Controller Investments

Adams & Adams • Other • Other (South Africa) • $200 - $300 / year • 1w ago

Join the largest Intellectual Property Firm in Africa and one of the biggest law firms in South Africa as a dynamic individual.

Duties and responsibilities

Capture trust EFT’s on CMS for payment on various banking platforms
Print proof of payments and send to the requestors
Scan and save all payment requests and associated proof of payments
Calculate trust transfers (Monthly and daily)
Send crunching closure notification to receipting and debtors
Manage bank and cash mailbox daily
Identify and process bank charges on various trust bank accounts daily
Ensure that receipting instructions are issued to the receipting department
Reference request numbers on foreign payment documents to bank statements and communicate as necessary

Section 86(4)

Open and close investment accounts and ensure compliance with legal requirements
All movements/adjustments on investment accounts to be verified and captured daily
Validate interest on client investments, balance to the bank accounts and process to CMS
Adjust interest on daily investment closures
Ensure FATCA compliance and maintain the FATCA control schedule daily
Send out monthly manual crunching schedules to partners and ensure that they are received back and actioned efficiently
Check and ensure that the Commission Accounts are actioned and transferred
Send Investment balances once a week and ensure/monitor an even split between the Investment banks
Assist with downloading of IT3(b)s on a yearly basis

Skills and knowledge

Good communication and writing skills with a good command of the English language
An accurate and meticulous person with the ability to multi-task
A hardworking, dedicated and reliable person
Ability to use initiative and to work independently
Ability to deal with people at all levels
Knowledge of Attorneys Trust accounting would be advantageous

Qualification/s