Fund Administrator

Edinburgh based contract opportunity for a Fund Administrator.

Within this role you will be working within the accounting and valuations area and you will assist the Manager in the delivery of Investment Administration services to assigned clients, in particular trade processing, trade matching and settlement, security reconciliations and standing data maintenance

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES- - Broad understanding of accruals, specific journals and creation/cancellation process and the ability to resolve any issues on a freestanding basis
- Broad understanding of valuations and fund pricing process, the ability to resolve any issues on a freestanding basis in line with KPI's
- Broad understanding of daily/weekly/monthly reporting requirements and be able to report in line with KPI's on a freestanding basis
- Broad understanding of compliance/regulatory requirements
- Broad understanding of the role of Accountancy &Valuations (A&V), the operational areas which feed into A&V and the downstream departments which use the data provided by A&V and be able to effectively communicate on a freestanding basis with the peer groups from these areas.
- Understands and applies breach and error reporting procedures and reworks to assess financial impact of errors
- Understanding of international accounting standards relating to effective yields
- Produces and updates training and procedure notes in line with current practice

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

- Knowledge & industry experience within Accounting & Valuations
- Broad valuation knowledge of varying investment vehicle types including but not limited to OEICs, Unit Trusts, Investment Trusts and Sicavs.
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with colleagues and clients.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
- Ability to plan and organise workload to meet deadlines, taking into account relative priorities.
- Ability to identify and initiate process improvements.
- Ability to monitor performance against objectives, through the development of MI and taking corrective action.
- Commitment to excellent customer service.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team as work flows dictate.

This is a 9 month contract for more information send your CV and call Diane Turton for more information.