Department: Old Mutual Unit Trust - Fund Operations and Asset Administration
01 January 2023 Investment Operations Specialist (secondment - Team Leader: Operations BAU)
• FX settlements, completion of BOP forms and offshore investment trading
• Investigation of fund or instrument data inconsistencies and validation errors
• Monitoring of communications from EAM, CURO & Trustees regarding any changes that may affect the fund pricing process and informing other business teams where necessary
• Involvement in initiatives/project work that seeks to simplify and create efficiencies in existing processes
• Develop and maintain processes for the portfolio management of Unit trusts and UCITS
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and guidelines
• Identify and implement changes to the portfolio management business in response to market developments and regulatory change
• Act as the primary contact with service providers, internal teams, administrators and regulatory bodies concerning fund management activities
• Supervise and help manage operational, liquidity and counterparty risks related to business activity

01 June 2018 – 31 December 2022 Senior Investment Administrator
 Update bank statements
 Monitor the bank balance, daylight limits & settlement of trades
 Loading Complete link and Review of daily price movements and investigation of exceptions
 Maintain accurate and complete Daily Cash Management Recons
 Ensure client cash flow management by ensuring that all client cashflows are processed within agreed timelines, and daily rates are communicated timeously.
 Set-up and/or creation of financial instruments in line with our client's policies and procedures, client service level agreements, and internal controls
 Daily & weekly review of Scrip and Cash Reconciliations received from CURO
 Providing Fund Managers with accurate and timely notification of all disinvestments where decisions are required.
 Action accurate and timely settlement instructions to Custodians, manually, as well as per online banking systems or instructing EFT team to action.
 Manage and execute orders with due care and accountability (ensuring the trades are within the 5% tolerance)
 Testing and implementing process and system enhancements to reduce risk and increase efficiencies in the team.
 Prepare administration reports for operations administration meetings
 Prepare and compile annual due diligence reports to External asset managers
 Effective and timeous query management and resolution.
 Effective liaison with the back-office administrator, Fund Operations team, and on occasion the Portfolio Managers.
 Client reporting (Adhoc, daily, monthly, and quarterly).
 Relationship building with internal and external clients.
 Providing information and support to Asset Managers.
 Set-up and/or creation of:
o financial instruments
o new asset class for a fund
o International Bank Account (across all currencies)
inline with our client's policies and procedures, client service level agreements, and internal controls
 Responsibility to raise to a senior any tolerances that have been breached where no explanation can be found
 Improve business understanding of operations processes and procedures.
 Perform ad hoc duties as requested by the Manager or COO.
 New business Onboarding of new EAM (offshore Asset Manager)
o Prepare and complete the application form
o Delegate subsections to internal parties and facilitate completion
o Coordinating legal arrangements (AML/FATCA/FICA/ CRS) for counterparty dealing
 Ensure funds have sufficient liquidity cover for Income distribution Monthly, Quarterly, Bi-Annual and Annually
 Support Investment team and act on Investment Committee instructions in a timely manner.