Operations Officer job at Icea Lion

Operations Officer job at Icea Lion

JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary
We are seeking a result-oriented individual with at least two years of experience in fund management to smooth our daily operations.

Key Outputs/Responsibilities
Transaction processing
• Post daily unit allocations for the Money Market Fund, Savings Fund, Income Fund and Balanced Fund to the system (Unit Master).
• Verify client statement balances against withdraw requests.
• Verify client bank details against what appears on the system.
• Populate the RTGS payment schedule with necessary details for client payment.
• Post daily withdraws for the Money Market Fund and Savings Fund to the system (Unit
Master).
• Update/reallocate client funds previously captured in the suspense account.
Reconciliation
• Reconcile daily all unit allocations of respective funds with the Unit Master record and Bank
statements.

Client statements
• Generate and share client statements on request.
Reporting
• Share daily reconciliation of unit purchases for review and signoff.
Occasional Duties
• Attend to training and development initiatives so as to improve competency and job performance.
• Implementation of all operations processes and ensure compliance at all times.
• Actively participate in regulatory inspections.
• Client servicing and any other duties as assigned.

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Quantitative Economics or any other related
field.

EXPERIENCE
• At least three (2) years of operations experience in Fund management or in a related Financial
Services Institution.

CORE TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE
• Strong skills to foster teamwork; developing and motivating others.
• Strong communication and presentation skills including ability to write reports and prepare
relevant supporting documentation.
• High level interpersonal and cross-cultural skills, including ability to build alliances and
collaborative relationships.
• Must be a self-starter, highly organized, and able to work well with people at all levels in the
organization.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong analytical, quantitative and creative thinking skills.
• Good customer relationship management skills (internal and external customers).

Job application procedure
All interested candidates should email their covering letter (maximum 2 pages), current CV and academic documents in one pdf file to hr@icea.co.ug by 12th January, 2024 at 5:00pm. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please include Operations Officer in the subject line of your email and ensure that in your covering letter you have included the following;
• Why you are interested in the job
• How you think your experience and skills match the job description
• List your current and expected salary/benefits
• Your daytime contact number and available start date

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