Job Description

A client-centric investment management team sees a Wealth Manager Assistant to join their team. Lovely, stable and experienced team based in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town.

You’ll be providing support, such as client liaison, ensuring internal teams are actioning investment payments or investments are managed on time, secretarial support and dealing with investment administration instructions, compliance requirements etc. with the focus largely on more complex investment advisory, private portfolios, offshore investments etc.

Responsibilities: 

• Put together necessary documents for administration of local and offshore investment instructions, include redemptions and switches, and share dealing. Ensure necessary authority received, prepare, and capture the same on internal systems (Fundamental, and Climan/ CRM system)
• Daily/ monthly EFT payments to and on behalf of clients, include all verifications prepare and capture of same on internal systems (CRM)
• Evaluate debit balances and assist Trust Officer to make corrections
• Prepare client packs, and onboarding of new clients, responsible for all clients take on documents, and load on internal systems
• Quarterly invoices for ad hoc fees
• Prepare trust admin requirements, and related payments 
• Act as client liaison respond and resolve queries timeously 
• Manage electronic and hard copy filing of investment admin, and advisory record keeping, ensure that all investment and payment instructions are compliant
• Liaise with internal investment admin and support departments
• Put together monthly and quarterly client reports and tax documents per client
• Co-ordinate and plan client events, logistics, invitations, venue, and client co-ordination

Requirements: 

• Minimum of Matric or some tertiary qualification would be ideal such as Accounting or Bookkeeping Diploma
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years’ experience in a similar role, previous experience with unit trust, local and offshore investments, life assurance or similar sought
• MS Office suite incl. intermediate MS Excel skills
• Able to work independently, be pro-active and a good problem solver
• High attention to detail and excellent organisational skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

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