Senior Associate - Cape Town, South Africa - The Catalyst Group

The Catalyst Group

Verified Company

Cape Town, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Hello
The world is a mess right now.

So, we're shaking it up even more - in a good way - and specifically in the financial fund management and admin service space.

Just the words "finance" and "admin" sound pre-historic.

But we're adding faster thinking, intuitive tech and a great people touch to a field that's been a bit sluggish of late.

Catalyst at a glance

What: A hightech, peoplefirst, datadriven, digital fund administration firm for hedge and private equity funds.
Who: Experienced alternative investment professionals taking fund services to a new level.
How: A combination of relationship management, bestofbreed technology, integration, digitization and alwayson automation.
And: We're already a frontrunner of solutions in digital assets and alternative fund products.

The right fit
Fast thinking, top-end tech and phenomenal always-on client service aside, our culture is pretty much everything. Our edge lies in our people.

So, when you meet us, you will either feel like you've found the home you never knew you were missing, or we rub you up the wrong way.

It's critical that we click.

But enough about us. Let's talk about you.

Who we're looking for
- slip will be "Senior Associate

Fund Administration (Fund Accounting)
Digital". This is a midlevel position at a Senior Associate level in our company.

You will report to the Associate Director - Digital and your role will be to:

Contribute to the overall success of the Catalyst Digital Fund Services team by supporting the establishment of the product and collaborate with all necessary team members to ensure a mature and viable Digital Fund Product Offering is created.
Support the business in assisting with guiding the product build out and development with the Product team.
Work as part of a team to ensure that all aspects of the daytoday Digital (Crypto) Fund Product Offering are delivered on including (and not limited to):
Assist with all client deliverables associated to the Catalyst Digital Fund Services
Liaise with other teams in a professional manner in order to facilitate the timely completion of deliverables associated to the Catalyst Digital Fund Services
Escalate recurring issues / problems;
Adhere to all internal procedures & controls;
Keep upto date with internal admin duties;

What we need from you
On the daily

Routine Responsibilities

Support the Associate Director
Digital Fund Services and additional Digital Fund Services team members in completing daily operations associated with all Digital Fund clients.
Partner with other team members who are of the same level or more junior with the aim to mentor, train and develop the team.

Day-to-day deliverables:

Supporting the business by focusing on the Setup & Client Onboarding. This will involve assisting with the onboarding cryptofocused fund structures while understanding the structure from fund documents, reviewing fund documents, SLA establishment, and fund specific procedures.
Assisting the sales and relationship management team with client acquisition and safeguarding.
Capturing of investment trades and accounting for different types of financial assets and liabilities including crypto assets, OTC derivatives, shares and bonds.
Perform accurate Net Asset Value (NAV) calculations including expense and accrual calculations.
Perform weekly/monthly cash and stock reconciliations and proper investigation and resolution of any reconciling differences.
Perform periodic cash management (including preparing payment and transfer instructions) and updating the cash transactions in the accounting system (Geneva).
Perform weekly/monthly asset pricing.
Capture cash movements and trades on a weekly basis and update the transactions in Geneva.
Monitor the fund's blockchain activity when interacting with various Defi protocols and accurately translate this into Geneva.
Investigating and answering queries with dealers, brokers, custodians, auditors and clients.
Ensure compliance with policy and procedures, client Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and internal controls.
Communicating and responding to queries internally and from the client, as well as assisting managers in resolving such queries.
Develop strong working relationships with all internal and external stakeholders.
Contribute to creating an environment that encourages and supports innovation and entrepreneurialism.
Contribute to team knowledge and process optimization by sharing new learnings and advising on how new processes can be implemented.
Keep up to date on Crypto market trends and news
Support Catalyst's endtoend offering for Digital Funds.
Identify key trends and marketplace opportunities, by performing product reviews for new and existing product sets.
Work cross functionally with the Catalyst teams to align product efforts across the company.