Junior Portfolio Administrator (Investment Management)

Junior Portfolio Administrator (Asset/Investments Management) – Contract

Our client is an asset management company focused on local and global listed asset investment. They are seeking a Portfolio Administrator with a minimum of 4 - 5 years’ experience in a similar role (within an Asset Management / Investments space).

The ideal candidate will meet the following minimum requirements:

• B. Com, B. Bus Science, B. Sc or similar (preferably in Finance / Investments)
• 3 - 5 years work experience in investment management or financial markets related administration environment
• Solid equity trading and settlement process knowledge / experience
• Strong FICA and FAIS knowledge
• Intermediate (or advanced) MS Power point, Excel and Word skills
• I-Net/ IRESS and/or Bloomberg experience highly advantageous

Your roles and responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Trading Activities

-       Loading of on market trades

-       Liaising between the brokers and administrators to resolve trade queries

-       Loading of off-market trades and ensuring settlement

• Responding to audit requests
• Client reporting (generating NAV reports / compiling regulation 28 reports etc)
• Facilitating payment instructions and processing cashflows
• Scrip and cash recons
• Compliance
• Proxy voting and corporate actions

Location: Successful incumbent will primarily be based in Sandton, Johannesburg.

Duration:  8 month contract

To apply or for more elaborate details send us a detailed CV (in MS Word format) via email to   (PFA_G)

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