Portfolio Administrator

SUMMARY:
Our client, a leading Investment company based in Northern Suburbs Cape Town, is seeking a Portfolio Administrator to join their team.

The main purpose of the role will be to focus on the following operational processes: 

• Product set-up, maintenance & record keeping.
• Managing & controlling all transactions processed between relevant parties namely, LISP, investment administrator, investment manager & underlying fund manager.

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities:

• Set-up & maintenance of Trading instructions, input & send authorised trade instructions on behalf of the Investment Manager.
• Monitor & check execution of trade instructions via the pricing administrator
• Monthly monitoring of portfolio positions provided by LISP.
• Confirmation that portfolios conform to latest Investment Committee mandates & all regulatory requirements
• Using Morningstar reports and excel models to maintain a performance tracker.
• Use of the Performance tracker in multiple monthly client reports, Fund Fact Sheets, Attribution reports, AUM reports & other ad-hoc reporting.
• Asset allocation capturing and Total AA calculation.
• Creating and Pulling graphs, tables & other information between different programs into Reporting Format.
• Analyse fee splits between respective parties.
• Maintaining a database of Underlying Fund Managers fees & Rebates, as well as monitoring the fee split between the IFA, LISP & Investment Manager, so that all fees are justifiable to relevant parties
• Monitoring & reporting to management of the adherence or non-adherence by all appointed fund managers to the contractual obligations as defined by the investment manager agreement signed by the investment manager & the appointed fund manager.
• Monthly reporting on an FFS basis and report packs to Partners on each Model.

• Minimum of one year of experience working in financial services and/or investment management.
• Basic understanding of comprehensive personal financial instruments, investment vehicles, asset allocation, and concepts of portfolio design / diversification.
• An EXCELLENT communicator (you can write, you can talk, you can make your needs and the needs of our clients understood clearly and professionally).
• HIGHLY organized.
• PROFICIENT in Word and Excel.
• EXTREMELY detail oriented, with a high degree of accuracy.
• A TEAM PLAYER who will mentor and help others on your team.