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Description of the role

• The role involves performing day-to-day, month-end, and year-end accounting tasks within the Staff Share Division. The individual will work closely with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance with relevant standards.
• Key stakeholders would include Consultants within Investec Share Schemes team, Accountants and leaders in business units, Brokers and People consultants and payroll administrators across all Investec jurisdictions

Responsibilities

• Accurate and timely processing of daily transactions to the general ledger
• Processing month-end entries, accounting packs, and reports for Investec group teams
• Responding to queries during internal and external audits
• Maintaining relationships with BU accountants, payroll managers, and brokers
• Preparing reports for Group Accounting teams and external Trustees
• Preparing annual financial statements for relevant share scheme Trusts, reviewed by the Accounting and Reporting Manager
• Develop an understanding of Investec Staff Share Scheme operations
• Maintain consistency of standards and processes, ensuring adherence to scheme rules
• Ensure segregation of duties and risk management
• Reconcile data for processing and uploading new awards
• Prepare and implement award valuations in line with IFRS2 and internal policies
• Assist in resolving anomalies related to participant transactions
• Prepare tax calculations for Internationally Mobile Employees
• Support ad-hoc team projects as required

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• CA or BCompt Honours with relevant accounting experience
• Minimum 2-5 years' experience in an accounting role
• Experience and knowledge of share schemes advantageous
• Strong technical accounting knowledge
• Analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and general accounting systems
• Ability to work with integrated systems

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Description

• We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Engineer to join our Investec UK Offshore division, supporting the delivery of strategic technology initiatives within the Client Data Management (CDM) Platform.
• This role requires a technically strong engineer who can quickly understand existing systems and play a key role in designing and implementing modernised solutions — with a particular focus on enabling the successful decommissioning of legacy platforms.
• The CDM platform comprises multiple workstreams aligned to strategic programmes and domain-specific tech stacks. The successful candidate will contribute to the platform's long-term evolution, delivering real impact across the UK business. This is a collaborative, hands-on engineering role, requiring close interaction with stakeholders across the business and technology, while aligning to UK Banking Business hours.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, secure, and scalable full-stack applications using .NET Core, Azure services, and modern front-end frameworks.
• Build and maintain integrations between internal and external platforms, ensuring consistency, reliability, and secure data flows.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of RESTful APIs, event-driven architectures, and Azure-native services.
• Support the transformation of existing systems by enhancing legacy features and developing greenfield applications aligned to Investec's cloud-first strategy.
• Collaborate with business analysts and product owners to translate business requirements into technical solution designs.
• Provide technical mentorship to junior developers and support team members in problem-solving and upskilling.
• Contribute to platform-level improvement initiatives including template creation, infrastructure as code (Terraform/Bicep), and DevOps practices.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Minimum 8 years+ of experience in full-stack development, primarily using .NET / .NET Core.
• Proficiency in Azure Cloud services such as Functions, Container Apps, Service Bus, EventGrid, EventHub, and Cosmos DB.
• Strong working knowledge of SQL, including MS SQL and data modelling for scalable applications.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and Bicep.
• Front-end proficiency with TypeScript, Angular and/or React, alongside HTML and CSS.
• Experience in developing and consuming REST APIs and building cloud-native, event-driven solutions.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform is beneficial.
• Ability to work effectively within a team, mentor others, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.

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Description

• We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Systems Engineer / Integration Specialist to join our team on a full-time basis. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining integrated systems solutions with a focus on the financial world, specifically institutional banking and prime broking services. They will possess moderate development skills in SQL, Python, and Angular, and demonstrate knowledge or interest in multi-asset classes, with a strong emphasis on equities, including scrip lending, cash equities (local and global), exchange-traded derivatives, and OTC derivatives.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and implement integrated systems solutions that meet the business requirements of the financial world, particularly institutional banking and prime broking services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze system requirements specific to the financial industry, including equity, FX, and fixed income asset classes.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including system design specifications and user manuals, with a focus on financial products and services.
• Perform system testing and validation to ensure the quality and reliability of integrated systems within the financial domain.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to system integration in the context of institutional banking and prime broking services.
• Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies relevant to system integration in the financial sector.
• Provide technical guidance and support to other team members, offering expertise in institutional banking, prime broking services, and equity-related systems.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Systems Engineer or Integration Specialist in the financial industry, with a focus on institutional banking and prime broking services.
• Strong knowledge and experience in system integration methodologies and best practices within the financial/trading domain.
• Moderate development skills in SQL, Python, C# and Angular.
• Familiarity with multi-asset classes, including equity, FX, and fixed income, with a specific emphasis on equities and related products such as scrip lending, cash equities (local and global), exchange-traded derivatives, and OTC derivatives.
• Experience with system testing and validation in the financial sector.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a focus on financial systems and processes.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders from various departments within the financial industry.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Proactive and self-motivated with a strong attention to detail.
• Knowledge of financial software systems (e.g., Bloomberg, Reuters, or proprietary trading platforms).
• Familiarity with settlements and clearing processes.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements affecting prime brokerage operations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications in relevant technologies (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Integration and Security, AWS Certified Developer - Associate) within the context of the financial industry.
• Experience with cloud-based integration platforms (e.g., Azure Logic Apps, AWS Lambda) in the financial sector.
• Knowledge of data modeling and database design principles specific to financial systems.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies as applied in the financial industry.

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Description of the role 

• We are looking for an experienced Deal Manager who will fulfil the role as a primary contact and relationship manager for all Global Lending Operations activities, while being responsible for facilitating ICIB Specialised Lending Business areas and wider group stakeholders, to ensure transactions are managed efficiently and effectively as possible, with risk mitigation and data quality at the forefront of the service provided. 
• Deal Managers are required to service a portfolio of clients and own all elements related to that portfolio from an operational perspective. Self-governance and learning are key to being successful in the role and a strong focus on planning, maintaining an ordered environment and an eye for detail are fundamental attributes. 

Description of the skill and experience required 

Loan management 

• Coordination of deal handover meetings with frontline consultants 
• Deal execution and oversight of initial pay-away conditions in line with new deal facility checklists 
• Oversight and implementation of all subsequent payaway processes 
• Coordinate with the onboarding team to have relevant parties loaded on LoanIQ 
• Booking new deals in LoanIQ or other appropriate source systems 
• Ongoing management of active deals; invoicing and receipting, repricing, loan balance and funding management, allocation of repayments, amending and updating amortization tables where required, oversight of ongoing fees etc. – all of which need to be implemented and governed by the applicable legal conditions pursuant to the deal 
• Manage the inwards process relating to foreign currency deals and liaise with relevant teams to apply funds in accordance with the SARB regulations 
• Provide settlement quotes by interpreting legal agreements and deal profiles 
• Coordinate and liaise with facility agents on syndicated deals where Investec is a Lender 
• Maintain ordered records of all appropriate documents to ensure the seamless continuation of deals, easy access for auditors and reference points for query resolutions 
• Maintain workflow systems to keep record of the team activities 

Reconciliations 

• Daily reconciling of relevant accounts related to loans and funding 
• Identify and allocate foreign currency repayments on the Nostro accounts 
• Weekly review of funding profiles to ensure the correct costs are being allocated to Frontline teams and investigating any discrepancies that may have occurred due to repricing or other events 
• Periodic review of interest rate margins across multiple systems to ensure consistency and accuracy in funding costs 
• Monthly review of all balance sheet and income statement accounts in partnership with the accountants to balance the general ledger for monthly financial reporting 

Deal support 

• Attending weekly frontline meetings to understand the imminent and ongoing requirements of the teams from on operational perspective 
• Collation of data to support the frontline consultants in understanding the trends, current positions and key metrics, relevant to their book 
• Oversight of arrears positions; communicate with Business units, Credit and Credit support teams 
• Log risk events via the appropriate channels to help identify learning gaps and potential business risks 
• Provide audit requests as required 
• Participate in initiatives and projects both within the GLO environment and the wider bank community when needed 
• Operate a close relationship with the accountants to provide appropriate information on a regular basis 
• Solve queries on behalf of the frontline consultants, credit ops, IT support areas, settlements, and other support areas 

Experience, skill and capability 

 The following are compatible attributes that assist in being successful in the role but highly competent, disciplined individuals, who are able to upskill and apply themselves should be able to learn the role 

• Finance or relevant Commerce background covering Accounting modules as a preference 
• 3 years+ experience in a similar role or environment
• Aspirations to be in an operations role 
• Knowledge of lending products 
• Regulatory and lending risk knowledge as applicable to the role 
• Ability to interpret and operationalize complex deal, credit and legal documentation  
• Understanding of downstream implications, including finance, funding, risk reporting (market, operational and credit); 
• System knowledge and flexibility, ability to navigate and adapt to changes through a constantly changing technical environment 
• A strong grasp of Microsoft Excel is advantageous 

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Description

• Investec is seeking a SailPoint IdentityNow/Security Cloud Engineer to join the Access Management Platform Team, a group of dynamic and forward-thinking professionals responsible for advancing our identity and access management capabilities.  In this role, you will be a key contributor to the development, enhancement, and continuous improvement of Investec's SailPoint IdentityNow/Security Cloud (IDN/ISC) platform. 
• Your primary focus will be on application onboarding, automated provisioning, and lifecycle management – ensuring that access governance processes are secure, efficient, and aligned with organisational objectives.  You will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to design, implement, and optimise solutions that drive automation and scalability within our identity ecosystem. Working alongside the Platform Lead, you will contribute to both the technical delivery and operational excellence of Investec's access management services.

Experience, skill and capability

Experience in the following technologies are key to this role: 

• Experience with Enterprise Identity Management solutions (RSA IGL, SailPoint IIQ, SailPoint Identity NOW/Security Cloud, Savvyint)
• Knowledge and experience with SailPoint Workflows
• Good Understanding of SailPoint Certification Campaigns and Certification Filters
• Good knowledge of IDP's and related services (Active Directory/Azure Active Directory/Ldap/MFA/SSO/Federated Access)
• Oracle HRMS, Workday
• Strong data analytics and database management skills
• Strong understanding of API/Web services integrations and JSON
• Knowledge and experience on SQL querying
• Knowledge and experience of PowerShell scripting and API rest calls
• Good understanding of Privilege Access Management and platform security principles
• Ability to understand application access provisioning and lifecycles
• Excellent communication and relational skills
• SailPoint IdentityNow/Security Cloud Certifications (Engineer, Architect) would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of the technical roadmap for Investec's AM solutions
• Contribute to the design, development, and support of Investec's Access Management platform, providing technical input and expertise where required.
• Manage relationships with key business stakeholders, access management teams and technical vendors for Investec's AM capabilities and services
• Work closely with the platform owner on delivering the AM tech strategy and platform enablement, providing support to other members of the team and mentoring members of the wider Access Management department
• Partnering with application teams to enable them via the AM platform
• Provide reporting on roadmap progression and strategic decisions based on overall group technology strategy