Jobs in Cape Town, United States

Job Description
Job Overview

We need your analytical mind and data-centric approach to help us bring these funds into the Ninety One technology platform.

Initially the focus will be on mapping and transitioning core data such as, securities, holdings, valuations, classifications, analytics but the scope may increase to cover portfolio performance, portfolio risk as well as other vital parts of the investment data landscape.

Key Responsibilities

- Delivery an efficient and accurate onboarding of the existing fund's data, achieved by:

- Working in tandem with our data and process subject matter experts to understand the existing Ninety One data model and data flows.

- Taking point on analyzing the data from the current fund provider

- Providing detailed, accurate and actionable mappings for load these data sets into the existing Ninety One data models and processes.

- To communicate progress, issues and risks clearly and on time.

Risk & Compliance Responsibilities

- Adhering to the Code of Ethics and related policies, including personal account dealing, gifts, market abuse, etc.

- Ensuring Compliance training, declarations and relevant forms are completed on a timely basis

- Ensuring that firm and client data and property, including IT data, are properly protected

- Reporting any possible and actual breaches, errors, complaints or conduct issues.

- Reporting any suspicion that a client, investor, or employee may be involved in money laundering, fraud or other crime such as market abuse

Requirements

Candidate Requirements

Technical Knowledge and Experience:

- SQL

- Excel

- Other tools or experience relevant to the comparison and mapping of data

System / Domain Knowledge and Experience:

- Previous experience as a Business Analyst

- Financial Services knowledge

- You must be familiar with financial data such as securities, holdings for Equities and Fixed Income

Personal Attributes:

- To contribute to a culture of collaboration between different teams in the IT department.

- To share knowledge, ideas and best practices with other team members, to ensure consistency in approach to solutions.

- Ability to work autonomously within the framework of a self- organizing team