About AGF:
Founded in 1957, AGF Management Limited is an independent and globally diverse asset management firm. AGF brings a disciplined approach to delivering excellence in investment management through its fundamental, quantitative, private capital, and high-net-worth businesses. Our suite of diverse investment solutions extends globally to a wide range of clients, from individual investors and financial advisors to institutions, including pension plans, corporate plans, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations. Our commitment to the principles of good stewardship and responsible investment is a positive differentiator for AGF. We believe integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues into our investment decision-making and ownership practices across platforms will help deliver better investment outcomes to our clients.
bout the Team:
The Trust Accounting team handles the entire process of moving money between investors/dealers and fund custodians.The team is responsible for reconciling bank accounts, process payments, handle commission and trailer disbursement.
About the Role:
Our Trust Accounting Team has an exciting career opportunity for you. Reporting to the Manager, Trust Accounting, you will reconcile bank accounts, identify breaks, analyze outstanding balances, research and resolve issues.
Your Responsibilities:
- Maintain and analyze general ledger accounts
- Perform daily reconciliation of bank accounts
- Communicate with various banks to resolve outstanding reconciliation items
- Perform various duties such as preparation of cap stock reports, manual cheques, process online payments, stop payments, dealer commission reconciliation, etc.
- Communicate with fund managers, fund accounting and custodians for daily activities and problem resolution
- Validate the accuracy of monthly/quarterly reports generated for trailing commission
- Assist the department in completing various special projects
- Perform various user acceptance testing
- Provide supervisors and managers with necessary and timely management information
- Responsible for the timely and accurate completion of all department
- deliverables
- Back-up other team members within the team
- Liaise with internal and external customers to resolve issues and concerns
- Ensure timely escalation of items that require management attention
- Assist management in completion of special projects
Your Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent experience
- Prior work experience in Accounting is preferred
- Strong knowledge in bank reconciliation
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Excellent customer service and communication skills
- Planning and organization skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Teamwork and interpersonal skills
- Ethical standards/Acts with Integrity
- Industry and product knowledge
- Innovation
- Able to work under pressure
- Managing risk
- High attention to detail
- Adaptable and flexible to change
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No unsolicited agency referrals please.
AGF is an equal opportunity employer. AGF welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request in all aspects of our recruitment and selection process. It is the Company's policy to recruit and select applicants for employment solely on the basis of their qualifications, with emphasis on selecting the best qualified person for the job. AGF does not discriminate against applicants based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or disability or any other status or condition protected by applicable legislation.
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