Job Summary My client, and well-respected investment management business seeks an Investment Accountant to join their operations team. The role is suited to either a newly qualified CA(SA) candidate or an experienced fund accountant with current relevant industry experience. Responsibilities: Perform day-to-day operational processes for various investment accounting, data management and market data activities Work closely with the operational departments (NAV Pricing, Performance, Portfolio Administration) as well as Tax, Institutional Client Services, Legal & Compliance, IT, and Trading Liaising with data vendors (e.g. JSE/Bloomberg) on data quality and other queries Monitoring communications from data vendor regarding changes that may affect fund pricing process and inform business teams where necessary (e.g. Corporate Actions, Trading, Fund Accounting) Assisting with month-end pricing across all portfolios Monitoring and answering queries from the Institutional Data Management and Investment Accounting email queue Involvement in initiatives/project work that seeks to simplify and create efficiencies in existing processes Calculating daily interest accruals Assist with month-end pricing for portfolios Maintain benchmark static data Reconciling static data ensuring accuracy Daily monitoring of instrument classifications for reporting Requirements: Minimum of either a newly qualified CA(SA) or an accounting or finance tertiary qualification with honours being preffered Minimum of 3 years of experience within a similar role or financial services articles Must have a strong technical understanding of instrument valuation and pricing Experience in working with these systems would be advantageous: Charles River Investment Management Solution (CRIMS), IHS Markit, Fundamental Portfolio Manager (FPM) Self-starting and proactive Strong problem solving skills Strong numeric ability Good team player with can-do attitude Accuracy and attention to detail Please note that if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of your application, please consider it as unsuccessful for this particular role. Please do though continue to follow us online and apply for suitable opportunities.CA Financial AppointmentsRecruiter
