Fund Accounting and Administration Consultant – Century City, Cape Town

Competitive Package on Offer based on Qualification and years of relevant experience!

Our client, a reputable and award-winning Investment Firm is currently seeking to appoint a Fund Accounting and Administration Consultant to join their dynamic and growing team of investment professionals.

One would be accountable for the reporting and delivery of operations, compliance and finance procedures to ensure seamless business delivery of fund accounting, operations and administration activities.

You are a highly articulate, self-motivated professional who has a committed work ethic, drive for excellence and the ability to perform well under deadline pressure.

Key duties and responsibilities:

Financial Administration:

• Administer payments processes and payment instructions
• Perform monthly account reconciliations and maintain fund bank transactions schedule.
• In order to balance your financial statements
• Calculate the ROI and the performance of the underlying investments
• Support financial administration processes and rhythms including annual audit and monthly / quarterly and year end reporting.
• Maintain accurate internal fund statements, drawdown schedules and fund performance data.
• Ensure accurate quarterly Client reporting
• Produce Invoicing and client statements every month
• Maintain Loan schedules

Client Relationship Management:

• Manage professional stakeholder communications (written and verbal)
• Interface with key stakeholders on ad hoc requests and communications
• Support investor enquiries (written and verbal)
• Maintain accurate investor records and process investor changes

Compliance Administration:

• Understand operational policies and procedures ito legal and compliance requirements
• Co-ordinate the staff training and other regulatory requirements under the statutes (FSCA, KYC< POPIA, RE5) etc.
• Coordinate compliance reporting and communications
• Coordinate and obtain all the documentation to ensure FSCA compliance submissions and requirements are met.
• Ensure Fund partnership and investor side letter compliance submissions and requirements are met.

Administration Project Management:

• Project Manage the finalisation of annual Fund financial statements
• Project Manage the finalisation of fund valuations.
• Coordinate and support ad-hoc projects and initiatives
• Implement improved processes

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor Business Science /Finance/ Accounting/ Financial Management / otherrelevant Qualification
• RE5 certification preferred
• 4 Years proven experience within financial services sector operations, client services and administration of investment funds
• 2 Years proven experience within Private Equity Fund Administration
• Solid knowledge of MS Excel and MS Office as a whole
• Client and stakeholder relationship management experience is highly advantageous
• 3 Years KYC experience is essential
• Strong qualitative and quantitative valuation/analytical/financial skills
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork and natural leadership skills

To apply for this position, please email a detailed copy of your CV to: Nicole Spamers:nspamers@elev8recruitment.co.za and Lameez Herborn: lameezd@elev8recruitment.co.za

Contact information

Lameez Dollie