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Stonehage Fleming clients are defined by their purpose and ambition rather than by simple measures of current wealth. Whatever the stage of their financial life story, they have in common a need for high quality strategic advice and planning, operational support and execution. To meet their needs… read more we are able to draw on a rich array of in-house experience and expertise to manage and protect their wealth; we also work closely with families’ existing offices, advisers and our extensive network of professional firms. Our relationships with clients would typically include: – Helping define the purpose of the family wealth, its governance and succession plans. – Managing and administering international structures such as trusts and companies. – Managing investment portfolios on a discretionary and advisory basis. – Ensuring plans are in place for all phases of the financial life cycle and that wealth is structured efficiently – Identification and mitigation of the full spectrum of risks to family wealth. – Reviewing legal structures, taking account of cross-border and inter-generational considerations. – Sourcing and advising on private capital investment opportunities. – Creating reports aggregating and analysing all aspects of client wealth. – Coordination and execution of all banking and treasury needs. – Advising on matters of corporate finance for the family business and other commercial interests. – Management of art collections and other lifestyle assets. We have a rich array of in-house expertise but we also work closely with families’ existing advisers and our network of experienced professional partners, in particular lawyers, accountants and trustees. Our scale and market presence enable us to identify the best professional partners internationally. We deliver the optimal combination of internal and external advice based on client needs. Keep up to date with our latest news and insights here: https://www.stonehagefleming.com/insights
PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS & ACCOUNTABILITIES
Accounts maintenance of relevant information to trial balance level as well as the preparation of offshore financial statements
Maintaining entity ledgers on a regular basis ensuring they are up-to-date
Identifying payment requirements for the client, instructing and executions of the payment process to ensure accurate and timing payments.
Systematic filing and information gathering of client agreements with third parties to identify actions required such as issuing invoices.
Providing assistance to the Investment Accounting team to ensure that all entity ledgers are up to date by reconciling investment and bank accounts, in the preparation of investment reporting and other financial analysis within strict reporting deadlines
Providing external service providers with relevant information to allow them to prepare financial reports, tax and other statutory returns for our clients within strict deadlines
Liaising with the Trust Administrator and Middle Office Team to ensure adequate supporting documents are in place for various updates in clients.
Provision of relevant reports for client reporting purposes including client meeting preparation
Provision of reporting for local and international tax purposes
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
BCom Accounting graduate having completed either SAIPA (with Professional Exams passed) or SAICA articles (with AGA(SA) registration complete).
Practical experience within the financial services (wealth management or investment management) environment in a similar role, with exposure to both local and international trust structures being beneficial
SKILLS
This position requires a good understanding of the following:
Accounting knowledge and competence including IFRS for SMEs, STEP accounting, basic understanding of trusts and investments, understanding and the interpretation of financial statements
Technical experience in Caseware, Xero and Microsoft Office
Experience in Business Central and Laserfische beneficial
Excellent in communication skills
Deadline driven
COMPETENCIES AND BEHAVIOURS
Energetic: Self-motivated and self-manages with a good work ethic (attitude), schedules and manages workload effectively, thinks ahead, sets plans to achieve goals
Results orientated: Delivers work of a high standard, output is accurate and error free; owns delegated tasks and pays attention to detail, takes prompt action and sees tasks through to completion
Resourceful problem solver: Considers the wider consequences of each decision, gathers and analyses information to find creative solutions
Team player: Supports and works towards team goals, shares information, is helpful and cooperative, works effectively with people outside the immediate team
Efficient and effective communicator: Communicates clearly and concisely with clients and colleagues of all levels, listens effectively, has well-presented written communication and the ability to deal with sophisticated clients
Client focused: Understands and satisfies client needs at all times, takes full responsibility and accountability for all client matters including delegated tasks
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