Portfolio Administrator
Role
Portfolio Administrator
Location
CBD Cape Town
Industry
Wealth Management
Salary
R30k / month
Our client, a Wealth Management company, is seeking a Portfolio Administrator to join their team. The purpose of the role will be to provide administrative support to the Asset Management team, to ensure accurate and timely processing of all related requests.
Key Responsibilities
Daily (morning) updating of various spreadsheets
Daily monitoring of corporate actions, cash and performance
Conducting quarterly rebalancing of trackers
Trading of local and offshore carveout portfolios according to the model
Send trade notes to advisory clients within 3 days of executing bulk trades.
Send corporate action notifications to clients at least 5 days before broker deadline date
Send market insights via outlook before 3pm every Monday
Send monthly market perspectives before the 20th of each month/market commentary relevant for factsheets
Ad hoc requests for assistance from internal stakeholders
Adhere to all company policies and procedures
Meet deadlines
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in finance or investment related qualification
0-3 years’ experience in an investment administration/finance-related role
Personal interest in investment markets
Career goal to be an equity analyst/portfolio manager
Experience in dealing with share portfolios
Experience within a family office or wealth management environment preferred
Advanced Excel, MS Word, & PowerPoint
Advantageous: Morningstar, Factset/Bloomberg, eCube, DMA OPUS, Stockbroker online systems (FNB, Investec and SBG)
Critical thinker, analytical, attention to detail, technically minded, and a quick learner
Team player
Writing skills, emotional intelligence, ability to prioritise and to meet deadlines essential