Finance and Portfolio Administration Intern at Cytonn Investments

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Portfolio administration: Ensure proper recording of all portfolio transactions including: client's withdrawals and any corporate actions
• Assist in the preparation and distribution of portfolio reports for the investment team
• Working with investment analysts per fund for timely and effective fund investments for yield calculations and fund pricing and timely reporting of fund position to stakeholders
• Communicate and reconcile portfolio activity with custodian banks and administrators
• Interact with clients, their advisers, custodians and administrators regarding portfolio operations
• Maintains financial security by coming up and following internal controls
• Preparation of custodial instructions by verifying required actions and documentations, thereby issuance of instructions to the custodian in line with the SLA in place
• Oversee performance measurement and analytics, fees calculations/finance reporting and fund accounting management
• Preparation of special reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing account information and trends. Including accounts receivable status reports
• Reconcile the portfolio account ledgers to ensure that all transactions are accounted for and properly posted
• Undertake cashbook reconciliations on a daily basis for all the funds and schemes under regulation
• Ensure fund’s cashflow for liquidity planning to ensure sufficient funds to make client payments
• Daily reporting to third parties the unit trust prices for publishing
• Monthly reporting to CMA for Fund Manager, Quarterly Reporting to CMA and RBA for portfolio and accounting positions
• Oversee the process of account opening, change of mandates, for accuracy, integrity, timelessness and risk management
• Any other duties that may be assigned to you

REQUIREMENTS

• Must have achieved at least a Minimum B+ Grade in high school
• A Bachelors Undergraduate Degree; Second Class Honours (upper division) in Finance or related field of Investments and Analytics
• Pursuing CPA, ACCA, CIFA or CFA, or such related professional courses for Finance and Investments
• Demonstrated attention to detail, accuracy, and ability to follow data entry/department standards
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Ability to carry out assigned tasks to completion with minimal directions
• Keen organization and problem solving skills, which support and enable sound decision making
• Have excellent skills in Microsoft Office (Especially Excel)