Senior Fund Accounting & Reconciliation Specialist

CO_AFSLGO Apex Fund Services Holdings Ltd (AFSHL Group Ops); Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

The Apex Group in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Administrator to manage accounting and reconciliations for unit trust, hedge and offshore fund accounts within Funds Services.

Responsibilities include daily bank and stock reconciliations, processing distributions and investor payments, and ensuring timely resolution of queries while meeting SLA guidelines. Flexibility to work non-standard hours is required.

Qualifications

• Responsibilities described in the duties include daily reconciliations and processing of payments.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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

Job description

The Apex Group in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Administrator to manage accounting and reconciliations for unit trust, hedge and offshore fund accounts within Funds Services.

Responsibilities include daily bank and stock reconciliations, processing distributions and investor payments, and ensuring timely resolution of queries while meeting SLA guidelines. Flexibility to work non-standard hours is required.