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Technical Data Analyst

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The function of the Technical Data Analyst will be to assist the operations and development team to ensuring the efficient and smooth running of functional processes. The role includes understanding the queries of operation teams and developing reusable, quality and scalable business solutions which is closely aligned to the requirements set out by the business.

Responsibilities and Duties

  • Developing strategies for standardizing and consolidating processes using robust applications such as Alteryx and SQL/Snowflake to assist operations with NAV Reporting and Fund Accounting processes
  • Assist with the automation of manual tasks through the development and implementation of software solutions
  • Identify, develop and execute data analyses to monitor operational performance to increase efficiencies
  • Taking requests from Development Team to develop and maintain new and ongoing projects
  • Manage competing priorities, multiple work streams and meet tight deadlines
  • Created and executed Test Plan and Test Cases
  • Be able to be part of a Project Team by understanding project and business analysis processes

Essential Requirements

Technical Skills

  • Alteryx
  • Jira/Confluence
  • VBA and MS Excel
  • MySQL (Advantageous)
  • Snowflake (Advantageous)
  • Knowledge on Finance and Accounting (Advantageous)

Experience, Technical Requirements and Qualifications:

  • Tertiary qualification in Information Systems or Computer Science or Finance and Accounting
  • An understanding of Investment Administration / Asset Management (preferable)
  • Skills in programming

Private Client Business Development Manager – CT or JHB

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We are looking for a candidate for a permanent position, as a Private Client BDM, in Cape Town or Johannesburg, for a boutique asset management company.

Basic Salary + Bonus

Your main purpose will be focused on driving net inflows into the company’s products from private client investors

Responsibilities: Ongoing interaction with Individuals, (these will mainly be high-net-worth individuals who are existing clients, plus the broader network of their employees, plus existing contacts of the applicant, plus new leads generated through their marketing efforts). The primary focus will be driving net flows into the company’s funds, plus ongoing servicing of these new clients, plus their existing private client base. In many cases, this will be done in conjunction with another member of the team who holds the existing relationship. This is achieved via physical meetings with the individuals where they are appraised of the company’s product suite and encouraged to invest in the appropriate product. It is envisaged that there would be c. 15 meetings per week with targeted IFAs. The applicant will be registered to provide advice, and must have a basic knowledge of taxation, exchange control, and related HNWI structuring, and of course investments, to enable meaningful conversations with HNWI or even UHNWI. The applicant will take primary responsibility for the company’s overall private client strategy and process, and will report into the company’s existing head of business development for South Africa.

Other responsibilities include:

  • Promotion of the company’s brand and the other partner funds to advisors and LISPs,
  • Maintain ongoing relationships with individuals, take responsibility for all account opening and application process interfacing with service providers (such as Prescient) to ensure a pleasant account opening experience,
  • Provide regular feedback and reporting to clients on their investments,
  • Monitoring of fund flows with the use of Coruscate (or similar),
  • Maintaining a level of technical knowledge of the company’s funds and business,

Qualities:

A professional self-starter with a passion for financial markets who works well within a high-performance team. The ideal candidate is most likely already a BDM professional with 10+ years of research and/or financial sales related experience, preferably in asset management. A demonstrable track record of investment acumen, work ethic and success is key. Knowledge and insights gained from industry research and analysis of portfolios would be a valuable additional skill. The applicant may already be employed by a bank, servicing individual clients, or may be an existing IFA with a book of clients that could be targeted for investments

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

  • Minimum of BCom graduate or similar qualification with numerate skills
  • Professional Qualification preferable (eg CFA, CAIA, CA)
  • Excellent capital markets general knowledge
  • High level knowledge of relevant taxation, excon and related HNWI structuring
  • Relevant demonstrable experience required.

Finance Manager – JHB

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Our client is looking for a Finance Manager, for a company located in Boksburg, JHB. The successful candidate will be responsible for:

Accounts Payables

  • Accounts Payables – Supplier payments and maintain good credit.
  • Review all supplier documents
  • Sign off all creditor’s recons
  • Accounts Payables – Conduct and oversee maintenance of AP files.
  • Load all payments onto ABSA

Debtors

  • Set objectives for the accounts receivable team that align with the accounting department’s goals.
  • Monitor processing of invoices.
  • Ensure timely collection of payments.
  • Conduct credit checks.
  • Negotiate with clients in non-payment cases.
  • Prepare monthly, quarterly, annual and ad-hoc forecasting reports.

Statutory Payables

  • Ensure accurate/timely payment of statutory (SARS) levies
  • Reconcile and ensure accurate/timely payment of Bargaining Council levies etc.
  • Ensure accurate/timely payment of Union fees
  • Capturing & Maintenance of Wage/Salary payments on banking platforms
  • Prepare all monthly, quarterly and yearly taxes for review by direct manager and ensure that they are paid on time
  • Submit EMP 501

Reconciliations

  • Monitor cash flow status
  • Review Daily / Weekly Bank Reconciliations
  • Maintain Inventory Records and Reconciliations
  • Monitor expense deviations from budget and inform management.
  • Prepare Monthly Provisions and Balance Sheet reconciliations
  • Process provisions journals as required for month-end as well as various other journals that may be required from time to time
  • Upload weekly and month pay runs from VIP
  • Assist with checking of weekly pay runs
  • Maintain AOD Reconciliations
  • Monitoring of AOD Billing from Clients and recoveries
  • Oversee Finance Assistant on weekly AOD functions when necessary
  • Prepare and maintain per employee provisions between QLIK and VIP on monthly basis
  • Update and review rate cards
  • Check D Forms submitted from payroll
  • Oversea and monitor debtor invoicing to the weekly payroll runs
  • Check that all invoices are correctly invoiced to the assigned debtor
  • Assist from time to time when required on debtor’s collections

Financial Reporting, Statutory Compliance and Record Keeping

  • Prepare Board Pack for review and finalization by Finance Executive
  • Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly, and other reports as needed by the Finance Director/Shareholders.
  • Report any discrepancies/risks to the Finance Executive
  • Prepare all required statutory submission for submission (SARS, STATS SA, WCA and any other report as delegated from time to time)
  • Recommend and maintain a system of policies and procedures that impose an adequate level of control over Finance Department activities
  • Monthly VIP and system audits

COMPETENCIES

·       High emotional intelligence

·       Ability to analyse and report

·       Ability to perform various tasks and maintain an attention to detail

·       Ability to maintain confidentiality

·       Ability to interact with people at all levels (teamwork)

·       Financial acumen

·       Ability to perform under pressure and meet deadlines

·       Proficiency in excel

·       Accuracy

·       Ability to work independently and delegate functions

·       Ability to communicate (verbal and written) at all levels = Lower, Middle and Upper levels              of management

 

Minimum Qualifications Required:

  • B. Com degree in Financial Accounting or Financial Management
  • A minimum of 10 working years’ experience in a financial field with 5 years in a similar management role with equivalent experience.

Operations Manager (Wine division) -Stellenbosch/Claremont

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Operations Manager (Commercial): Wine

 

Conservation and Tourism company is looking for someone to take an important position within their Stellenbosch based Premier Wine Division. The Operations Manager (Commercial Projects) will be responsible for important strategic development, analytical and cross-department projects that help the expansion of their company’s extensive wine program. You should excel at solving strategic problems and supporting field operations. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute heavily to the day-to-day operations.

 

We are looking for an experienced person to join our small team in Stellenbosch. Successful candidate can work from Claremont and Stellenbosch. As the Operations Manager (Commercial Projects) you will improve strategic, operational, and cross-business projects that result in improved communication and efficiencies across our wine program.

 

You’ll work across geographies, cultures, functions, and seniorities. We’re excited about you because you have experience with:

  • Strategic, operational, and cross business projects that resulted in improved customer acquisition, retention, and credit performance. (Commercially minded).
  • Coordinate with departmental heads to guide business change projects.
  • Experienced with a high capacity to manage multiple complex; projects, operations, and people simultaneously while delivering high-quality outputs.
  • Ability to learn and work in a fast-paced and challenging environment. Confident, proactive, and positive outlook. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Strong analytical and statistical skills, attention to detail, is highly organised and have a strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Office365 applications.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to provide an exemplary engagement with guests, team members and suppliers alike.
  • A keen passion for wine and a willingness to learn from the very best – preferably having completed Cape Wine Academy Diploma or WSET 2 certification or plans to complete in immediate future.
  • At least 5 years of experience in project management, consulting, finance, or operational roles, ideally with multi-market experience.
  • Bachelors’ degree
  • Excellent stakeholder management required.

The Role:

  1. Support and understudy to the General Manager’s Premier Wine Division.
  2. Offers leadership, coordination, accountability, encouragement, and training to lodge sommeliers as guest-facing team members bringing to life the unique-to-hospitality deep wine focus.
  3. Ensures that SOP’s are trained, implemented and maintained across the properties’ service and administrative spectrum.
  4. Engages directly in managing wine inventories, stock-counts, sommeliers, and wine steward teams across the conservation properties, through an inspirational approach.
  5. Assist with wine replenishment planning across properties.
  6. Support Sommelier teams’ administration, training, and accountability.
  7. Support service to ensuring that all guest-related requirements are met timeously and efficiently.
  8. Oversee the development of export wine consignments channel.
  9. Scrutiny of wine consumption analyses to identify opportunities to improve efficiency.

 

Portfolio Manager

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Portfolio Manager 
Reports to the Director and CIO

Experience Required

• 8 -10 years of proven portfolio management and share analysis experience with client base/referral network an advantage
• Extensive knowledge of investment products with direct experience in developing portfolio strategies and execution of investment strategies
• Experience in management of segregated share portfolios
• Experience in management of single and multi-manager CIS funds
• Experience regarding contributing to Investment Committees and input provided wrt decision making.
• Experience in presentation of investment strategy and performance to committees as well as clients

Education Required

Honours degree in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management or similar, CFA or CA(SA).
Profession registration (if applicable) Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Chartered Accountant CA(SA)
Computer Literacy MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint
Bloomberg or Factset or any other related industry packages

Personal profile and competencies

• Critical and strategic thinker
• Technically minded
• Able to lead a team with purpose and direction.
• Interest in fintech
• Analytical
• Accurate
• Client centric
• High emotional intelligence
• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Multi-tasking ability
• Professional presentation skills
• Adept in public speaking and comfortable leading discussions to internal Wealth Managers regarding PCAM strategies and performance

Key responsibilities (not an exhaustive list)

• Structuring and management of segregated portfolios
• Research companies and produce reports.
• Structuring and management of multi manager CIS funds
• Structuring and management of single manager CIS fund(s)
• Perform investment research with regard to developments within markets.
• Regular presentation to Wealth Managers and clients on performance positioning, key events, and changes – either via articles, group presentations or individual meetings.
• Marketing and positioning of segregated and CIS solutions to build client base directly.
• Develop portfolio strategy and execution thereof.
• Member of investment committee and provide input with regard to decision making.
• PR communication including contribution to newsletters, articles, interviews and panel discussions where necessary.
• Management of the team including 2 direct reports and 3 indirect reports.

 

Finance Manager

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We have the mandate to recruit for a Finance Manager for a large Logistics and Services Group based on the East Rand. This role requires someone who is experienced in handling large accrual journals and payrolls and who is highly proficient in Excel and able to work on a manual system, as opposed to an automated one. Ideally this person should come from a labour broking or outsourced services background.
Duties include:
Accounts Payables

  • Accounts Payables – Supplier payments and maintain good credit.
  • Review all supplier documents
  • Sign off all creditor’s recons
  • Accounts Payables – Conduct and oversee maintenance of AP files.
  • Load all payments onto ABSA

Debtors 

  • Set objectives for the accounts receivable team that align with the accounting department’s goals.
  • Monitor processing of invoices.
  • Ensure timely collection of payments.
  • Conduct credit checks.
  • Negotiate with clients in non-payment cases.
  • Prepare monthly, quarterly, annual and ad-hoc forecasting reports

Statutory Payables
 

  • Ensure accurate/timely payment of statutory (SARS) levies
  • Reconcile and ensure accurate/timely payment of Bargaining Council levies etc.
  • Ensure accurate/timely payment of Union fees
  • Capturing & Maintenance of Wage/Salary payments on banking platforms
  • Prepare all monthly, quarterly and yearly taxes for review by direct manager and ensure that they are paid on time
  • Submit EMP 501

Reconciliations
 

  • Monitor cash flow status
  • Review Daily / Weekly Bank Reconciliations
  • Maintain Inventory Records and Reconciliations
  • Monitor expense deviations from budget and inform management.
  • Prepare Monthly Provisions and Balance Sheet reconciliations
  • Process provisions journals as required for month-end as well as various other journals that may be required from time to time
  • Upload weekly and month pay runs from VIP
  • Assist with checking of weekly pay runs
  • Maintain AOD Reconciliations
  • Monitoring of AOD Billing from Clients and recoveries
  • Oversee Finance Assistant on weekly AOD functions when necessary
  • Prepare and maintain per employee provisions between QLIK and VIP on monthly basis
  • Update and review rate cards
  • Check D Forms submitted from payroll
  • Oversea and monitor debtor invoicing to the weekly payroll runs
  • Check that all invoices are correctly invoiced to the assigned debtor
  • Assist from time to time when required on debtor’s collections

Financial Reporting, Statutory Compliance and Record Keeping
 

  • Prepare Board Pack for review and finalization by Finance Executive
  • Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly, and other reports as needed by the Finance Director/Shareholders.
  • Report any discrepancies/risks to the Finance Executive
  • Prepare all required statutory submission for submission (SARS, STATS SA, WCA and any other report as delegated from time to time)
  • Recommend and maintain a system of policies and procedures that impose an adequate level of control over Finance Department activities
  • Monthly VIP and system audits

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES

·         High emotional intelligence
·         Ability to analyse and report
·         Ability to perform various tasks and maintain an attention to detail
·         Ability to maintain confidentiality
·         Ability to interact with people at all levels (teamwork)
·         Financial acumen
·         Ability to perform under pressure and meet deadlines
·         Proficiency in excel
·         Accuracy
·         Ability to work independently and delegate functions
·         Ability to communicate (verbal and written) at all levels = Lower, Middle and Upper levels of management

Minimum Qualifications Required:

  • B. Com degree in Financial Accounting or Financial Management
  • A minimum of 10 working years’ experience in a financial field with 5 years in a similar management role with equivalent experience.

Senior Accountant (SAICA/SAIPA)

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The successful candidate will be responsible for producing financial statements and management reports for a portfolio of clients within the Institutional Client Services division in accordance with the most relevant accounting standards and client driven requirements. The successful candidate will provide support to the Line Manager in managing the team resources; allocating tasks and monitoring client service levels for reporting purposes.

Main responsibilities and duties

  • Bookkeeping and preparation of management reports and annual financial statements mainly under UK GAAP and IFRS for our highly complex clients within Corporate and Funds services;
  • Prepare complex VAT returns for clients and ensuring timely submission;
  • Preparation/ review of ad hoc reports such as cash flow forecasts and budgets;
  • Prepare bank covenant reports;
  • Prepare accounting files for audits and manage the audit process to ensure the completion of within deadlines and agreed costs
  • Act as primary point of contact with auditors in respect of the planning and coordination of the audits
  • Ensure that all tasks, reconciliations are completed in a timely manner and internal deadlines are achieved
  • Quickly and diligently address Client queries and questions (Including assisting the Administration team with accounting related queries) and ensure resolution thereof;
  • Liaise with the client where appropriate to discuss financial statements/reports, resolve any issues or discuss fees;
  • Be able to provide sound, quality and technical guidance to other team members and to clients;
  • Monitor WIP against agreed budgets and report variances to the Line-Manager;
  • Adhere to Risk & Associate Compliance procedures in relation to regulatory requirements and AML legislation;
  • Adhere to the companies core values and expected behaviours;
  • Any other duties as deemed necessary by Management.

Essential requirements

  • Relevant Accounting qualification with completed SAICA / SAIPA articles
  • Previous experience in a similar role within financial services
  • Demonstrate a clear understanding of accounting standards (UK GAAP and IFRS)
  • Extensive, relevant financial statements preparation experience
  • Strong written and verbal communication

Work to a high level of accuracy