Fund Accounting Assistant

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a business related field.
  
• 2-4 years’ experience in similar position.
  
• Relevant professional qualifications e.g. CPA (K).
  

Technical/ Functional competencies:

• Knowledge of pension administration industry and concepts.
  
• Knowledge of Retirement Benefits Authority (RBAs) regulatory requirements.
  

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.
  

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a business related field.
  
• 2-4 years’ experience in similar position.
  
• Relevant professional qualifications e.g. CPA (K).
  

Technical/ Functional competencies:

• Knowledge of pension administration industry and concepts.
  
• Knowledge of Retirement Benefits Authority (RBAs) regulatory requirements.
  

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.
  

• Carry out regular Pension account reconciliations and follow up on all unidentified funds in the Account.
  
• Ensure compliance of the pension schemes in line with both statutory and company policies.
  
• Ensure on boarding of new clients and sponsors within stipulated timelines and as per the company compliance requirements.
  
• Facilitate continuous data clean-up of clients’ personal information.
  
• Present audited scheme accounts during clients’ Board of Trustee meetings / AGM.
  
• Assist in the preparation of Deposit Administration monthly valuation data.
  
• Assist in preparation and filing of Scheme Financial Statements.
  
• Prepare and file income tax returns and RBA levies within the stipulated deadlines.
  
• Maintain and manage the integrity of all scheme transactions, documentary support and maintenance of scheme fund statements.
  
• File scheme Returns of Contributions and investment returns with the Retirement Benefits Authority within stipulated deadlines.
  
• Ensure contributions are booked into the system as and when they are remitted.
  
• Assist in the preparation of weekly revenue reports and monthly overall pension reports.
  
• Deliver good customer service by responding swiftly to queries and concerns from clients.
  
• Delegated Authority: As per the approved Delegated Authority Matrix.