Our client in the banking sector is looking for a Data Analyst.
Duration – 1 March 2025 to 31 December 2025
You will be required to maintain the Client Reference Data, Market reference data of financial instruments and the valuation of these instruments. Investment classes used are equity, fixed interest, derivatives, unit trusts, money market and cash securities. The Client Reference Data, Market reference data and valuation data will be maintained in the Investment Administration and Custody systems. You will be responsible for performing a data quality and integrity functions across all data sets, resulting in accurate regulatory reporting, portfolio compliance reporting, accurate reporting to Institutional Clients and accurate valuations. This also covers the ability to understand how incorrect pricing can lead to breaks in the various daily reconciliations of portfolios and inaccurate client reference data maintenance. Troubleshooting the impact of pricing across a number of financial instruments is critical as well as resolution client static data exceptions
Key Responsibilities:
- Accountable for all Market Reference data, classification and Valuations related matters.
- Accountable for all Client Reference Data maintenance as well as accurate regulatory reporting of the maintained Client reference data
- Proactively monitor and assess processes to maintain market reference data and Valuations.
- Ensure that market reference data and Valuations are of a level that will enable tactical and strategic imperatives.
- Build awareness around manual and risky processes
- Ensure that targets set in various key results areas are met within the prescribed periods.
- Management and co-ordination of Data analysts
- Assess productivity of Data Management Analysts and address poor performance.
- Review documentation pertaining to Market Reference Data and Valuations processes.
- Assist and manage ad hoc projects
- Quality Assurance checks against data management Market Reference Data and Valuations Processes.
- Co-ordinate activities of Market Reference Data and Valuations, and provide progress reporting to Data Management Head.
- Working closely with colleagues to co-ordinate, plan and organize project implementations.
- Manage the accurate maintenance of Valuations and Market Reference Data
- All actions as raised by business are actioned appropriately and that turnaround times are met.
- Own SLA with various data vendors
Qualifications requirements:
- Bcom Economics/Financial Management/Investment management/Accounting or related.
- CFA Level 1 will be an advantage. Diploma in Financial Services Operations advantage.
Desired Skills:
- Presentation Skills
- Data Management
- Valuations