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Prescient is a multinational business whose operations in financial services and information management services span sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, Australia and Asia. The group has two main operating segments, a Financial Services business and Information Management services business. The two businesses contribute to the diversity of the Group in terms of geo...
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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
Prescient Fund Services (PFS) is a registered section 13B administrator and provides administration services in respect of Life Policies and Retirement Funds. These Policies and Retirement Funds provide investors with access to a range of investment options. The role of Administrator is to take responsibility for all processing and client service activities relating to these products
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Checking the FNB product inflow accounts daily and performing reconciliation of Product bank accounts.
- Processing new investments, switches, retirements and withdrawals and static detail changes daily on the
- administration system as well as the online banking platform (FNB).
- Processing relevant month end administrative tasks, for example, admin/advisor fees, living annuity income
- payments, monthly debit orders, etc.
- Processing Section 14 transfers and Directive 135 transfers as required.
- Processing death and disability claims as well as divorce orders as required.
- Performing investment recons from the member/client level to the relevant Manco invested with.
- Preparing and applying online for the tax directive for withdrawals/retirements, using ITAX as required.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Related experience (2-4 years) in a similar Retirement/Life Product administration environment with knowledge of products
- namely Retirement Annuities, Preservation Funds, Living Annuities, TFSA’s and Endowments.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE
- Matric (minimum requirement) and any relevant tertiary Commercial / Financial qualification (preferred)
- Good MS Office skills specifically Word and Excel
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Self-starter who is willing to take on responsibility for a wide array of tasks
- Highly methodical with strong interest in retirement funds, life products and administration
- High level of integrity and dependability
- Ability to work under limited supervision
- Team Player
- A focus on attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
- The Investor Services / TA team provides excellent levels of client service to all investors in a timely and accurate manner.This role will be responsible for overseeing resources, allocation of work training and optimizing processes within the Investor Services processing team. The position requires a strong knowledge of transfer agency processes and must always ensure adherence to both internal and regulatory AML requirements.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead the operational delivery of the process teams within the Investor Services team and assist in coordinating Investor
- Services functions as part of Prescient Fund Services overall service delivery.
- Operational and Process responsibilities including client service delivery :
- Leading the teams processing of daily transactions in an accurate and timeous manner within the given deadlines
- Handling escalated queries and day-to-day problem solving
- Finding better (more efficient and lower risk) methods for team to perform its function
- Building relationships with internal and external clients and suppliers
- Managing and reporting on error rates, productivity levels, pending cases, follow ups, cost to backdate and exception
- reporting
- Being involved in ad hoc duties and projects from time to time
- Develop and uphold operations policies and procedures. Responsible for implementing standard operating
- procedures and business rules across teams, processes and systems.
- Handling escalated queries and day-to-day problem solving
- Implementing controls to mitigate processing risks and document all procedures, processes, and controls
- Recommending efficiencies to existing processes and providing input to new processes
- Handling queries efficiently to ensure resolution of both internal and external client. You will need to build and maintain
- healthy client and counterparty relationships to ensure resolution of settlement issues identified
- Manage financial losses by ensuring correctness and accuracy of flow of information.
- Identifying any gaps in controls and processes and putting process improvement suggestions forward in a
- professional manner
- Be the contact person for Client operational issues
- Providing ongoing support to the Investor Services Manager
- Team Leadership:
- Setting clear, concise team/individual goals that are aligned to the functional objectives and to the business strategy
- with the support of the Operations Manager
- Assist in the evaluation of staff performance on a regular basis, informally and during formal reviews and provide
- effective performance feedback to staff
- Building and maintaining a positive working relationship with all team members as well as other stakeholders in the
- business
- Monitoring and measuring production schedules and monthly deliverables within the teams.
- Managing the teams processing of daily transactions in an accurate and timeous manner within the given deadlines
- Maintaining oversight of day-to-day operations of team and ensuring all team members respond to queries in a
- timely manner.
- Oversee and contribute to business planning requirements
- Oversee capacity planning and resource allocation including leave management
- Training of staff
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- Previous experience in leading a teams of client service consultants and administrators in a related environment is
- essential. 3-5 years related experience required.
- Strong understanding of the Unit Trust product market
- Individual will need to have strong leadership ability and influencing skills
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE
- Relevant tertiary financial qualification(s), Commerce, Investments, Economics
- Detailed knowledge of Transfer agency systems
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Self-starter
- Ability to work under limited supervision
- Positive team player who is collaborative and enjoys a team environment
- Enthusiastic and client centric attitude
- Strong work ethic
- High levels of honesty and integrity
- Diligent and thorough
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Strong risk and control focus
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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
- The Data Engineer will be responsible for the investment team database architecture, data flow and data processes. Thisincludes efficiently receiving, transferring, processing, analyzing, and integrating 3rd party systems for investment research and business operational processes. Strong programming skills, particularly in Python and SQL are therefore essential. Solidexperience managing and analysing large amounts of data is a must. Experience with version control and database solutions is necessary as well. The person will need to follow a collaborative team approach that adheres to the Prescient value framework.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Data Engineering:
- Design and develop scalable data pipelines and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to collect, process, and
- integrate data from various sources into a centralized data warehouse or data lake.
- Implementing data models, schemas, and database structures to organize and optimize data storage for efficient data
- retrieval, writing and analysis
- Collaborating with quantitative and analysts to understand their data requirements and provide them with the necessary
- infrastructure and tools for data exploration, analysis, and visualization
- Ensuring data quality and consistency by implementing data validation, cleaning, and transformation procedures.
- Monitoring and maintaining the performance, availability, and security of data systems, including database servers, data
- warehouses, and data processing frameworks
- Troubleshooting and resolving data-related issues and performance bottlenecks in collaboration with the investment
- teams
- Evaluating and integrating new data technologies, tools, and frameworks to improve data infrastructure and processing
- capabilities
- Documenting data pipelines, workflows, and technical specifications to facilitate knowledge sharing and maintain system
- Keeping up-to-date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in the field of data engineering
- General:
- Assist and collaborate on team wide projects
- Contribute to the analytics platform to know what is required from a Data Engineering perspective
- Assist and investigate ad-hoc data related queries
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- Up to 3 years’ experience with a specific focus in database management, data analysis and have produced ETL
- processes at scale are essential.
- Basic understanding of financial instruments and markets
- Exceptional skill and experience in Python and SQL
- Linux server administration
- Git version control
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- University Post Graduate Degree (Computer Science/Information Systems/Maths/Stats/Business Science/Actuarial)
- Strong programming skills in Python and SQL
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Outstanding organization skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills oral and written
- Aptitude in decision-making and problem-solving
- Strong work ethic, self-motivated, driven and results oriented
- Ability to listen and respond to new ideas, input and diverse perspectives
- High levels of self-confidence, assertive as well as healthy levels of EQ
- Energetic problem-solver
- Structured work style, attention to detail and accuracy is of the utmost importance
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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
- The role will entail being part of the team that manages portfolios in line with Prescient’s philosophy and process. Key elements will be the development of new asset allocation tools and strategies, as well as the improvement of the current system. Building predictive models and advanced algorithms that help the team to drive performance across the fund range will be part of the daily work. The person will need to follow a collaborative team approach that adheres to the Prescient value framework.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Asset Allocation / Quantitative Research
- The key objective is the development of new asset allocation tools and strategies, as well as the improvement of the current system
- Assist in defining the asset allocation research/alpha framework
- Improve the current asset management tools available and maintain the infrastructure in place
- Develop econometric models to shape the Asset Class Modelling, Predictive Models, Asset Class Analytics etc
- Improve the process on the strategic asset allocation by applying different optimizations
- Improve the portfolio construction process by developing tools to measure correlations, minimize slippage etc.
- Generate new ideas around risk management and implement them
- Develop tools to analyse capital markets and scrutinize large amounts of data in an efficient way
- Present results of research projects to broader investment team
- Document research, process, and model mechanics
The key objective is to work on a collaborative basis, ensuring that the team remains cohesive and successful
- Follow a collaborate approach which embraces the Prescient value system
- Be proactive in generating new research and participating in debate
- Suggest and implement process enhancement to improve/speed up processes
- Contribute positively and be solutions driven
- Client and stakeholder Interaction and Marketing
- The key objective is to represent the firm proactively and positively in all interactions
- Grow and assist in maintaining AUM
- Represent firm in all required client interaction
- Ensure internal sales and marketing feedback is optimal
- PR (written, radio and TV)
- Oversee required report commentary
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- 2 - 4 years of experience in a Quant Analyst position / experience in quantitative finance field, having coded predictive
- models in various scripting languages.
- Essential to understand and implement sound econometric concepts in different scripting languages, driving efficiencies
- within the team and research processes. Knowledge of various statistical techniques and data science are therefore key
- elements.
- Strong programming skills, particularly in Python / R required
- Solid experience managing and analysing large amounts of data is a must (ideally SQL)
- Solid understanding of asset allocation, economics and multi asset portfolio management
- Experience with version control and database solutions necessary (ideally Git)
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE
- Post Graduate University Degree (Computer Science/Maths/Stats/Business Science/Actuarial), Masters
- CFA or FRM studies preferred
- Strong programming skills in Python / R
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Excellent interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills oral and written
- Strong programming skills, particularly in R
- Aptitude in decision-making and problem-solving
- Strong ability to manage complex processes and focus on business outcomes in a complex uncertain environment
- Strong work ethic, self-motivated, driven and results oriented
- Must be able to manage workflow on longer-term research projects
- Ability to listen and respond to new ideas, input and diverse perspectives
- High levels of self-confidence, assertive as well as healthy levels of EQ
- Energetic problem-solver
- Structured work style, attention to detail and accuracy is of the utmost importance
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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
- The ICT team supports the various information systems, software applications and data technologies used in the Prescient Fund Services business. The purpose of this senior technical Business Analyst role is to gather and analyse the business (financial) data requirements across the technologies and then design, implement, and support data models to meet theserequirements.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Working with applications, product owners, vendors, users, and other stakeholders to gather and analyse the data requirements of Prescient Fund Services
- Design and implement data models to meet these data requirements across the various systems at Prescient Fund Services
- Provide business support for data and data use.
- Implement and support data integration solutions for financial instruments and market data.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- 6-8 years investment or financial services industry experience in a technical role, working with or analysing financial, market, instrument, and corporate actions data
- Experience in designing and or working with data integration solutions
- Experience in working with database management systems
- Experience in requirements elicitation, stakeholder engagement and ownership of data solutions
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- A tertiary qualification in a technical discipline (e.g., Information Systems/Technology, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering etc).
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Have a good understanding of financial instruments, their models and financial market data
- Be proficient at working with large amounts of data
- Have an understanding and be familiar with implementations of relational databases and data flow systems and processes
- Strong technical ability in working with a variety of technologies
- Analytical thinker with complex problem-solving skills
- Must have a structured work style and attention to detail
- Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced environment with rapidly changing business requirem
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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
- To perform an end-to-end fund accounting role as part of the Segregated Fund Accounting team. This role has a strong client reporting focus with a specific focus on segregated mandates.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Processing and setting up of audit, trustee, custody and management fees.
- Ensuring Variation Margin is processed correctly and matches the Clearing House Statement daily.
- Ensure capturing / processing of all 3rd Party duplication trades to the accounting system timeously and accurately (ensure they match the third-party valuation reports)
- Pricing of funds and ensuring the valuation of financial instruments are in line with the funds’ performance e.g., equities, bonds, and derivatives.
- Understand tolerance level checking against a benchmark and are familiar with what is deemed as an unacceptable asset and NAV fund price variance.
- Responsible for running, checking, and sending of client reports daily and monthly.
- Handling queries efficiently to ensure resolution of both internal and external client queries (in conjunction with the Client Delivery team)
- Ensure appropriate controls are in place to mitigate risk.
- Supporting the management and co-ordination of team deliverables relating to projects and new client take-on’s.
- Performing daily cash and scrip reconciliations, along with the ability to understand the cause of breaks in order to resolve.
- Ability to work both from the office and home on a set weekly schedule.
- Standard working hours applicable to this role.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in a similar segregated Fund Accounting role is essential, along with a solid understanding
- of asset management operations.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SYSTEM EXPOSURE
- Relevant Tertiary Qualification (BCom Accounting, Finance, Investments)
- Knowledge of relevant Investment administration systems
- Strong Excel skills required
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Self-starter
- Highly methodical with strong interest in portfolio administration
- Ability to work under limited supervision
- Team Player
- Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Client orientated and able to see the bigger picture
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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
- Forming part of the Talent team, you will be responsible for providing key administrative and coordination support t a range of talent and people operations functions with specific focus on recruitment coordination, HR administration, employee on and offboarding as well as providing support t areas of the talent process as required.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Recruitment Co-ordination
- Assisting with various aspects pertaining t effective recruitment at Prescient which will include:
- Co-ordination of interviews. Arranging all in person and virtual interviews as directed by the Talent team,
- ensuring efficient communication throughout the process
- Email and telephonic liaison with recruiting managers and external recruitment partners as well as direct
- candidates
- Assist with advertising of positions internally and via Prescient channels
- Ensure all candidates are timeously regretted should they not be successful for the opportunity. Proactively
- communicate with candidates t support our talent benching process
- Assist with collation and preparation of monthly and quarterly talent metrics
- Maintaining a recruitment activity log / spreadsheet t track all recruitment activity
- Assistance with the required employee vetting process and screening process, for both new and existing staff
- members.
- Collation of information related the employee HR File. Create employee folders and maintain employee records
- Assist with reference checks as directed by the Talent team
- Liaise with the external vetting provider and support the new and ongoing employee vetting process
The employee lifecycle – from onboarding t offboarding – requires administrative and coordination elements t ensure requests are completed with diligence. Involvement with the onboarding process with responsibility for, but not limited to:
- Creation of employee HR files ensuring all documentation is correctly saved
- Assisting with onboarding communications and relevant stakeholder engagement t ensure a smooth
- onboarding process
- Assist with the monthly new starter orientation process
- Set up monthly feedback sessions with new starters as directed by the Talent team
Assist with offboarding related processes, with responsibility for but not limited to:
- Arranging exit interviews
- Collation and accurate recording of all exit interview feedback
- Assist Head of Talent with effective diary management and meeting scheduling
- Assist with ad-hoc travel arrangement for Head of Talent and Prescient Holdings CE as well as hoc administrative
- support
- Handle all staff queries with professionalism and discretion
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role where you have gained exposure t recruitment / talent
- administration, HR administration and co-ordination.
- Able t work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
- Own transport essential
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE
- Relevant HR Qualification (National Diploma / Degree) required
- Strong MS Office skills
- Preferable t have experience with HRIS / talent management system
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Extremely well organised and efficient
- Honesty and integrity
- Discretion
- Able t handle various stakeholders with maturity
- Excellent attention t detail
- A positive, collaborative team player
- Conscientious
- Strong work ethic
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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
- Excellent C# development opportunity at a leading SA Stockbroker for an experienced Developer looking to further expand their career in Financial Markets. This opportunity offers exceptional growth and development and plays a pivotal role in strategic projects and initiatives.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design, develop, and test applications based on the .NET framework and C#.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and implement new business solutions and assist with automation.
- Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
- Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.
- Work on bug fixing and improving application performance.
- Maintain code quality, organization, and automation.
- Keep up to date with the latest industry trends in the .NET ecosystem.
- Maintain and improve internal data warehouse functions, processes and data sources.
- Understand business unit IT processes and the importance of improving and facilitating the same.
- Maintain and improve in-house proprietary system’s architecture, functions and features
- Maintain and support key client CRM systems (as required), and maintain, support and manage workflow via team roadmaps
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 5 years of experience in C# and the .NET ecosystem.
- Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server and/or MySQL or other relational databases.
- Strong experience with web application frameworks such as ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Core and Angular/React.
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git.
- Solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP).
- Experience with front-end technologies like JQuery, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 is a plus.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Interop and Microsoft Office 365 Api is a plus.
- Familiarity with the FIX protocol or QuickFIX/n is a plus.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SYSTEMS EXPOSURE
- Relevant tertiary qualification(s), such as Bachelor of Science (Computer Science, Information Systems), Engineering,
- Technicon diploma in Programming/IT
- C# .Net ecosystem (.Net 7, .Net Framework 4.8)
- Systems integration with numerous 3rd party systems.
- MS SQL and MySql databases
- Angular, JQuery, HTML, CSS
- AspNetZero
- Excel/Outlook Addin applications (VSTO and Excel DNA)
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile development environment.
- Detail-oriented and excellent concentration ability.
- An analytical mindset and critical thinking.
- Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented environment.
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