Data Operations Analyst | Investment Management | Sandton

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 3-5 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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