Investment Operations Administrator needed at Sanlam Group

What will you do?
Daily portfolio administration

• Overall responsibility for supplying daily portfolio and cash level reports and other supporting reports to the investment team
• Portfolio cash management
• Coordinate decisions on corporate actions applicable to investment companies and ensure correct execution by administrators
• Daily compliance monitoring
• Systems reconciliation (investigating differences between Hiport and NX Manager and correcting them)
• Ad hoc investment operation activities pertaining to the funds’ administration  

Portfolio implementation

• Calculation and implementation of trades of various asset classes
• Forex trading coordination with dealing desk and administrators
• Setting up new security codes and portfolios on Hiport
• Supplying outstanding and executed trades reports to the investment team

Monthly reporting 

• Submit report to compliance department and management companies
• Top trades report to investment team 
• Investment related reports to clients  
• Investment data for marketing team 
• External administrators’ liaison
• Other admin related functions

What will make you successful in this role?

• Team player and proactive individual
• High level of accuracy with meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise
• Good judgement, decision-making skills and ability to solve problems
• Ability to work independently and use initiative
• Excellent listening, communication and inter personal skills
• Adaptable, agile and confident
• Creative, innovative and passionate 
• Client focused
• Thrives in a high-pressured environment 

Qualifications, experience, and technical competencies

• 3 – 5 years 
• A relevant business degree
• Excellent MS Office competency
• Good MS Excel skills
• Experience in NX Manager (trading system), Hiport, FactSet and Morningstar will be advantageous.