Investment Administrator Full Time Jobs

Investment Administrator job vacancy in Cape Town.

Seeking an Investment Administrator with a Degree in Finance / Economics or Business Administration and minimum 3 years’ financial services experience, specifically in the Asset Management and Wealth/Investment Industries, working with banks, custodians, administrators or investment management systems.

Required to support the Operations Department of an Asset Management Company based in Constantia, Cape Town.

Minimum requirements:

• Matric essential
• Degree essential – B.Com Finance/Economics or B.Admin Degree
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in the Financial Services Industry, preferably in the Investment/Asset Management environment required
• Experience working with banks, custodians, administrators or investment management systems, required
• Understanding of cash management processes and financial controls required
• Specialist knowledge – Trade Cycles, fund manager reporting, fund reconciliation, essential
• Industry knowledge – Instrument trade types, broker relationships, market requirements, required

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Cash management and reconciliations
• Cash reconciliation – daily cash and bank recons
• Investigate, resolve and escalate reconciliation breaks, cash discrepancies, outstanding items
• Reconciliation reporting, monitor aged items, support audit, regulatory and governance requirements
• Identify process improvements and automation opportunities
• Middle Office and Operations administrative support
• Trade settlement management on UT Funds
• Minimisation of missed deals – monitor trade execution, perform accuracy and completeness checks, investigate exceptions and ensure timely resolution breaks
• Capture/review data – Instrument set-ups
• Accurate and in-time processing – trade uploads, various trade types
• Fund Manager Reporting
• Improve and review existing processes
• Account opening and due diligence
• Internal and external queries
• TCF principles
• Internal and external relationship building – fund managers, custodians, administrators, pricing team

If you are a South African Citizen & your CV meets the above criteria, please send your CV.