Senior Administrator - Funds Administration

Exciting opportunity for a fund administrator to build on existing experience with a global insurance company based in Navan - This is initially a 6 month contract. Responsibilities are as follows: - To ensure that all financial instruments currently held are correctly valued Ensure all daily, weekly and monthly prices and foreign exchange rates are sourced and input in a timely and accurate manner in the various systems - To carry out regular security and cash reconciliations Ensure that reconciliations are performed in a timely manner and any breaks resolved quickly - Trade and settleme nt activities Placement of trades based on daily dealing sheet versus criteria set Ensure that the accounts are adequately funded in advance of trading needs Collect contract notes and settle on systems in a timely manner - To ensure dividends are applied on a timely basis Income account reconciliations to be performed with outstanding items being no more than one week old, Reconciliations to be signed and issued on time - To ensure corporate actions are communicated to clients as necessary and are reflected in the correct manner High quality communications to be sent to clients on a timely basis Accurate processing and review of same on internal systems Internal systems to match custodian and market reports at all times - Regulatory and Reporting Requirements/Fund Activity Prepare and issue reports to Funds Investment Committee Assist with new Fund launches, Fund Closures and Fund Switches Assist with reports and requests for the Investment Committee and others Assist Marketing teams and Policy Servicing teams as needed Be aware of and ensure adherence to Regulatory requirements specific to certain jurisdictions - NAV Calculation Ability to process all the steps involved to procedure an NAV following the Fund specific rules Trade placement and settlement Foreign exchange placement Understand how to prove an NAV movement NAVs to be produced in good time to allow for review and comfortable issue before the deadlines set - Commission Be able to calculate commission and trail payments Assist with tracking of agreements and agency codes Chase for overdue payments Management reporting on monies due and collected during the period - Training and mentoring of new colleagues Ability to train new members of the team to perform any of these tasks to the same high standard required. - Other related duties Be a responsible authorising signatory as per the mandate given when added to the authorised signature list. To perform other job related roles and duties as and when required by management for the effective running of the department. Willingness to accept such requests and perform them to the best ability in a timely fashion. Ensure all procedures and process maps reflect the current practice at all times. To keep knowledge and skills updated and developing self to meet current and future business requirements and own aspirations. Formulate and agree a personal development plan with the Team Leader/Manager that should incorporate benchmarks you intend to meet.