Fund Administrator

Recruit'd · Gauteng

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Minimum Requirements

  • 4+ years of back office, fund administration, or investor operations experience in financial services.
  • Working knowledge of AML/KYC onboarding.
  • Excellent telephone manner and client-facing confidence, including with high-net-worth investors and intermediaries.
  • Strong organisational and coordination skills; able to hold many threads at once without dropping detail.
  • Proficiency in Excel.
  • Comfortable with CRM and document management systems.
  • Clear, professional written communication.
  • Familiarity with distributor and IFA channel operations (advantageous).
  • Experience supporting a senior executive (advantageous) .

Main Accountabilities

  • Raise execution and coordination
  • Work closely with the CFO and Business Development Team on day-to-day execution of the raise; keep all moving parts synchronised and surface what needs attention before it becomes urgent.
  • Track workflow across investors, distributors, and advisors; hold the master view of status and next actions.
  • Coordinate diaries and deadlines across the CFO, distribution partners, and counterparties.
  • Investor onboarding and administration
  • Process subscriptions and onboarding documentation from receipt to execution.
  • Run AML/KYC verification on every investor and connected party; escalate exceptions.
  • Maintain complete, audit-ready investor files and an accurate investor register.
  • Client and distributor liaison
  • Act as first point of contact for investor and distributor queries — confident and professional on the phone and in writing.
  • Set up and coordinate meetings between distributors and IFAs; manage invitations, scheduling, and follow-up so distributors can attend prepared.
  • Chase incomplete applications through to close-out.
  • Client support
  • Support clients in assembling and preparing their tax documentation (administrative support only; substantive queries escalated per protocol).
  • Support the distribution of statements, confirmations, and tax certificates.
  • Records and controls
  • Apply the onboarding checklist and control framework on every file.
  • Maintain records to regulatory standards and support audit requests.
  • Keep document version control across the subscription pack and templates.
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