Specialist - Dealing & Settlement

Description

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers. Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.

Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion. That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience. Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities. For our business, for clients, and for you.

Specialist - Dealing and Settlements
Cape Town

Description

The Specialist: Dealing & Settlement will be expected to work with the Trade teams within Maitland’s Fund Services division. The individual will be required to assist with issues coming out of the operations, review of processes and improvement thereof. This individual will also be responsible for projects aimed at improving the processes within the Trade teams, actively partake in all system upgrades/enhancements, testing, Client onboarding as well as manage the Trade team’s KPI deliveries.

Job specification

• Responsibilities include, but are not limited to performing and coordinating a variety of administrative duties and tasks including:
• Improve the Dealing & Settlement team’s daily and monthly processes and update process documents accordingly.
• Assist with bespoke processes and the standardization of the Dealing & Settlement processes to enable the automation of processing trade and payment volumes.
• Provide solutions for corrective actions identified from incidents and ensure successful implementation across the team.
• Be the primary liaison with ICT regarding applications used by the Dealing & Settlement team.
• Be the primary liaison with external vendors and banks.
• Manage project deliveries including end to end testing and implementation for the team.
• Manage Client onboarding and Client offboarding.
• Partake in projects and provide support across all products and markets across the Trade teams.
• Lead training applicable for the team.
• Perform the Team Leader oversight function as and when required.
• Provide solutions for complex client requirements including client engagement & testing.
• Manage and co-ordinate the Trade teams KPI deliveries.
• Implementation of checks and controls to mitigate risk.
• Acting as signatory as per operational requirements

Skills Required:

• B. Com or similar tertiary business study, and at least 5 years’ experience in Asset Management portfolio administration
• Experience in on market, Off market and FOF trading across all products and markets.
• A high attention to detail and structured approach to work.
• Strong Asset Management middle office knowledge and experience.
• Sound knowledge and experience of back-office administration processes.
• Advances level of experience in using Excel, Xceptor, NXM, InvestOne other related systems
• Candidate needs to have an understanding of portfolio management processes and trading lifecycles.
• Excellent communication skills (written & verbal).
• Confident & enthusiastic, and able to work under pressure.

What you will get in return:

• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business.
• Competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience.

Training and development opportunities

Additional information:

We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.

We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.

For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) please visit https://theapexgroup.com/csr-policy/