Investment Analyst

About the position

Investment Analyst
Job Advert Summary

• The Investment Analysts will assist the Senior Investment Manager in the implementation of the investment policy and investmentstrategy.
• Prepare investment performance monitoring and reporting.
• Prepare quarterly investment packs for Investment Steering Committee and Investment Committee.
• Assist with asset manager selection, appointment and monitoring.
• Monitoring and reconciling of company’s investment accounting data.
• Conduct asset manager due diligence exercises and reporting.
• Assist company with ESG incorporation, responsible investment, and reporting.
• Assisting with Investment Statutory Reporting and Financials.

Minimum Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:

• Relevant B degree qualification (B Com/ BAcc)
• Advantageous if the qualification is relevant to investments

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 2 years in an investment environment.

Please note that preference will be given to people with disabilities.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Operational

• Compile data received from asset managers for reporting to Senior Investment Manager.
• Reconcile data received from Asset managers vs what is received from the bank.
• Monitoring of post-trade mandate compliance.
• Assist in the preparation of investment commentary for monthly reporting to internal stakeholders.
• Provide investment portfolio information to the Senior Investment Manager for the actuarial team.
• Populate data received from Actuarial department on market performance indicators on a monthly basis for investment workings.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly investment reports.
• Assist Investment Manager in the preparation of investment performance packs for Investment Steering Committee and Investment Committee.
• Maintain relationships with service providers for outsourced functions such as asset managers, asset consultants, investment administrators.
• Resolving any investment related queries with, asset Managers, asset consultants, investment administrators.
• Consolidating, monitoring, and analysing investment data.
• Reporting on company’s investment portfolio and performance and Identification of investment risks and opportunities.
• Assisting the Head of investments with ad-hoc activities.
• Monitoring and Reporting of Investment Performance Reporting using StatPro Revolution.
• Monitoring of financial markets using Bloomberg.

2. Financial & Statutory Reporting

• Daily Compilation of Asset managers data and calculation of Assets Under Management (AUM).
• Monthly and Quarterly investment reconciliations.
• Month end Investment journals.
• Monthly invoices
• Compliance and Variance/Cash report

 
Application Questions
Do you have the relevant B degree qualification (B Com/ BAcc) ?
  Do you have the minimum 2 years’ experience in an investment environment?
  Do you have experience in the Non-life / Short term insurance industry?

Desired Skills:

• Resolving skills
• Investment skills
• Financial skills