Operations Analyst (Fund Management)Cape TownR300k - R350k per annumA Global Investment Firm managing over a billion across alternative and long-only portfolios and specializing in asset classes like fixed income, equity, and commodities is looking for an Operations Analyst to report to the Operations Manager. The role requires a deep understanding of financial markets and instruments, contributing, and promoting robust operating procedures to create an efficient, responsive and process-driven operations team.Key Performance AreasImprove business understanding of operations processes and procedures.Establish and promote enhanced business processes that ensure efficient and effective stakeholder delivery within set expectations and agreed performance standards in the area of accountability and the overall optimisation of the value chain for the business, including:Performance of reconciliations.Exception handling. Investigation of significant variances and effective resolution of reconciliation breaks and ad hoc challenges.Monitoring of the operations mailbox and timeous execution of stakeholder requests.Take responsibility for daily operational activities.Liaise with stakeholders, run daily operational activities and receive and execute requests timeously.Ensure timely and correct recording of transactions.Liaise with stakeholders to keep them fully appraised of the progress of queries.Reconciliation of trade and fund dealing activity, corporate action and Proxy voting management, cash management and spot FX instruction, reconciliation of cash, positions and performance.Qualifications and ExperienceBcom (Hons) Finance-related qualification (preferred).2-5 years of experience in operations within the Financial Services Industry (Fund Management preferred).Experience with Reconciliations and Cash Management.Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).
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