Manager: Data (Talent Pooling)

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Date: 16 Apr 2024

Location: GT, ZA

Company: Liberty Group Limited

Stanlib's success is driven by the success of its people.  We aim to keep our staff engaged in the right role at the right time. Talent mobility is key to our competitive edge.  

Purpose

Manage the administration and coordination of the Data Team, for the purpose of ensuring data integrity across STANLIB systems & reporting for use by regulators, trustees, front office, and other key stakeholders.

Minimum Experience

3 - 5 years experience in a similar environment, of which 1 - 2 years at junior management level

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas [NQF Level 07] in Finance Economics and Accounting

Additional Minimum Qualifications

A proven track record as a Corporate Actions professional and be proficient in Microsoft Office. Solid knowledge of HiPort, CARD, and Bloomberg required.
CFA or studying together with one of the above, is an advantage.

Outputs

Process

  • Accountable for maintaining quality, service and outputs related to a work area, ensuring compliance with set policy, procedures and standards.
  • Proactively identify operational problems, determine cause and effect, select and implement the best solution to solve problems based on previous experience and understanding of the context.
  • Plan for and organise multiple work activities for team execution by assigning priorities against the set framework in light of the specific situational context.
  • Ensure that we keep data aligned across systems and maintained. and maintain and verify securities masters, security reference data, issuer data, and other market data.
  • Ensure that daily data reconciliation is performed by the team and signed off. and analyse and process new financial security products in investment trading systems.
  • Maintaining all data integrity procedures and process documentation in a timely manner. and review the operating platform to ensure that it is operating according to the ASISA standards and guidelines.
  • Continuously review and streamline the department's processes to create a more efficient service to clients and redesign and maintain a process to ensure that the team addresses ad hoc queries from clients in a professional, efficient and timely manner.
  • Maintain transparent communication with clients and ensure that their needs were met whilst following the guidelines and procedures set out by the Senior Manager of Data and Valuation.
  • Report to the Senior Manager of Data and Valuation on a weekly and monthly basis and manage and deliver on Regulation 28 requirements as per processes together with the Manager in Valuation.
  • Have a working relationship with the Manager in Valuation to ensure staff cross and multi-skilling on all tasks of Data and Valuation.
  • Manage the Data team as well as interact with other teams that use the market data.

Customer

  • Manages to ensure service excellence in support of Treating the Customer Fairly (TCF) principles to build positive relationships and creates opportunities for exceptional service delivery.

Finance

  • Compile a budget aligned to the operational or area specific delivery of plans; monitor and report on variances and make sure that planned objectives are reported, escalating any deviations.

Learning and Growth

  • Schedule, allocate and effectively manage human resources within own area of responsibility in line with specified and specific constraints or parameters.
  • Perform quarterly and annual KPIs for staff Ensure employees have the adequate resources to fulfill their responsibilities and are kept up to date with any new developments that could have a direct impact on their functions.
  • Performance management - ensure an effective framework for individual performance monitoring, feedback, and ongoing improvement within teams.

Governance

  • Implement and utilise risk, governance and compliance policies and processes effectively, to identify and manage risk exposure.

Competencies

Liberty Values

    Technical Competencies

    • Financial Management (Intermediate)
    • Financial Administration (Intermediate)
    • Reconciling Financial Records (Intermediate)
    • Database Design and Management (Intermediate)
    • Data Analysis (Intermediate)
    • Data Integrity (Intermediate)
    • Product and/or Service Knowledge (Intermediate)
    • Product Related System Application (Intermediate)
    • Data Management (Intermediate)
    • Operations Risk Management (Intermediate)
    • Operations Management (Intermediate)
    • Business Administration Skills (Intermediate)
    • Administration (Intermediate)
    • Data engineering (Digital) (Intermediate)

    Behavioural Competencies

    • People Management and Empowerment (Intermediate)
    • Relationship Management and Networking (Intermediate)
    • Judgment and decision making (Intermediate)

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