Fund Accountant - Traditional Offshore at Maitland Group

The primary responsibility of this position is to provide assurance on offshore fund valuations and perform offshore fund valuation. The Fund Accountant will need to manage, administer and account for portfolios in the traditional funds offshore area as part of Fund Services South Africa. The individual will be required to administer the funds efficiently, accurately and within daily deadlines as well as setting up and ensuring checklists and standards are adhered to

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensuring the accurate calculation of Fund valuations;
• Collating and verifying information from third parties;
• Responsibility for maintaining and continuously updating the process documentation; and
• Communicating and responding to queries internally and from the client, assisting team leaders and managers in resolving such queries.

Minimum Requirements

• The qualifications below will be an advantage but if the individual has the relevant experience this will also be considered.
• A BCom or similar, accounting, economics or investments background;
• Strong knowledge of the operations of the fund management industry and trade life cycle
•   Experience in Asset Management portfolio administration and pricing;
• Experience with investment products (including Unit Trusts, Multi-Manager, Segregated Portfolios, ETF’s, Pooled products) either locally or internationally. International exposure will be an advantage.

Skills and Competencies

• IT and Systems Skills and Knowledge;
• Preferably a good working knowledge of systems or an aptitude for working with systems;
• Computer literate with an excellent working knowledge of MS office & IT packages (particularly Excel);

• Knowledge of Invest One, Decalog and Xceptor an advantage.
• Personal Skills and Abilities
• Good understanding, knowledge and experience of back office administration processes and accounting;
• Strong Accounting and analytical skills;
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal);
• Confident, enthusiastic and self-motivated;
• A track record of achievement;
• To work independently in meeting deadlines and still work within a team environment track record of achievement.
• Prepared to work non-standard working hours if necessary.
• Achieving deliverables against agreed deadlines and managing of expectations with clients eg: Daily/weekly/monthly reporting