Administrator

at  ValuTrac Investment Management Ltd

COMPANY INFORMATION

Established in 1985 Valu-Trac provides ACD and ancillary services to the UK fund industry, with a current portfolio of ca. 150 funds and approx. £16 billion of assets under management.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The job holder will assist the Corporate Actions Manager and will validate, process, record and communicate Corporate Actions applicable within the firm.
Please note that this role is based at our head office in Fochabers, Moray and cannot be carried out remotely.

KEY SKILLS:

• A knowledge of, or interest in, financial instruments (desirable)
• Attention to detail
• A high degree of PC literacy, specifically MS Office applications
• Ability to use initiative and problem-solving skills to creatively resolve issues and find solutions

The role involves:
1. Reconciling the retrieval of all applicable Corporate Actions daily to meet the firms requirements.
2. Ensuring that all aspects of the corporate action are reported in a timely manner.
3. Making certain that all actions are communicated in a clear and precise manner.
4. Where an election of a specific corporate action is required, to liaise with the associated Investment Manager in a timely manner to determine the intended action and to ensure that it is recorded such that the action is implemented as required.
5. Adding any new CIS funds or fixed income assets to the registers and contacting 3rd party Administrators as appropriate to ensure accuracy of information.
6. Verifying and/or escalating in a timely manner queries associated to any individual Corporate Action which cannot be readily resolved.
7. Communicating shareholder notifications and meeting notices to relevant stakeholders.