Data Operations Analyst Investment Management - Johannesburg, South Africa - The Recruitment Council

Thabo Mthembu

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Our client, a leading Asset Management Firm, is looking for a qualified Data Operations Analyst.

As a Data Operations Analyst, you will:

  • Maintain relationships with Portfolio Managers, Dealers and Performance & Risk, Client Operations and Reporting teams. Understand their queries and the impact a data issue has on their function/process, manage their expectations, and consider changes to avoid a recurrence
  • Have a key relationship with Investment Operations and assist in data queries which arise in that team
  • Maintain relationship with Data team as well as assist in the oversight of that team
  • Maintain relationship with other data providers (Benchmark Data Provider) and assist in oversight of that team. Ensuring quality of benchmark data.
  • Create securities required for trading
  • Maintain security static data
  • Perform daily system and data reconciliations
  • Review NAV reconciliations, investigate breaks and communicate to impacted business users of the data
  • Assist with the implementation of new products and new instruments from a data operations perspective
  • Continually review and update processes and procedures to reduce risk and improve efficiency

Qualifications:

  • BCom / BBus Sci or other similar degrees

Experience:


  • At least 35 years relevant industry and operational experience
  • Experience of liaising with individuals at all levels and across business
  • Bloomberg experience
  • Basic SQL experience
  • Strong excel knowledge

Attributes:

  • The ability to build and maintain meaningful relationships
  • The ability to 'approach and own' and continuously look for opportunities to develop
  • Ability to analyse, interpret and assimilate information

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