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Sygnia Group is a specialist financial services group focused on the provision of multi-management, index tracking and administration solutions to institutional and retail clients in South Africa and abroad. We provide a wide range of financial services to a diverse group of domestic and internation… read moreal clients. Whether you’re a corporation, a financial institution or an individual, we’ll work with you to create your ideal investment solution. Tailored. Transparent 7th Floor, The Foundry Building Cardiff Street Green Point, Western Cape 8001 South Africa
Brief description of role
We are looking for a high performing Finance Support Administrator to join us in a dynamic and growing LISP. The candidate will be responsible for the support of all daily activities for the Retail Finance and Retail Operations Support teams. This is a junior role, perfect for an analytically minded individual looking to set a foundation for their career where no task is too small.
Duties and Responsibilities
Finance Support Tasks:
Loading of payments, transfers, collections, basic understanding of and execution of bank reconciliations and account maintenance.
Daily trade co-ordinator: Loading of, checking of, aggregation of and disaggregation of trades for market action/Pricing/Confirmations/Unitisations
Collating and corresponding with stakeholders to prepare various supporting schedules for reporting. Examples include but not limited to Regulation 28 schedules, Investment Asset Manager confirmations, Mailbox management. This is not an exhaustive list.
Providing audit support
Operations Support Tasks: End-to-end processing or providing assistance on:
email query resolution
Correction and exception handling
bulk runs and exceptions
maintenance of funds, portfolios and fee runs
ballot correspondence and processing
Adhoc project assistance (for example: data clean-up projects)
Maintain strong internal departmental relationships that will foster the growth of a culture in line with the Sygnia Group and Sygnia LISP strategies and vision.
Identify gaps in processes and report these to the line manager.
Understand and adhere to the appropriate policies, standards, and procedures applicable to the role.
Understand and engage in risks and risk events relevant to the role and immediately report any findings to the line manager and supporting departments.
Maintain a healthy team spirit by assisting peers where needed, and where reasonably required, process ad hoc tasks as delegated to maintain stability of operations.
Continuously work toward the implementation of processes and controls that fosters an effective LISP admin environment.
Preferred Candidate
Relevant business qualification, for example Bcom
Exposure to LISP / Employee Benefits environment preferred
Knowledge of Pension Fund Act, FAIS, FIC Act, Long Term Insurance Act, CISCA, FATCA/CRS
Advanced MS Excel skills (I.e. ability to do v-lookups/ Pivot Tables/ Sort data/ IF Formulas etc)
Professional Characteristics
Strong organisational skills, resilient and able to function in a fast paced and high-pressure environment
Meticulous, deadline driven and reliable
Strong sense of duty and accountability
Self-starter proactively taking ownership of development
Client focused with good verbal and written communication skills
Exhibit a professional image in character and communication
High degree of team- and self-awareness
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