Data Analyst | Cape Town

SUMMARY:
Data Analyst | Cape Town

POSITION INFO:

The Data Operations Team is the custodian of the Security Master, Benchmark Master and Portfolio Accounting products. The team is the interface between the business and third-party vendors. The role will involve frequent and close liaison with personnel of all levels, in both front and back-office environments, and requires a candidate who is committed to teamwork. The team is responsible for the accuracy and maintenance of data.

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 reoccurrence
‒ Have a key relationship with Investment Operations and assist in data queries which arise in that team
‒ Maintain relationship with State Street 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

Required

‒ B Comm / B Bus Sci or other similar degrees with 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

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