Transaction Management Analyst at Ninety One

Job Overview

An exciting role in a dynamic team focusing on the ongoing management/monitoring of existing Private Market portfolios, in collaboration with various internal teams (Investment Management, Legal, Compliance, Fund Accounting and others) including responsibility for ensuring accurate and timely completion of AML/KYC due diligence on all Private Market portfolios.

Key Responsibilities

Success in the role will involve balancing two key sets of related responsibilities:

Investment Monitoring:

• Act as contact point for all waivers, consents and amendments on relevant Private Market portfolio companies.

• Provide analysis of requests, synthesise relevant information and co-ordinate internal approvals/response to portfolio companies, keeping a record for audit/reporting purposes.

• Source, aggregate and present relevant reportable information in format required by fund committees/boards, investors and management.

• Monitor performance of portfolio companies against tracked covenants and obligations to provide financial/other information, flagging risks as appropriate.

• Review key information provided by portfolio companies to assess any material change in circumstances.

• Manage completion of conditions precedent in advance of disbursement of funds.

• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with the Investment, Legal, Compliance & other internal teams, facility agents and portfolio companies.

Investment AML/KYC due diligence:

• Complete initial KYC due diligence on relevant Private Market portfolio companies (covers Infrastructure and Credit).

• Liaise with the Investment Team and portfolio companies/facility agents to understand the relevant corporate structure and retrieve outstanding documentation.

• Manage all internal communication/coordination on KYC as well as quarterly external KYC reporting across Private Markets.

• Responsible for annual KYC refreshes, PEP approval process and outgoing KYC requests across Private Markets.

• Ensure funds are appropriately onboarded with facility agents in advance of investment.

Candidate Requirements

Technical Knowledge and Experience:

• BCom LLB or equivalent degree

• 2-3 years relevant work experience as a law firm associate or equivalent at a bank, accounting firm, development finance institution or asset manager

System Skills:

• Microsoft Office Suite

Personal Attributes:

• Excellent communication skills

• Attention to detail

• Great work ethic

• Positive attitude

• Ability to simplify complex problems and processes

• Ability to learn quickly

• Calm under pressure

• Able to deal with conflict

• Organised

• Enjoy working as part of a team

Risk and Compliance Responsibilities

• Adhering to the Code of Ethics and related policies, including personal account dealing, gifts, market abuse, etc.

• Ensuring Compliance training, declarations and relevant forms are completed on a timely basis

• Ensuring that firm and client data and property, including IT data, are properly protected

• Reporting any possible and actual breaches, errors, complaints or conduct issues.

• Reporting any suspicion that a client, investor, or employee may be involved in money laundering, fraud or other crime such as market abuse