System Analyst / Business Analyst - Investment Management
Talent Match Consulting · Cape Town, Western Cape
Overview
Join a leading asset manager in Cape Town as a System Analyst / Business Analyst. You will work in the Business Analyst team to deliver technology solutions that enable business goals and create efficiencies. This role suits someone with strong systems and data skills who wants to add value in a growing, solutions-driven environment.
About the role
An opportunity is available at a leading Asset manager based in Cape Town. The successful candidate will work in the Business Analyst team within an Asset Management company to help provide technology solutions to enable business goals and create efficiencies. Your relevant industry experience together with a strong skillset in systems and data will give you the toolset to add value in an environment that is striving to provide first class solutions to a growing business.
Requirements
- Relevant degree, diploma, or certificate in IT
- Extensive business or systems analysis experience
- Solid understanding of relational databases and ability to analyse data
- Track record of working in system and data focused environments
- Advantageous: Experience in Unit Trust Fund Accounting
- Advantageous: Experience in Investment Management
- Advantageous: Experience in Trading or Order Management platforms
- Advantageous: Basic SQL and programming skills
Responsibilities
- Be the custodian of business and system processes in the operational environments
- Have a strategic view on projects and systems and see the big picture
- Develop business requirement specifications
- Develop functional and technical specifications
- Develop system integration specifications at the data level
- Analyse and test systems as part of investigations and system changes
- Work with in-house and 3rd party technical resources for the development and implementation of business applications
- Continuously identify and implement incremental improvements to current processes, independent of larger project deliverables
- Effective stakeholder management
- Mentoring of junior team members
- Help to strengthen IT team processes and standards
Job details
- Organisation
- Talent Match Consulting
- Location
- Cape Town, Western Cape
- Job type
- Full time
- Experience level
- Mid
- Education
- Diploma
- Category
- IT & Software Development
- Application Method
- Apply manually
Success Guide
When applying for this System Analyst / Business Analyst role in investment management, highlight your experience with relational databases and data analysis. Even if you don't have fund accounting experience, show how your systems analysis skills can transfer. Tailor your CV to emphasise any exposure to investment platforms or trading systems. In interviews, be ready to discuss how you gather requirements and work with technical teams. Show your strategic thinking and ability to mentor juniors. Good luck!
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