GI Investment Admin Consultant at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

The following outcomes will be expected to be achieved by the Investment Administration and Reporting Consultant:

• Reporting and Analysis
• Management of all third-party reporting – fund manager reports (inflows / outflows), model portfolio drift reports, assets under management, broker, regulatory and analytics reports etc.
• Technical sales and investment support (primarily using Morningstar).  
• Assisting with on-boarding management of and reporting on new funds, new stockbrokers, new model portfolios etc.
• Evaluating and improving processes and reports to ensure effectiveness and efficiency
• Prepare monthly fund performance reports and distribute to sales teams and clients
• Provide technical investment support 
• Provision of portfolio and fund illustrations / performance reports
• Provision of fund information and research (in conjunction with Glacier Research)
• Relationships
• Maintain relationships with external stakeholders - all our managers and service providers
• Maintain relationships with internal stakeholders - support our sales and client service teams as well as other internal teams
• Investment Administration
• Maintain investment offering across all Glacier International products
• Set up of funds and ETFs on the platform, which include operational due diligence 
• Maintenance and Corporate Actions of mutual funds and ETFs
• Manage any trading issues on funds available on the platform 
• Maintain the platforms Fund Lists and ensuring availability of funds to the relevant parties on the Glacier International Platform and website
• Ensure the latest available Fact sheets of all mutual funds are available on the website
• Creation of Model Portfolio Fact Sheets on a monthly basis and ensuring timely distribution and updates on the website
• Process Model Portfolios registrations, updates and changes on investment platform
• Verify rebalance instructions and successful implementation of model portfolios
• Distribution of monthly Model Portfolio Fee Statements
• Develop maintain and improve model portfolio administration processes
• Set up of Stockbroker options on the investment platform
• Maintain all investment choices on the platform which include mutual funds, ETFs, model portfolios, stockbroking and structured products.
• IRR calculations and Investigations
• EAC calculations and investigations
• Breakage calculations
• Completion of Fund Manager DDS and AML reviews
• Contribute to process improvements, automation opportunities, and clean-up initiatives
• Participate in projects, system enhancements, new product implementation, and testing
• What will make you successful in this role?

Qualifications and experience

• Investment Related Tertiary qualification 
• Computer Literacy (MS Office) - Excel at an intermediate level
• 2-3 years International Investment industry knowledge & experience
• Investment industry knowledge & experience - investment administration, asset management or LISP operations
• Excellent verbal, written and numeric communication skills

Competencies

• Adaptable and Flexible
• Analytical, logical & conceptual thinking
• High Attention to detail & Accuracy 
• Innovation
• Problem solving
• Time Management
• Treating Customers Fairly
• Interpersonal Skills/Relationship building
• Decision making
• Initiative/ Pro-active
• Customer Service Orientation
• Pressure/Stress Tolerance
• Strong organisational and multitasking abilities
• Ability to interpret complex investment data

Attributes

• Positive, enthusiastic attitude 
• Honesty, integrity and respect
• Ability to co-operate and thrive both within an independent and team environment
• Punctuality
• Results Driven