GI Investment Admin Consultant

Who are we?

Sanlam Life and Savings (SLS) is focused on serving our retail and corporate clients in South Africa and further developing our strategic advantages in the South African market. Sanlam Life and Savings consists of the following business units Retail Mass, Corporate, Risk and Savings, Glacier and various business enabling functions. The Sanlam Life and Savings Office provides strategic direction, coordination and support to the four clusters, as well as performing governance oversight that includes assurance provided by second line of defense functions in SLS, to enable us to meet our business objectives.

• Reporting and Analysis
• Management of all third-party reporting – fund manager reports (inflows / outflows), model portfolio drift reports, assets under management, broker, regulatory and analytics reports etc.
• Technical sales and investment support (primarily using Morningstar).
• Assisting with on-boarding management of and reporting on new funds, new stockbrokers, new model portfolios etc.
• Evaluating and improving processes and reports to ensure effectiveness and efficiency
• Prepare monthly fund performance reports and distribute to sales teams and clients
• Provide technical investment support
• Provision of portfolio and fund illustrations / performance reports
• Provision of fund information and research (in conjunction with Glacier Research)

• Maintain relationships with external stakeholders - all our managers and service providers
• Maintain relationships with internal stakeholders - support our sales and client service teams as well as other internal teams

• Maintain investment offering across all Glacier International products
• Set up of funds and ETFs on the platform, which include operational due diligence
• Maintenance and Corporate Actions of mutual funds and ETFs
• Manage any trading issues on funds available on the platform
• Maintain the platforms Fund Lists and ensuring availability of funds to the relevant parties on the Glacier International Platform and website
• Ensure the latest available Fact sheets of all mutual funds are available on the website
• Creation of Model Portfolio Fact Sheets on a monthly basis and ensuring timely distribution and updates on the website
• Process Model Portfolios registrations, updates and changes on investment platform
• Verify rebalance instructions and successful implementation of model portfolios
• Distribution of monthly Model Portfolio Fee Statements
• Develop maintain and improve model portfolio administration processes
• Set up of Stockbroker options on the investment platform
• Maintain all investment choices on the platform which include mutual funds, ETFs, model portfolios, stockbroking and structured products.
• IRR calculations and Investigations
• EAC calculations and investigations
• Breakage calculations
• Completion of Fund Manager DDS and AML reviews
• Contribute to process improvements, automation opportunities, and clean-up initiatives
• Participate in projects, system enhancements, new product implementation, and testing

• Investment Related Tertiary qualification
• Computer Literacy (MS Office) - Excel at an intermediate level
• 2-3 years International Investment industry knowledge & experience
• Investment industry knowledge & experience - investment administration, asset management or LISP operations
• Excellent verbal, written and numeric communication skills

• Adaptable and Flexible
• Analytical, logical & conceptual thinking
• High Attention to detail & Accuracy
• Innovation
• Problem solving
• Time Management
• Treating Customers Fairly
• Interpersonal Skills/Relationship building
• Decision making
• Initiative/ Pro-active
• Customer Service Orientation
• Pressure/Stress Tolerance
• Strong organisational and multitasking abilities
• Ability to interpret complex investment data

• Positive, enthusiastic attitude
• Honesty, integrity and respect
• Ability to co-operate and thrive both within an independent and team environment
• Punctuality
• Results Driven

• Processing transactions and conduct simple calculations
• Record keeping; filing and maintenance of databases
• Maintain work…