12 Oct
Pinpoint One Human Resources
Centurion
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The role of the Investment Specialist is to support the Head: Actuarial Short Term & Life with asset-liability management studies, asset-liability matching exercises, liquidity risk measurement, credit risk analytics, and market risk modelling and investment functions, including market risk capital requirement tools and models.
Part of the function is to build and implement credit risk and market risk models that include system implementation and documentation of the modelling process; monitoring investment returns and asset allocation against benchmarks and other key performance indicators pertaining to asset managers; management fee calculations and checks; performance invoices and implementation of the investment strategy and compilation of investment reports periodically.
Key Performance Areas include:
- Asset Liability Modelling and Portfolio Construction
- Risk Monitoring and Reporting
- Data Collection and Analysis
- Performance Monitoring and Reporting
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Relevant 3-year qualification in Actuarial Science, Mathematical Statistics, Mathematics, Corporate Finance, Commerce or related field.,
- 2-5years corporate finance, investment consulting, banking or pensions essential.
CRITICAL COMPETENCIES:
- Knowledge of Software or Programme /Database (VBA, SQL, PowerBI, R, Python or similar)
- Predictive Analytics and/or Machine Learning
- Advanced Microsoft Office
- Relevant legislation applicable to insurance companies such as the insurance Act of 2017 and associated Prudential Standards Financial Soundness for Insurers as well as International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFR17")
- Asset-Liability Management, modelling and matching principles
- Enterprise Risk management principle and philosophy
- Knowledge and understanding of Investment and/or corporate finance principle, methodologies and philosophy, regulations and legislation pertaining to financial service sectors.
Desired Skills:
- Actuarial science
- Investment analysis
- Corporate Finance
- pensions
- Investment Fund
- Investment Advisory
- Mathematics
- Statistical Analysis
- Statistics
- IFR17
- MACHINE LEARNING
- Data Analysis
- RISK REPORTING
- RISK MONITORING
- PowerBI
- SQL
- VBA
- R
- Python
- Database
Desired Work Experience:
- 2 to 5 years Banking
- 2 to 5 years Investment Management
Desired Qualification Level:
- Degree
About The Employer:
Established in the early 1900's,
this entity has played a pivotal role in the development of the agriculture sector of South Africa though a fully comprehensive and tailor-made financial services offering for SME and Commercial Agribusiness.
Employer & Job Benefits:
- Medical Aid
- Pension Fund
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