Senior Business Operations Officer at Britam

Job Purpose:

• Responsible for Portfolio Administration, Valuation, Reporting and Performance Measurement of Retail Pension and Discretionary Clients under Britam Asset Managers.

Key responsibilities:

• Recording and settlement of traded securities for the pension funds and discretionary clients under mandate.
• Daily investment and disbursement accounts cash reconciliations for pension funds and discretionary clients.
• Daily valuation and pricing and amortization, revaluation and impairment of securities (stocks, bonds, indices and forex).
• End of day processes for purposes of generating pricing.
• Recording and settlement of corporate actions.
• Monthly asset holding reconciliation between custodian(bank) and fund manager for funds under mandate.
• Computation, accrual and billing of management fees and other expenses for the funds under mandate.
• Measurement of fund performance against set benchmarks.
• Preparation of quarterly pension fund’s portfolio holdings reports, movements, revenue and performance reports.
• Preparation and submission of regulatory reports for Capital Markets Authority (CMA) & Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) within the stipulated timelines.
• Delegated Authority:  As per the approved Delegated Authority Matrix.

Key Performance Measures:

• As described in your Personal Scorecard.

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required

• Bachelor’s degree in a business related field.
• 4-6 years’ experience in a similar position.
• Professional certification in accounting (CPA part 2).

Leadership category responsibility framework (Core Competencies):
Emerging Leaders in Britam need to:

• Plan, direct and apply efficiencies and resources in order to optimize output and profitability against time, cost and team targets.
• Effectively communicate strategic and operational departmental goals and objectives to peers and others in order to ensure proper implementation.
• Ensure that department priorities are adhered to and effectively communicated.
• Ensure competent and effective people resources through appropriate coaching, development and people supervision as appropriate.
• Embody a high performance, proactive culture.
• Effectively ensure the adherence to key performance areas, deadlines and goals in order to optimize operational effectiveness.
• Effectively communicate resource needs, possible opportunities and achievements to management in order to aid them in their decision-making.
• Effectively set and monitor priorities and objectives for more junior staff.
• Understand and communicate objectives in relation to the larger organizational impact.
• Effectively disseminate knowledge within the correct context, towards subordinates as well as management.
• Appropriately model the company values while setting the pace and energy for delivering.
• Effectively manage and communicate change within the department in order to increase staff and process effectiveness.
• Provide access to accurate and consistent information and services across all channels.
• Ensure a seamless experience for clients.
• Improve service delivery for clients.
• Engage in continuous brand building to become the trusted partners to clients.