Financial Officer (Cape Town) at Nedbank

Job Classification

This role is based at Nedgroup Investments in Cape Town. 

• Nedgroup Investments is an award-winning global investment business with a growing presence in Europe.Nedgroup Investments offers a wide range of investment solutions for retail and institutional investors.Nedgroup Investments is a division of Nedbank Group Ltd, leveraging the investment and financial expertise ofone of South Africa’s largest financial services groups.
• The Nedgroup Investments Best of Breed philosophysees us partner with select fund managers who we believe are able to provide consistent long-termoutperformance for our clients.
• These fund managers are experts in their field of specialisation and we tend topartner with them for long periods of time giving them sufficient opportunity to deliver on their mandateobjectives. We obsess about long-term performance and our top priority is to deliver a superior investmentexperience for our clients.

Job Purpose

• To analyse, interpret, collate and present financial and non-financial information in order to drive strategy; enable decision making and support Nedbank Business Units as per the business strategy.

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare budgets and forecasts within turnaround times by gathering business requirements, understanding business trends, projecting forwards and making recommendations where appropriate.
• Prepare all monthly reports by collating data, creating reports, analysing and commenting on the results.
• Meet deadlines by working within the monthly strategic calendar.
• Build and maintain strong internal and external relationships by attending relevant meetings and regular communication.
• Build trusting professional relationships by sharing professional knowledge, meeting deadlines and providing high quality work.
• Ensure all general ledger entries are accurate and correctly posted and approved by checking daily reports, performing quality control checks and querying incorrect postings.
• Perform quality control checks (daily and monthly process) by verifying data accuracy, proper authorisation and reconciling the general ledger accounts.
• Ensure compliance by following regulations, policies and procedures.
• Keep abreast of legislation and other industry changes that impacts on role by reading the relevant newsletters, websites and attending sessions.
• Understand and embrace the Nedbank vision and demonstrate the values through interaction with team and stakeholders.
• Improve personal capability and stay abreast of developments in field of expertise by identifying training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from managers
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities by ensuring all learning activities are completed, experience practiced and certifications obtained and/or maintained within specified time frames.
• Ensure information is provided correctly to stakeholders by maintaining knowledge  sharing knowledge with team.
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc).
• Participate and support corporate social responsibility initiatives for the achievement of key business strategies.
• Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance processes, systems and policies and support implementation of new processes, policies and systems.
• Take end-to-end ownership of unit trust portfolio administration and daily pricing processes.
• Review and validate NAV calculations, pricing outputs, and related fund accounting activities.
• Ensure accuracy of valuations, accruals, reconciliations, and financial data.
• Investigate and resolve complex discrepancies, pricing issues, and exceptions.
• Act as escalation point for operational or technical queries.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

• Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting/Financial Management

Minimum Experience Level

• 3-5 years experience in Accounting and Financial Management,with 1-2 years experience in financial services
• Unit trust / CIS experience essential
• Pricing and distribution exposure preferable
• Fund Administration & Oversight experience preferable

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Administrative procedures and systems
• Banking procedures
• Business terms and definitions
• Cluster specific operations
• Data analysis
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Business writing skills

Behavioural Competencies

• Applied Learning
• Communication
• Collaborating
• Initiating Action
• Work Standards
• Managing Work