I am a detail-oriented team player with very strong organizational skills. I am able to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
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Work History
Senior Settlements Administrator
Prescient Fund Services
03.2023 - Current
Overseeing, capturing, processing and settlement of all fx trades and International CIS/Fund of fund instructions.
Handling and resolving internal and external queries.
Drafting of Incident reports.
Ensuring that Unconfirmed trades are updated timeous.
Ensuring that all new investment accounts are linked on Calastone.
Reconciling of all Prescient fx Settlement banking accounts.
Attending and contributing in client meetings related to fx & international CIS process.
Training team members.
Drafting and maintaining process documents for fx's and International CIS investments.
Monitoring MT300 and ensuring that all trades have been imported on Eagle.
Checking and authorization of Payments (Local & offshore banks)
Checking and authorization on Trades on Finswitch /Calastone.
Checking and signing Account opening forms.
Settlements Administrator
Prescient Fund Services
06.2018 - 02.2023
Facilitating settlement of fx's by:
1.completing Bop Forms
2.Processing payments on Local and offshore banking platforms
3.Loading trades on Eagle.
Updating unconfirmed trades.
Updating our workbooks (e.g linking funds on Calastone and updating or records).
Handling internal & external queries.
Ensuring that tasks are closed from the box once task is completed.
Reconciling Prescient's fx settlement Banking accounts.
Preparing and sending manual International CIS instructions to custodians, loading trade instructions on Calastone and processing payments for investments from the offshore banking accounts.
Training co-workers on Fx's & International CIS process.
Opening accounts for offshore CIS investment with counterparties.
Processing International Equity trades on Omgeo and manually on offshore Bank platform.
Liaising with clients, brokers and counterparties to ensure trades settle timeously .
Remediation Officer (Contract)
Nedbank Private Wealth
03.2016 - 12.2017
Create/ load beneficiaries, Trustees and signatories on the system.
File all relevant documents for each client under the correct folder.
Prepare weekly and monthly reports for management.
Lease with the private banker to obtain valid documents from the client for Remediation and FICA purpose.
Managing my inbox as well as co-worker’s inbox while they are on leave to ensure we remain within SLA.
Assisting with various Trust and banking projects within the Remediation team (Private wealth)
Trust audits
Ensuring that all client details correspond in all bank systems e.g CIA, Banking platform, CAMRA, CRP ,etc, if not than fix it.
Ensuring that all the clients that have been identified as high risk that the banker is informed to get necessary documents.
Following up with the bankers and Client Relationship Managers to ensure that all the requested documents have been received from the clients and that system has been updated correctly.
Client Account Manager
Sanlam Trust (Sanlam)
08.2015 - 09.2015
Managing team
Coordinating and monitoring all claim related activities for the team (New money, monthly payments, ad hoc payments and termination)
Ensuring that the team stays within department's SLA
Investigate and respond to complex queries / complaints
Identify gaps, develop, enhance and make recommendations to improve process and procedures that are relevant to the Trust team
Monitor escalations and complaints and implement preventative measures
Train, mentor and coach team members
Compile management, Board of Trustees and ad hoc reports
Assisting with selecting and appointing new team members
Assess, prepare and present all extraordinary requests to the management team and Trustees for approval
Authorising banking details on the system
Authorising and releasing daily EFT payments
Checking and authorisation of investment rebalancing
Attending management meetings and giving feedback on team performance as well as individual employee performance.
Trust Admin Facilitator/ Trust Officer
Nedbank (Nedgroup Beneficiary Solutions)
06.2012 - 07.2015
Inform (educate) beneficiaries regarding their rights
Manage problematic beneficiaries Deliver in terms of client expectations
Comply with all legislation, regulations and requirements applicable to trust administration
Verifying banking details with the banks
Authorising banking details loaded on the system by other Trust Officers
Determine the financial needs of beneficiaries
Consider requests for financial assistance
Prepare and present request for financial assistance to the Fund Trustees
Process EFT's for adhoc payments, monthly income and termination of trust
Check and authorise EFT payments for other Trust officers
Invest funds according to beneficiary needs, risk profile and mandate
Manage cash flow effectively
Ensure all decisions are properly recorded
Ensure all trusts are risked profiled and mandated where applicable
Dealing and resolving trust queries and complaints (telephonic, email & post/mail)
Identify all data changes and update system
Check-in all the documents that are sent directly to me by clients on system (TRAC) and load workflow for processing of EFT payment or correspondence
Compare the request to trustee instructions and complete the trustee application if relevant
Prepare and process Forex payments (BOP form)
Assist with projects.
Trust Signatory
Fairheads Benefit Services (Pty) Ltd
05.2010 - 05.2012
Competently verify documentation / decision is compliant
Rebalancing investments
Monthly, quarterly and annual reports to the fund trustees
Check if data is correct / implementation accurate
Check if payee / bank details correct
Check if payment / allocated amounts is correct
Check if beneficiary selected is correct
Check that payment falls within correct financial parameters and approved guidelines
Check that correspondence / sms is correct
Check correct allocation of Investments
Check complex /complicated correspondence
Update / delete diaries or follow up where applicable
Authorise payments / tasks / job cards / letters
Generate/release payments files / authorise investments for Financial Control
Assist with telephone queries
Assist with walk in clients if need be
Assist with follow-up on clients if need be
Assist with projects when required
Assist with urgent requests.
Trust Compliance Assessor
Fairheads Benefit Services (Pty) Ltd
11.2009 - 04.2010
Identify all data changes
Verifies the authenticity of the request
Compares the request to the financial parameters and approved guidelines
Compare the request to trustee instructions and complete the trustee application if relevant
Identify the diaries or job cards to be loaded
Confirm that the bank details are on our system
Make a decision as to who should be paid, the transaction amount and indicate the conditions attached to the payment
Indicate what must be included in the letter or sms
Indicate the wishes / notes to be put on the system.
Trust Checker
Fairheads Benefit Services (Pty) Ltd
03.2009 - 10.2009
Checking of: Source documents for: Accuracy and completeness, Agreement between Deed of Settlement and Resolution, Compliance with terms and conditions of the Trust Deed
Data loaded
Correspondence to Trustees, guardians, beneficiaries
Providing Trust information and functioning
Authorisation of bank details
Assistance with staff queries
Scanfile checking
Signs off diary follow ups
Co-ordinate and check monthly Trust register reporting requirements
Attend team meetings giving feedback on issues such as: Performance, Training, Bottlenecks and turnaround times.
Senior Trust Administrator
Fairheads Benefit Services (Pty) Ltd
03.2006 - 02.2009
Preparation and process of income payments, income related queries
Ongoing communication and monitoring via correspondence
Educating custodians and beneficiaries with regard to possible options in respect of us paying for school fees, uniform, etc.
Intern Human Resources Management
Independent Newspapers
04.2004 - 06.2004
Answering calls (SWB)
Telephone Screening
Filing, faxing, photocopying
Preparing training room
Taking messages
Setting appointments
Helping ex-employees with their provident fund claims
Writing regret letters to unsuccessful applicants.
Education
Cambridge College
National Diploma Human Resources Management - undefined
Cape Peninsula University Of Technology
National Certificate - Financial Markets & Instruments
Full View Financial Services
Johannesburg, South Africa
04.2001 -
Skills
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First Names
Lungiswa Lorraine
Physical Address
Unit 30, Dorchester Place, Dorchester Drive, Parklands,7441
Fairheads Referral: HR Contact (Rhonda Theys) 021 410 7800. Company prefers giving written referrals. I have a copy of the referral letter if required.
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 11/19/80
Driving License: code 08 or B
Timeline
Senior Settlements Administrator
Prescient Fund Services
03.2023 - Current
Settlements Administrator
Prescient Fund Services
06.2018 - 02.2023
Remediation Officer (Contract)
Nedbank Private Wealth
03.2016 - 12.2017
Client Account Manager
Sanlam Trust (Sanlam)
08.2015 - 09.2015
Trust Admin Facilitator/ Trust Officer
Nedbank (Nedgroup Beneficiary Solutions)
06.2012 - 07.2015
Trust Signatory
Fairheads Benefit Services (Pty) Ltd
05.2010 - 05.2012
Trust Compliance Assessor
Fairheads Benefit Services (Pty) Ltd
11.2009 - 04.2010
Trust Checker
Fairheads Benefit Services (Pty) Ltd
03.2009 - 10.2009
Senior Trust Administrator
Fairheads Benefit Services (Pty) Ltd
03.2006 - 02.2009
Intern Human Resources Management
Independent Newspapers
04.2004 - 06.2004
National Certificate - Financial Markets & Instruments
Full View Financial Services
04.2001 -
Cambridge College
National Diploma Human Resources Management - undefined
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