About the role
Location : Onsite - 5 days in office | Bedford, NS
Duration : 6 months | Yes potential for extension or FT depending on performance and business needs
Daily Responsibilitie s
- Pre-screen, prepare and input all financial and various non-financial transactions by standard cut off times. Includes but is not limited to: account set-up; address changes, investor changes, redemptions, purchases, switches, non-complex NIGOs, direct trade and wire order placement and settlement
- Monitor and clear Workflow/Capture items within Service Level Agreements (SLA)
- Apply all quality control procedures
- Reconciliation and settlement of daily trades
- Daily deposits and cheque processes
- Message all accounts where unusual actions have occurred
- Audit Transactions, question procedures, suggest improvements to processes and give accurate feedback to team members to help reduce errors and ensure a high accuracy rate
- Communicate effectively with both internal and external client groups
- Work with Manager to update Desk Operating Procedures and other tasks as assigned,
- Strong technical and analytical skills in running/debugging various applications and macros .
Must-have Skills/Experiences and/or Education, certifications, qualifications, designation s
- At least 2+ years of financial service or mutual funds administration experience
- Ability to work long hours especially around peak season (RRSP), month-end and year–end to support the team. High-stress, demanding work environment.
- Accuracy and attention to detail are of upmost importance.
- Quick Learner and desire to take on additional tasks.
- Strong customer service skills
- Computer Literacy – Intermediate (Microsoft Office Suite- Excel)
- Sound technical and analytical skills in running/debugging various applications and macros including MS Office
- Communicate effectively with both internal and external client groups
Nice-to-have Skills/Experience and/or Education, certifications, qualifications, designation s
- Good working knowledge / experience in the financial services industry, specifically in Mutual fund and Segregated Funds administration
- Sound knowledge of Mutual Fund and Segregated Fund taxation and compliance /regulation – including Registered Products
- Proven track record in leading initiatives, managing cross-functional relationships
- Completion of IFIC Mutual Funds Operations Course
- Unitrax Recordkeeping System knowledge
- FundSERV knowledge
- Ability to read/write French is an asset
- French is nice to have
About Finance Professionals Inc.
WHO WE ARE
We are a specialist FinTech and Financial Services recruitment consultancy. We have been helping clients attract, hire and retain staff across all areas from technology to finance. By being specialists in our sectors, we are able to use our deep and active network of professionals to quickly match the best people with great permanent and contract job opportunities.
WHAT WE DO:
We deliberately work on a small number of assignments allowing us the time to deeply search for talent for your business. By partnering with an excellent client base including Banks, Financial Services Firms, FinTech companies at various stages and established multinationals, we are able to present compelling career opportunities to industry professionals.
SECTORS WE WORK IN: -FinTech -Infrastructure -Financial Systems -Banking & Securities -Wealth Management & Advisory -Fund Management -Fund Services -Payment Services -Financial Services -Insurance -Real Estate Investment Trusts -Real Estate Development -Construction Finance and Private Equity
SKILLS WE PLACE: -Accounting & Finance -Banking Operations & Middle Office -Risk & Compliance -Fund Accounting -PMO -Business Analysts -IT Manager -Cloud Professionals -DBA -Data Specialists -Design -QA & Testing -Developers
About the role
Location : Onsite - 5 days in office | Bedford, NS
Duration : 6 months | Yes potential for extension or FT depending on performance and business needs
Daily Responsibilitie s
- Pre-screen, prepare and input all financial and various non-financial transactions by standard cut off times. Includes but is not limited to: account set-up; address changes, investor changes, redemptions, purchases, switches, non-complex NIGOs, direct trade and wire order placement and settlement
- Monitor and clear Workflow/Capture items within Service Level Agreements (SLA)
- Apply all quality control procedures
- Reconciliation and settlement of daily trades
- Daily deposits and cheque processes
- Message all accounts where unusual actions have occurred
- Audit Transactions, question procedures, suggest improvements to processes and give accurate feedback to team members to help reduce errors and ensure a high accuracy rate
- Communicate effectively with both internal and external client groups
- Work with Manager to update Desk Operating Procedures and other tasks as assigned,
- Strong technical and analytical skills in running/debugging various applications and macros .
Must-have Skills/Experiences and/or Education, certifications, qualifications, designation s
- At least 2+ years of financial service or mutual funds administration experience
- Ability to work long hours especially around peak season (RRSP), month-end and year–end to support the team. High-stress, demanding work environment.
- Accuracy and attention to detail are of upmost importance.
- Quick Learner and desire to take on additional tasks.
- Strong customer service skills
- Computer Literacy – Intermediate (Microsoft Office Suite- Excel)
- Sound technical and analytical skills in running/debugging various applications and macros including MS Office
- Communicate effectively with both internal and external client groups
Nice-to-have Skills/Experience and/or Education, certifications, qualifications, designation s
- Good working knowledge / experience in the financial services industry, specifically in Mutual fund and Segregated Funds administration
- Sound knowledge of Mutual Fund and Segregated Fund taxation and compliance /regulation – including Registered Products
- Proven track record in leading initiatives, managing cross-functional relationships
- Completion of IFIC Mutual Funds Operations Course
- Unitrax Recordkeeping System knowledge
- FundSERV knowledge
- Ability to read/write French is an asset
- French is nice to have
About Finance Professionals Inc.
WHO WE ARE
We are a specialist FinTech and Financial Services recruitment consultancy. We have been helping clients attract, hire and retain staff across all areas from technology to finance. By being specialists in our sectors, we are able to use our deep and active network of professionals to quickly match the best people with great permanent and contract job opportunities.
WHAT WE DO:
We deliberately work on a small number of assignments allowing us the time to deeply search for talent for your business. By partnering with an excellent client base including Banks, Financial Services Firms, FinTech companies at various stages and established multinationals, we are able to present compelling career opportunities to industry professionals.
SECTORS WE WORK IN: -FinTech -Infrastructure -Financial Systems -Banking & Securities -Wealth Management & Advisory -Fund Management -Fund Services -Payment Services -Financial Services -Insurance -Real Estate Investment Trusts -Real Estate Development -Construction Finance and Private Equity
SKILLS WE PLACE: -Accounting & Finance -Banking Operations & Middle Office -Risk & Compliance -Fund Accounting -PMO -Business Analysts -IT Manager -Cloud Professionals -DBA -Data Specialists -Design -QA & Testing -Developers