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Vacancy: Personal Investment & Unit Trust Administrative Assistant – Graduate
| Job Description | **Please note that in order to meet objectives set in our Employment Equity plan, preference will be given to suitably qualified candidates from designated groups.**
Mainly responsible for assisting the personal investment operations and unit trust fund accounting & operations teams with administrative duties relating to the pricing of our unit trust funds and administration of our unit trust and individual retirement product investors/brokers. |
| Duties & Responsibilities | 1. Unit trust fund pricing a. Daily verification of instrument prices against price vendors and 3rd parties 2. Transaction processing a. Preparation of instructions for unit purchases 3. Electronic funds processing a. Collation and verification of documentation for electronic fund transfers to investors and financial advisors for local and foreign unit trusts. b. Preparation and verification of documentation for electronic fund transfers in lieu of unit trust creations for local and foreign unit trusts. c. Preparation and verification of documentation for electronic fund transfers in lieu of unit trust service fees and performance fees. d. Preparation and verification of documentation for electronic fund transfers in lieu of local unit trust cancellations. 4. Reconciliation a. Collation of bank reconciliation records b. Collation of scrip reconciliation records 5. Expense review a. Verification of custody, sub-custody and trustee fees b. Source data from 3rd parties in order to calculate unit trust TER 6. Data presentation a. Preparation of unit trust fund transaction and other data for other business units for use in presentations 7. General administration duties 8. Any other ad hoc administrative duties |
| Ideal Experience | 1. No experience necessary |
| Ideal Qualifications | 1. Commerce degree or diploma (strong in accounting) |
| Competencies & Personality Attributes | 1. Strong attention to detail 2. Accuracy 3. Strong numeracy skills 4. Ability to meet deadlines 5. Good time management skills 6. Proactive and able to use initiative |
| Most Important Attribute | 1. Attention to detail while meeting tight deadlines |
| Systems Knowledge | 1. MSOffice – Excel, Word, Outlook |
