Portfolio Manager Assistant at Sanlam Group

Who we are

• Sanlam Private Wealth crafts customised investment portfolios for high net worth private clients, charitable institutions, trusts and corporate entities. With assets under management and administration of more than R151 billion, we offer a comprehensive and integrated suite of wealth management solutions. These include equity, retirement and offshore investment portfolios, fiduciary and tax services, an equity-backed finance offering, a global stockbroking service and derivatives trading. At Sanlam Private Wealth, our clients are at the core of everything we do. For this reason, we employ people with passion - individuals who thrive in an entrepreneurial, high-energy environment. Sanlam Private Wealth is part of the Sanlam Investments Group, a leading investment and wealth management business in South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia and Europe.

What will you do?

• Equity and Mutual Fund dealing via offshore service providers
• Monitor trades to ensure settlement thereof
• FX Conversion dealing via ABSA and RBS
• Process administration on the above FX conversions via BDA, ABSA Global and Multicurrency
• BOP Reporting
• Processing BDA Transactions
• Monitoring Bank recons
• Offshore investment instruction & confirmation
• Unit Trust investments
• Share script transfers/ Estate late transfers and record keeping
• Local payments and confirmation
• Prepare SARS payments and confirmation to Accountants
• Prepare VAT Invoice for clients who are Non-Executive Directors (NEDS Fees) unique to me in some cases.
• Prepare reconciliations on Trust Loan Account repayments and deal with Accountants
• Prepare Section 14 & 37 Transfers - deal with transferring and receiving institutions
• Manual Performance numbers on Offshore and local portfolio’s
• Papertrail loadings of Minutes of Meeting and Legal documentation
• Approve ABSA Global transactions on behalf of Junior offshore team
• Report to branches on administration and trading that have been completed
• Various queries from Branches and clients
• Process Corporate Actions on behalf of clients portfolio’s

What will make you successful in this role

• Experience within Private Wealth Industry
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Advanced MS Office skills

Qualification And Experience

• Tertiary qualification (with Finance/ Accounts)
• Basic understanding of the Private Client business and the stock-broking environment
• Experience within a financial services industry is essential
• Experience in a stock-broking environment is essential

Knowledge And Skills

• Working knowledge of BDA
• Working knowledge of financial systems
• Proficient in MS Office

Personal qualities

• Strong numerical orientation
• Highly organized with a high level of customer focus
• Accurate and detail orientated
• Critical and analytical capability
• Ability to perform well under pressure and show maturity, confidence and resilience
• Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills
• Pro-Active approach to work, clients, problem solving
• Learning agility and curiosity
• Assertive
• Passionate ownership for results

Build a successful career with us

• We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its business clusters - Sanlam Personal Finance, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Sanlam Investments, Sanlam Corporate Santam, Mi-way, as well as the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Turnaround time
The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached.

• To be considered for the above opportunity please upload your detailed CV on or before 20 December 2020
• Please note that if you are not contacted within 2 weeks after the closing date your application has been unsuccessful