Job Description
JOB PURPOSE
- To assist the Asset Management Department in the management of the back office to ensure operational efficiency and avoidance of loss and growth of the business in a profitable and cost-effective manner.
- To be responsible for the entire Asset Management back office Operational processes.
JOB CONTEXT
- The role implies to be customer minded with abilities to address/escalate issues to the Head of Operations in the affiliate.
- Candidate is expected to constantly be on top of operational issues in the Asset Management space and provide the needed information, reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervises the processing of various requests- subscriptions, redemptions, transfer request, etc.
- Resolving dealing-related enquiries by email and by telephone, supplying information relating to funds’ portfolios, prices, dealing procedures, markets
- Liaising with parties to the fund such as custodians, registrars, auditors
- Processing paperwork for trades and related activity
- Supervises the Maintenance of subscribers’ register and investors files
- Processing dividend/interest payments (if any)
- Ensuring compliance with anti-money laundering procedures
- Rendering of returns to regulators and relevant statutory bodies
- Carry out other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Experience & Qualifications
- At least 3-5 years proven experience in Asset Management space
- Ability to implement procedures to ensure effectiveness and operational efficiency.
- Customer focused & result oriented.
- Good organizational and time management skills are highly desirable.
- Inclusive, flexible, savvy and sensitive to client culture/Customer excellence.
- First degrees in a quantitative field
- Professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA is desirable
Skills, Capabilities & Direct Attributes
- Great team spirit and strong communication skills are required, in order to develop and maintain effective working relationships both externally and internally.
- Result driven, excellent team player
- Empathizes and pays attention to details
- Proficiency in the use of Investment Management software applications
- Self-starter who can work on their own with minimal direct supervision
- Adopts a conscientious organized and logical approach to task completion
- Motivated by challenges and positive attitude towards work