Financial Data Integration Specialist

Through our client-facing brands and our other specialist brands, Momentum Group enables business and people from all walks of life to achieve their financial goals and life aspirations. We help people grow their savings, protect what matters to them and invest for the future. We help companies and organisations care for and reward their employees and members. Through our own network of advisers or via independent brokers and utilising new platforms Momentum Group provides practical financial solutions for people, communities and businesses.

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The Financial Data Integration Specialist plays a crucial role in managing and maintaining accurate External Asset Manager (EAM) Holdings and Instrument Static data within the organization's systems. This role involves liaising with financial institutions to obtain monthly statements of clients' investment holdings and ensuring their seamless integration into the external holdings landing table of our data lake.

• Degree in Finance, Data Science, Data Management, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 3 years of experience in financial data integration, data management, Fund Accounting or a related role
• Experience in fund accounting is highly desirable
• Experience with data integration tools and software
• Familiarity with ASISA Holdings and Instrument formats
• Proven experience with data lakes and data manipulation techniques
• Knowledge of SQL, Python, or other relevant programming languages advantageous

• Establish and maintain relationships with financial institutions to obtain monthly statements of clients' investment holdings.
• Ensure timely retrieval of investment holdings statements from financial institutions and verify the accuracy and completeness of the data.
• Reformulate investment holdings statements into the standardized ASISA Holdings and Instrument format suitable for integration into the organization's data lake.
• Import formatted Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA) investment holdings and Instrument data into the external holdings landing table of the data lake, ensuring compatibility and integrity.
• Conduct thorough quality checks on integrated data to identify and rectify any discrepancies or errors.
• Maintain detailed documentation of data integration processes, including source data specifications, formatting guidelines, and integration procedures.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders such as data analysts, Investment compliance team, Implementation specialists, and data clients to ensure smooth data integration and alignment with business objectives.
• Stay updated on industry best practices and technological advancements in data integration and implement improvements to the business processes supporting the above to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in data formatting and integration techniques.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively with external financial institutions and internal stakeholders.
• Pro‑active engagement with stakeholders