Current Opportunities at RMB - Rand Merchant Bank

Job Description

• To search and explore local and international markets for new products and trademarks in order to expand and strengthen the company position in the market

Are you someone who can: 

• Harness the internal passion for customer engagement and be energised by sales processes and closing deals.
• Be customer & action oriented to strive to deliver an excellent customer experience.
• Link insightful assessments of the external business landscape with the keen awareness of how money can be made - and then execute the sales plan to deliver the desired results.
• Competently lead one’s self through self motivation, and be productive without constant supervision.
• Make effective decisions based on sound judgment.
• Display logical thinking and can segment issues into manageable components. Identify cause-and-effect relationships i.e. can look for root causes that enables accurate and correct assessments.
• Use resources efficiently and effectively and can orchestrate multiple activities, arrange activities and information in a useful manner and marshal resources; people, funding and, material to accomplish tasks.
• Use technological developments to the benefit of FirstRand and our clients. 

You will be an ideal candidate if you: 

• 3 to 5 years experience in a sales environment, preferably in the banking industry.
• Must have relevant specialised product knowledge.
• Degree in commercial field. ACI will be an advantage.

You will have access to: 

• Opportunities to network and collaborate 
• Challenging & Fulfilling work environment
• Opportunities for self development

We can be a match if you have:

• Passion for Sales: Must passionate about customer engagement and be energised by sales processes and closing deals.
• Customer orientation: Must display the want to serve and help the customer
• Action Orientated:  Displays a bias towards action.
• Independence: Able to work effectively without constant supervision
• Innovation: Able to identify client needs and apply knowledge to construct packaged client solutions
• Always learning:  Have the ability to continue to advance his/her understanding of evolution in this dynamic environment.

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Job Description

• Hello Future Implementation Specialist
• In this role you will be required to play an essential role in bridging the gap between portfolio managers (PMs) and trade execution. You will be required engage in the cash management of client investor flows, maturing instruments and distributions and ensure investment strategies are executed efficiently and within key investment restrictions. To support the management of a range of local and global CIS funds and segregated portfolios.

Are you someone who can

• Monitor daily cash positions across various Ashburton CIS funds, ensuring adequate liquidity for trades.
• Monitor daily subscriptions and redemptions and work with PMs to implement the relevant trades.
• Track distributions and upcoming maturities, coordinating reinvestment strategies as directed by PMs.
• Participate in initiating trades through the organisation’s order management system, ensuring compliance with established guidelines.
• Regularly assess portfolio drift and collaborate with PMs to initiate rebalancing when necessary.
• Implement buy and sell orders within the order management system as directed by PMs, focusing on accuracy and efficiency.
• Manage maturing instruments, including bonds, and facilitate their transition to new positions when required.
• Help optimise trade lists to reduce transaction costs and limit market disruption.
• Support the administration of local and offshore feeder funds, overseeing subscription and redemption processes.
• Alert PMs to any significant deviations between feeder and underlying funds, ensuring timely responses.
• Keep track of trade executions to verify they align with expectations, providing feedback as necessary.
• Work closely with traders to choose appropriate order types (market, limit, VWAP) for various trades.
• Provide support to the execution function where required, and execute various instrument types such as equities, fixed income, currencies, and derivatives.
• Prepare reports on portfolio and execution activities to assist in decision-making and strategy discussions.
• Communicate regularly with fund managers and relevant stakeholders about trade implementations and portfolio status.
• Use key portfolio management tools to support efficient trading and operational processes.
• Contribute to efforts aimed at enhancing existing workflows and systems to improve operational efficiency.
• Share knowledge with junior staff about trading practices and operational protocols.
• Identify and report potential risks in trading and cash management, supporting risk mitigation strategies.

You will be an ideal candidate if you:

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in commerce or finance or economics or equivalent
• Preferred: Honour’s degree in Commerce or Finance or Economics or equivalent
• 3 - 5 years’ experience in a similar environment, of which 1 - 2 years ideally at junior (entry level) management level
• Strong understanding of financial instruments, trading processes, and cash management. 

You will have access to:

• Opportunities to network and collaborate 
• Challenging Working
• Opportunities to innovate
• We can be a match if you have:
• Proficiency in order management systems and portfolio management technologies. 
• Familiarity with compliance regulations and investment restrictions within the asset management industry. 
• Experience working within an operations environment, ideally within an asset management business.
• Implementation experience is an advantage.
• Excellent analytical skills with attention to detail and the ability to interpret complex financial data. 
• Strong communication skills to effectively liaise with internal and external stakeholders.
• This is an office-based role requiring constant communication with the trading and investment team – some flexibility will however be available. 
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, demonstrating strong organisational skills and the capacity to manage multiple priorities. 

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Job Description
Hello Future Credit Analyst,

• RMB is a place where exceptional people create their own opportunities by challenging the conventional and driving sustainable impact. 
• United by our proud heritage, strong ethics and philosophy of Traditional values. Innovative ideas, it’s the magic of our people and culture that sets us apart.
• Now, is the time to imagine your next move with South Africa’s number one employer in Financial Services for 2023, where you can embrace the power of collective thinking to unlock unique opportunities for our clients and society.

Are you someone who can:

• Unpack and critically think about the risk of new and existing debt and equity deals for clients across a broad range of geographies and industries
• Engaging with the client,
• Interrogating a client’s business model and identifying risks, 
• Assessing financial data put forward by the client, 
• Building a financial model to forecast performance or assessing a model put forward by the client or the client’s advisors for accuracy and appropriateness, 
• Working alongside the deal to structure a deal in line with the risk philosophy of the bank,
• Assessing and managing overall limits for a client in line with the bank’s risk framework
• Putting forward a deal for recommendation after objectively assessing all the facts. 
• Taking ownership of the application which requires strong report writing skills,
• Managing the timelines of a deal in line with the agreed-upon submission deadline, and
• Presenting a deal at committee and working together with the deal team to take questions and answers which require strong verbal skills, the ability to debate and manage differing views and ultimately influence and negotiate a good outcome for both the client and the bank. 
• Building and maintaining professional working relationships with all stakeholders, which includes working alongside experienced business and risk executives and acting as a bridge,
• Adaptation of communication styles to meet the needs of different audiences, and
• Conflict management.

You will be an ideal candidate if you: 

• Are ideally CA (SA) or CFA with relevant credit analyst experience within Investment Banking, although a newly qualified CA (SA) or a graduate whose degree has a strong quantitative focus will be considered
• Strong work ethic with a self-starter attitude and a keenness to take ownership of the role’s opportunities and personal development
• Resilience and an openness to receiving and sharing feedback,
• Ability to handle stress well, which includes self-management of workload (2 to 3+ deals at any point in time), quick adaptation to deal changes, prioritization of deals, and open communication on capacity. 

You will have access to: 

• Opportunities to network and collaborate
• Challenging Working
• Opportunities to innovate

We can be a match if you are: 

• Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough to
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it

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Hello Future Business Analyst,

• RMB is a place where exceptional people create their own opportunities by challenging the conventional and driving sustainable impact.
• United by our proud heritage, strong ethics and philosophy of Traditional values. Innovative ideas, it’s the magic of our people and culture that sets us apart.
• Now, is the time to imagine your next move with South Africa’s number one employer in Financial Services for 2023, where you can embrace the power of collective thinking to unlock unique opportunities for our clients and society.

Role Purpose:

• To review, evaluate and analyse user needs to document system requirements and create system specifications that drive system development and implementation of overall business objectives.

Are You Someone Who Can:

• Documenting business process requirements through research, interviews or facilitation sessions
• In conjunction with business partners, designing new existing business processes
• Compiling test cases where required
• Executing test cases and providing written feedback relating to progress and categorising high medium and low business impact
• Providing information which contributes to building training manuals/material Interacting and maintaining good relationships with business stakeholders (business users, change management resources, developers, testing and training teams)
• Providing guidance and support to team members
• Perform a quality assurance role with colleagues
• Communicating regularly with business around progress with regards to the user requirement/functional specification and processes (Managing Expectations)
• Provide regular feedback to Project Manager where relevant
• Escalating issues so that delivery timeframes are not compromised

You Will Be An Ideal Candidate If You:

• Have a relevant Diploma or Degree in related fields
• Have previous experience as a Business Analyst in a similar environment
• Have experience documenting business process requirements through research, interviews or facilitation sessions in conjunction with business partners, designing new existing business processes
• Are able to compile test cases where required and executing test cases and providing written feedback relating to progress and categorising high medium and low business impact

You Will Have Access To:

• Opportunities to network and collaborate
• Challenging Work
• Opportunities to innovate

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Job Description

• Hello Future Transactor,
• RMB is a place where exceptional people create their own opportunities by challenging the conventional and driving sustainable impact. 
• United by our proud heritage, strong ethics and philosophy of Traditional values. Innovative ideas, it’s the magic of our people and culture that sets us apart.
• Now, is the time to imagine your next move with South Africa’s number one employer in Financial Services for 2023, where you can embrace the power of collective thinking to unlock unique opportunities for our clients and society.

Are You Someone Who Can:

• Understand key competitors, global trends, sector dynamics and key macro environmental forces to analyse Product/Sector-wide opportunities and challenges
• Understand the critical micro-environmental impacts and relationships i.e. client performance trends, financial data, debt profile, gearing, projected cash flows, operations to support differentiated funding solutions e.g.off-shore opportunities, acquisition and empowerment financing
• Understand and stay close to the needs, demands, perceptions and lending behaviours of clients to ensure successful deal support/enablement
• This includes undertaking research to enable targeted origination planning for potential clients and strategic partners
• Support the on-going monitoring of the deal which may include: covenant breaches and late payments
• Support solutioning approaches where considerations will include: client requirements, regulations, internal risk frameworks

You Will Be An Ideal Candidate If You:

• 1 - 2 years experience in Leveraged Finance / Principle Investments / Quasi Equity and Mezzanine Financing
• Degree: CA(SA), Honours or Masters qualification in Actuarial Science, Finance and Accounting, Mathematics of Finance, Engineering or similar and equivalent

You Will Have Access To:

• Opportunities to network and collaborate
• Challenging Working
• Opportunities to innovate

We Can Be a Match If You Are

• Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough to
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it