Client Portfolio Analyst Job Johannesburg area,South Africa,Finance & Banking

Position: Client Portfolio Analyst |

Looking to take the next step in your career? We are currently seeking a talented Client Portfolio Analyst to join a prestigious Family Office.

The successful candidate’s role is to support Portfolio Managers in Johannesburg to manage client investment portfolios by taking the client’s specific situation, the agreed mandate, and the investment team’s views and preferred vehicles into account. The portfolio analyst will have a close working relationship with the Investment team.

Principal Elements And Accountabilities:

Portfolio Management:

Ensure proper take-on of new clients, collecting FICA and liaising with the client service team.

Conduct suitability assessment of clients and analysis of client affairs (fact find).

Prepare new client reviews and proposals.

Prepare and oversee client implementation plans.

Maintain and update client lists, provide tax statements when requested and calculate expected CGT.

Prepare cash flow forecasts using expected investment returns and cash needs.

Ongoing monitoring of client portfolios – preparing trade recommendations and rebalancing of portfolios when necessary.

Attend client meetings, prepare meeting packs, notes and minutes.

Prepare feedback to general client queries and ad hoc investment analysis requests.

Check monthly and quarterly reports and liaise with the reporting team on requirements.

Reconcile and audit client reports.

Prepare quarterly commentary on client portfolios.

Assist with any ad hoc requests and general administration involved in maintaining client portfolios and files.

Trading and Execution Support:

Take responsibility to ensure all trades are executed accurately and timeously.

Investigate trading queries.

Compliance &

Risk Management:

Ensure that client files are properly set-up and maintained.

Ensure clients adhere to approved fund manager list, asset allocation targets & limits.

Maintain a record of client advice.

Qualifications And

Experience:

Business, Economics or Investment related degree, preferably with Honors.

Investment-related postgraduate qualification (or studying towards) such as CFP or CFA advantageous.

2-3 years of relevant experience in the finance/investment industry.

Skills:

Strong general investment knowledge critical, i.e. economy, financial markets, asset classes and portfolio management with a keen interest in investments.

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

A track record of overall integrity.

Strong attention to detail.

Good relationship management skills.

Competencies And Behaviours:

Planning & Organizing:
Schedules & manages workload effectively, thinks ahead, sets plans to achieve goals.

Teamwork:
Supports & works towards team goals, shares information, is helpful & co-operative, works effectively with people outside immediate team and within the wider group.

Communication skills:
Communicates clearly and concisely, listens effectively, written communication is well presented.

Client orientated:
Understands and satisfies client needs at all times, takes full responsibility & accountability for all client matters including delegated tasks, is able to work with a sophisticated client base.

Technical Knowledge:
Demonstrates required technical investment knowledge and keeps technical knowledge up to date.

Problem solving & Decision making:
Considers the wider consequences of each decision, gathers and analyses information to find creative solutions.

Research & analysis

Skills:

Displays analytical, objective and thorough approach to information gathering, considers and questions all scenarios and identifies the most important factors, presents analysis in a clear manner reaching logical conclusions.

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