Under close supervision, assists with the raising, purchasing, selling and utilisation of funds which could include shares, securities, bonds, foreign exchange, money and capital market instruments, bonds and derivatives. May assist with cash management and foreign exchange exposure management. Maintains appropriate portfolio records databases and assists in the preparation of departmental reports. May be involved in building relationships with brokers.
What will make you successful in this role?
Roles and responsibilities
You will be responsible day to day dealing activities in the money market instruments.
- Act as the liaison between portfolio managers and the marketplace and provide feedback concerning market developments and timing of the transactions.
- Inform the fund managers of the flows during the day.
- Liaise with other related areas within the company which will include the following, namely:
- Operations, regarding static data, trade queries, bookings and settlement issues.
- Business support: to ensure that instrument data integrity, including accurate pricing and correct static data, is maintained.
- Compliance and any other areas as needed.
- Assist other members of the Fixed Income team with data collection and model maintenance.
- Ensure that all money market trades are timeously executed, and reasons provided for any delays in trades being executed.
- Allocate completed orders to each portfolio for which trade was undertaken whilst taking into account the minimum ticket and incremental lot size as stipulated for each individual bond issue.
- Record trades as soon as possible after execution and provide reasons where this has not occurred.
BSc (Maths, Statistics, Actuarial Science) with 1 to 2 years related experience.
BSc (Maths, Statistics, Actuarial Science) with 1 to 2 years related experience.
Knowledge And Skills
Cash Management
Foreign Exchange
Portfolio fund administration
Reporting and Administration
Quality Assurance and compliance
Personal Attributes
Interpersonal savvy - Contributing independently
Decision quality - Contributing independently
Action orientated - Contributing independently
Optimises work processes - Contributing independently
Build a successful career with us
Were all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its four business clusters Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.
Core Competencies
Cultivates innovation - Contributing independently
Customer focus - Contributing independently
Drives results - Contributing independently
Collaborates - Contributing independently
Being resilient - Contributing independently
Turnaround time
The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.
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