Portfolio Administrator

About the position

Our client, an investment firm in Northern Suburbs Cape Town, is looking to grow their team due to steady market growth. The potential candidate will play a significant role in supporting this growth and will be primarily responsible
for all aspects of day-to-day activities of the portfolios.
Key Responsibilities:

• Fund set-up, maintenance and record keeping
• Set-up and maintenance of trading templates.
• Input and send authorised trade instructions on behalf of the investment manager
• Managing and controlling all transactions processed between relevant parties namely, the IFA, LISP, investment administrator (Silica), Manco, pricing administrator (CURO), custodian (FNB), investment manager & underlying fund manager
• Monitor and check execution of trade instructions via the pricing administrator
• Daily monitoring of portfolio positions provided by pricing administrator
• Cash management from IFA to investment manager to underlying fund manager
• Scrip management for new take–on or termination between IFA, investment manager, underlying fund manager & custodian
• Ensure static data is accurately maintained
• Confirmation that portfolios conform to latest Investment Committee mandates and comply with all regulatory requirements
• Perform compliance checks of Fund breaches and escalate where required
• Support Investment team and act on Investment Committee instructions in a timely manner
• Daily monitoring of portfolio NAV prices

 Key Competencies:

• Attention to detail is critical
• Self-motivated individual who is willing to take on responsibility for a wide array of tasks in a small company
• Team player who can communicate and integrate themselves within the team
• Multitasking, meeting multiple daily deadlines and being able to prioritise tasks to do so
• Demonstrate analytical skills and methodical approach
• Ability to work under pressure
• Analytical thinker with problem solving skills
• Strong computer skills specifically Excel is a must
• Honesty, integrity and mutual respect for co-workers

Desired Skills:

• Financial Services
• Asset Management
• Portfolio Admin
• Invesment