Implementation Specialist at Sanlam Group

About the role:

• The position is a senior specialist role, responsible for a primary and key function within the business.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for performing portfolio rebalancing and trade implementation functions.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for asset classes and currency trade implementation and performs a number of monitoring and control functions related to portfolio positions, Including in the function are daily cash flow management, model implementation and rebalancing of individual portfolios to the models as well as being responsible for securities of master data management.

Key responsibilities:

• Compile, ensure correctness and distribute Asset Allocation sheets to the Portfolio Managers.
• Implement asset allocation, local equity, and foreign equity model decisions as and when required for Sanlam Investment Group Portfolio Managers. 
• Manage cash flows (In/Out), asset transfers, corporate events, and dividends.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with guidelines on portfolios.
• Manage Data to ensure compatibility and integrity of portfolio data on Hiport vs NX and DSS by cross-checking asset values and fixing discrepancies.
• Implementation of Market, Unitized/Unit trust, FOREX, Derivative and Model trades.
• New Security & portfolio creations.
• Ad hoc tasks including verification of settlements, liaising with the back-office administrator and clearing holding differences. 
• Actively looking at automating checks, capturing and reconciliation processes.

Qualification and Experience:

• 3-year degree/diploma in Finance or Accounting qualification
• 7 years’ experience in the finance industry
• Preferably specific experience in middle or back-office asset management
• Experience in process improvement and automation
• Technical (hands-on) understanding and experience in databases and business analysis. 
• Strong Excel skills, including VBA programming.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of portfolio and trade implementation, inclusive of Life Funds, Managed Funds and Unit Trusts 
• Knowledge of NxManager will be preferable. 
• Financial instruments and pricing and valuation thereof 
• Corporate actions and the effect thereof in instrument valuation