Business System Specialist

Apex group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Group is seeking a Business System Specialist in Cape Town to maintain and support financial applications and develop reporting solutions. The role requires experience in customer service within financial services and proficiency in BI technologies like SQL and Power BI. Join a dynamic team and contribute to innovative projects in a rapidly growing global business.

Benefits

Competitive salary and additional benefits

On the Job training

Possibility for advancement

Dynamic work environment

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in customer service/support in financial services.
• Experience with BI technologies and reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support FA, CA, IA applications.
• Participate in data-related projects and interface with third-party systems.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and analyze system issues.

Skills

Customer service

Business Intelligence

Data warehousing

SQL

Power BI

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Tools

Power BI

SQL

DAX

PowerQuery

Power Automation

Job description

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Business System Specialist

Apply locations Cape Town, Apex House time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id JR-0011523

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.

Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.

That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.

Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

For our business, for clients, and for you

Job Specification

• Maintain and support the FA, CA, IA applications
• Support and develop Allvue Accounting reports
• Participate in data related projects and interfacing with third party systems
• Format report in the requested layout and file format
• Extract data from the application database (snowflake, BI Hub)
• Configure and set-up the system according to Business Requirements
• Monitor, troubleshoot and analyse issues within the System
• Assist in client on-boarding and new project implementation
• Prioritization of daily tasks based on users’ needs
• Perform other tasks as necessary to support team development
• Collaborate with teammates from across the group

Skills Required

• 3-5 years of experience in customer service / support desk in a financial services organisation
• Experience in Business Intelligence, data warehousing and reporting technologies highly appreciated – Power BI, Snowflake, SQL, Power Automation
• Experience with databases and programming/reporting languages – SQL, DAX, PowerQuery, Power BI Report Builder
• Standard skills of Excel
• Accounting / Fund Admin knowledge a plus
• Good written and verbal communications skills (English)
• Proactive and eager to learn
• Performance and process driven mindset
• Highly motivated with ability to multitask
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Prior experience in support Allvue products would be considered a strong asset

What you will get in return:

• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business
• A positive and dynamic work environment
• Competitive salary and additional benefits
• Possibility for advancement
• On the Job training
• Full time role

Disclaimer : Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.

Our Story

About Apex Group

We are dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while fuelling the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the asset serving industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in asset servicing and stand out for our unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals.

We’re a people-powered business, and our people are full of ambition. Together, we’re inspired to lead the new era of data and tech enabled service. Bringing new products and services to market. Sharpening our client focus. Disrupting the market to exceed expectations. Innovating across a range of specialisms. With our focus on making a difference to our people, our planet and our society, you’ll experience more here than you would at most other companies.

Working at Apex

Prepare to accelerate.

We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster.

Positive change starts with you.

We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster.

The journey is yours to own.

When you stretch yourself, you grow. We want you to explore ways of working that will see you thrive as part of something bigger. We’ll help you with a solid structure, challenging projects, vibrant networks, supportive colleagues and approachable leaders. All the things you need to own your unique journey.