Fund Accountant Century City

GLOBAL Investment Firm - Fund Accountant Opportunity

GLOBAL Investment Firm is offering this exciting opportunity to join their dynamic team of Fund Accounting professionals. Do you have a passion for the financial services / investment world and desire to further your accounting career within this profession? One would describe you as a numerically inclined analytical thinker who has a real passion, interest, or desire to work within the investment / financial services arena. You possess solid accounting skills, attention to detail, and problem-solving abilities together with a real hunger to learn and grow your career.

Responsibilities:

1. Collating, calculating, processing, investigating, and checking fund information to produce the Net Asset Values for specific Funds within defined deadlines and regulatory requirements.
2. Capturing of investment trades.
3. Performing accurate Net Asset Value calculations including expense and accrual calculations.
4. Performing weekly / daily cash and stock reconciliations and proper investigation and resolution of any reconciling differences.
5. Performing daily cash management, including preparing payment and transfer instructions and updating cash transactions.
6. Performing daily / monthly asset pricing.
7. Monitoring sources for Corporate Actions and updating the system.
8. Capturing daily cash movements as well as trades and updating transactions.
9. Investigating and answering queries with dealers, brokers, custodians, auditors, and clients.
10. Ensuring compliance with company policy and procedures, client service level agreements, and internal controls.
11. Performing weekly / monthly compliance checks.
12. Sending out valuation e-mails to pre-defined distribution lists.
13. Completion of quarterly statutory returns.
14. Accurately updating and maintaining relevant sections in the delivery matrix.

Education and Experience Required:

Accounting / Finance / Investments related Degree. Completed SAICA / SAIPA articles OR 1-2 years relevant experience gained within the fund accounting / financial services / investment arena.

Please Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.