Investment Compliance Data Analyst at Talent ID (Pty) Ltd

Purpose of the Job:

• To provide compliance data collation and analysis expertise to a niche investment compliance team supporting a diversified financial service offering, which includes: Investment Management, Fund Services, Wealth Management and Retirement Fund solutions.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collation and analysis of data required for portfolios that are compliant with REG28, CISCA, SARB and ASISA
• Classification of instruments in terms of Regulation 28 and SARB
• Liaising with asset managers to collate all portfolio holdings and look-through data in various reporting systems
• Assisting with ASISA, FSCA and SARB quarterly reporting
• Assist with ensuring correct rule set-up on various compliance and reporting systems
• Compliance Static Data Management
• Takes responsibility for own training and education on Legislation
• Working with the data management team in order carry out instrument data reviews, “clean-ups” and pass on knowledge around compliance aspects of static instrument data and data management
• Ad-hoc investment and regulatory compliance tasks, as required

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Approximately 2-3 years’ experience in a Compliance Data related role gained from an Asset Management/related environment.
• Sound foundational understanding and exposure to the various applicable legislations including, but not limited to:
• CISCA, SARB Classifications, Regulation 28, Board Notice 90 and Board Notice 52
• Knowledge of ASISA Standard and associated Guidelines
• Relevant tertiary qualification, for example: degree or diploma in finance/ commerce/ law/ information technology and systems (or studying towards a relevant tertiary qualification)
• Preferably exposure to relevant investment systems as well as Compliance software i.e. Statpro, and Excel

Key Competencies

• Ability to work with large volumes of data from different systems and distill data for regulatory reporting purposes (SARB, Reg 28 submissions)
• Ability to work under time pressure around submission deadline times
• Highly organized and good time management skills
• Strong problem-solving ability

Key capabilities

• Ability to research (new funds and instruments)
• Ability to direct and manage a junior resource
• Able to work well on one’s own as well as in a team environment
• Keen to develop a junior person and those around them
• Accuracy and attention to detail is of the utmost importance
• Self-starter who is self-driven and self-directed
• Strong work ethic
• Honesty and integrity
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written communication