NAV Oversight - Fixed Term Contract

Ninety One; Cape Town; Sur place; ZAR 600 000 - 900 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Ninety One in Cape Town is seeking a NAV Oversight professional to support fund accounting operations for global fund ranges. The role focuses on validating daily fund pricing, NAVs and cash reconciliations, while ensuring accurate distributions and fees are calculated and reported.

You will monitor KPIs, collaborate with investment teams, and help implement improved processes to enhance service levels and reduce risk across jurisdictions including SA and the UK.

Qualifications

• Ownership mindset with proactive approach to development opportunities.
• Client-focused and collaborative approach to working with teams.
• Ability to analyse, interpret and assimilate information across funds and data.

Responsabilités

• Confirm the accuracy and reasonability of daily priced funds and daily yields.
• Oversee daily cash balances, cash, scrip and NAV reconciliations; resolve breaks.
• Calculate and review income distributions, fees, expenses and transaction costs.
• Oversee fund-related regulatory and industry reporting across jurisdictions (SA, UK).
• Assess KPIs and service levels of administrators against SLAs.
• Maintain relationships with investment teams and client groups; collaborate across operations.
• Develop and maintain systems and processes to improve service and reduce risk.

Connaissances

Ownership mindset

Client focus & collaboration

Analytical ability

Formation

CA(SA) or equivalent professional qualification

Description du poste

Ninety One is South Africa’s largest investment manager and the only one with a global presence. The firm has 22 offices across 15 countries on five continents and manages R4.0 trillion of assets on behalf of clients (as at 30 June 2026).

Established in Cape Town in 1991 as part of the Investec Group, Ninety One demerged and rebranded in 2020, becoming an independent firm dual-listed in London and Johannesburg.

Always an active manager, Ninety One today offers strategies across equities, fixed income, multi-asset and private markets to institutions, advisors and individual investors around the world.

About the team:

The team is responsible for monitoring and providing oversight of all fund accounting related services from third party administrators, for global fund ranges managed by Ninety One. We are excited to invite a talented and driven professional to join the NAV Oversight space within Fund Accounting

In this role you will:

• Confirm the accuracy and reasonability of daily priced funds and daily yields on constant NAV portfolios
• Be responsible for daily review and oversight of cash balances and cash, scrip and NAV reconciliations, and assist in resolving reconciliation breaks
• Calculate and review income distributions, yields, management fees, performance fees, fund expenses, TERs and transaction costs
• Have oversight of, and assist in the preparation of, fund-related regulatory and industry reporting across jurisdictions including but not limited to South Africa and the UK
• Assess and review KPIs and overall service level of the administrator, in terms of agreed SLAs
• Maintain relationships with investment teams and client groups, and collaborate with other operations functions across the business
• Develop, implement and maintain effective systems, processes and procedures to ensure service standards are met, reducing risk and improving efficiency

You should consider applying if you have:

• CA(SA) or equivalent professional qualification
• At least 2–3 years’ experience in the financial services industry
• Experience in and understanding of fund pricing processes and the mutual funds industry — a distinct advantage

Some of the attributes we look for in a person:

• The ability to ‘approach and own’ and continuously look for opportunities to develop
• A client-focused and collaborative approach
• Ability to analyse, interpret and assimilate information