecting FICA and liaising with client service team 
• Conducts suitability assessment of clients and analysis of client affairs (fact find)
• Prepare new client reviews and proposals
• Prepare and oversee client implementation plans
• Maintain and update client lists, provide tax statements when requested and calculate expected CGT
• Prepare cash flow forecasts using expected investment returns and cash needs
• Ongoing monitoring of client portfolios - preparing trade recommendations and rebalancing of  portfolios when necessary
• Attend client meetings, prepare meeting packs, notes and minutes
• Prepare feedback to general client queries and ad hoc investment analysis requests 
• Check monthly and quarterly reports and liaise with reporting team  on requirements
• Reconcile and audit client reports
• Prepare quarterly commentary on client portfolios
• Assist with any ad hoc requests and general administration involved in maintaining client portfolios and files

Trading and execution support

• Take responsibility to ensure all trades are executed accurately and timeously
• Investigate trading queries

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure that client files are properly set-up and maintained
• Ensure clients adhere to approved fund manager list, asset allocation targets & limits
• Maintain record of client advice

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Business, Economics or Investment related degree, preferably with Honors
• Investment related postgraduate qualification (or studying towards) such as CFP or CFA advantageous
• 0-1 years of relevant experience in the finance / investment industry

SKILLS

• Strong general investment knowledge critical, i.e. economy, financial markets, asset classes and portfolio management with a keen interest in investments
• MS Office (Excel, Power Point, Word, Outlook)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A track record of overall integrity
• Strong attention to detail and
• Good relationship management skills

COMPETENCIES AND BEHAVIOURS

• Planning & Organizing: Schedules & manages workload effectively, thinks ahead, sets plans to achieve goals
• Teamwork: Supports & works towards team goals, shares information, is helpful & co-operative, works effectively with people outside immediate team and within the wider group
• Communication skills: Communicates clearly and concisely, listens effectively, written communication is well presented
• Client orientated: Understands and satisfies client needs at all times, takes full responsibility & accountability for all client matters including delegated tasks, is able to work with a sophisticated client base
• Technical Knowledge: Demonstrates required technical investment knowledge and keeps technical knowledge up to date
• Problem solving & Decision making: Considers the wider consequences of each decision, gathers and analyses information to find creative solutions
• Research & analysis Skills:  Displays analytical, objective and thorough approach to information gathering, considers and questions all scenarios and identifies the most important factors, presents analysis in a clear manner reaching logical conclusions