Valuations Specialist

Background

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Valuations Specialist within our offices in Cape Town, South Africa. This role will offer you the chance to further grow and develop in your career with support from dedicated and industry-passionate colleagues.

GAEL is an independent administrator providing a range of specialist outsourced administration and ancillary services. We are a growing company in the fund administration space with an agile and client-focused team.

Responsibilities

Clients

• Establish excellent client relationships and maintain a high quality of professional service.

• Ensure timeous resolution of all client queries.

Valuations

• Prepare portfolio Net Asset Value (“NAV”) calculations, with a focus on accurate accounting record-keeping, and processes, following established standard operating procedures and controls.

• Capture portfolio trades, corporate actions, pricing, and reconcile external scrip and custodian accounts to internal records.

• Liaise with fund managers, brokers, custodians, and other relevant external parties.

• Manage own workload and deliverables based on agreed service levels.

• Assist with ad-hoc client requests.

Team

• Assist with supervision and mentorship of Junior Valuations Specialists.

• Assist team members with ad-hoc tasks.

Financial Statements

• Assist with the preparation of Annual Financial Statements (“AFS”).

• Assist with effecting changes required by clients/auditors with the third-party providers.

• Collaborate with the team to facilitate communication with external auditors, ensuring the prompt and efficient execution of the audit process.

Administration

• Prepare, document, and maintain standard operating and client specific procedures, and ensure these are always adhered to.

• Ensure all record-keeping is kept up to date, and any electronic or physical filing is kept neat and orderly.

Other

• Any additional responsibilities as required within the Company from time to time.

Competencies

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

• Strong ethics and the ability to handle confidential financial information.

• Self-starter attitude.

• Excellent time management skills and the ability to multi-task.

• Ability to work in a team and always promote a positive team culture.

Experience

• A minimum of 2 to 3 years of experience in valuations and fund accounting.

• Completed audit articles beneficial.

• Expertise with fund administration software, particularly PFS-Paxus.

• Experience in working with data, including proficiency in tools like MS Excel (VBA), SQL, and similar applications is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification(s), such as Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Business Science, or similar with accounting subjects.

• Minimum Requirement NQF Level 6

Employment Type

• Full-time

Remuneration

• Market-related and commensurate with experience and seniority.

Eligibility

• Available to candidates currently residing in Cape Town.

• Candidates must be able to work remotely as well as be able to commute to our office.

• Please consider your application as unsuccessful if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of submitting your application.

To apply for this role, please email your CV and cover letter to ***email_hidden*** with the subject line “Valuations Specialist – South Africa”.