Fund Operations Specialist

Why join this team? 

• Be part of a specialised team ensuring regulatory compliance across multiple regions
• Contribute to strengthening operational excellence and risk controls across institutional operations
• Engage with a wide range of internal stakeholders, auditors, and clients at a senior level

What you will be doing: 

• Ensure new and updated legislation is understood and implemented across operational teams
• Implement and maintain controls and processes for AML, FATCA, CRS, POPIA, complaints and errors
• Report on compliance statuses, including AML, suspicious transactions, FATCA, productivity and service metrics
• Develop team members and ensure process documents remain updated
• Build and maintain strong client relationships; respond to enquiries accurately and timeously
• Coordinate with auditors and internal stakeholders for ISAE3402 updates and completion
• Act as the point person for compliance and regulatory queries from the business
• Review control environments, ownership, and special‑consideration sign‑offs for client information
• Perform transaction anomaly and cash‑threshold reporting
• Analyse daily client screening results; check databases against sanctions and terrorism lists
• Implement controls ensuring complete and up‑to‑date data
• Perform FATCA/CRS reporting to relevant tax authorities
• Identify non‑compliance risks or data quality issues and escalate appropriately
• Ensure team training needs are met, including onboarding and refresher training
• Interpret CRM flows; support design and implementation of automated workflows for client risk profiling
• Perform data‑quality CAATs
• Develop process notes for training and daily operational use

What we are looking for: 

• Minimum of CA(SA) qualified
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a similar role with focus on business process and regulatory knowledge
• Experience in asset management regulations, particularly AML, FATCA, POPIA and CRS
• Strong understanding of compliance matters and ability to facilitate training and projects
• Excellent relationship‑building, communication and presentation skills
• Strong MS Word and Excel skills
• Ability to manage time, prioritise effectively and work independently
• Proven track record of delivering on initiatives

Benefits and unique aspects:

• Exposure to multi‑region regulatory environments
• Opportunity to influence compliance frameworks and operational efficiency
• Be part of a value-driven, professional investment business

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