Asset Management: Senior Business Intelligence Manager

About Nedgroup Investments

Nedgroup Investments is an award winning global investment manager with a growing footprint in Europe, offering a broad range of investment solutions to both retail and institutional clients. As a division of Nedbank Group Ltd, we leverage the deep investment and financial expertise of one of South Africa’s leading financial services groups.
Our in house offering comprises two main fund ranges. The Best of Breed™ range partners with carefully selected specialist fund managers, chosen for their ability to deliver consistent long term outperformance. These partnerships are typically long term, allowing managers sufficient time to execute and deliver on their mandates. Complementing this is our Core Range, which follows a disciplined, rules based (passive) investment philosophy. We are relentlessly focused on long term performance, with our primary objective being to deliver a superior investment experience for our clients.

Location

Role is based at the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

Job Purpose

To use analytical techniques to understand the economics of a business area; to interpret business results and to recommend innovative solutions or strategies that would improve business results.

Job Responsibilities

• Deliver service to meet Nedbank internal client's requirements to enable all levels of management to spot opportunities and detect any problems early.
• Provide recommendations based on insights to different levels of management within Nedbank.
• Ensure transformational target are met.
• Contribute to a culture of transformation by participating in Nedbank culture building initiatives, business strategy, and CSI. Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise, ensuring personal and professional growth.
• Understand and embrace the Nedbank vision and values, leading by example.
• Ensure issues raised in culture survey are addressed and results are improved.
• Deliver a world-class service through others by ensuring a client centric culture.
• Identify areas of resource inefficiencies and promote optimization.
• Optimize efficiency and embed correct values.
• Manage performance of reports and hold them accountable for managing the performance of their reports by implementing performance agreement and ensuring a clear vision.
• Identify relevant development needs.
• Maintain a high performing team by identifying a talent pool through conducting career conversations and using the talent grid principles and developing talent retention program.
• Build depth of skills and knowledge in the team of managers by sharing knowledge and insights.
• Ensure continuous improvement goals are achieved by creating an environment whereby self, managers and team are encouraged to challenge the status quo by initiating constructive debates about work practices.
• Support financial community by providing MIS to achieve targets.
• Ensure the data stewardship principles are applied in the organisation.

People Specification

We seek to employ highly motivated, capable, and quality focused individuals who perform effectively within a diverse, creative, collaborative, challenging, and dynamic environment. In line with our purpose of enabling investors to achieve their investment goals, Nedgroup Investments is committed to supporting employees in achieving their full potential and long term career development.
For this role, candidates should demonstrate:

• A high standard of personal presentation.
• Strong self-motivation and organisational capability, with the ability to adapt to and manage a broad range of challenges.
• The ability to interact effectively with both internal stakeholders and external clients.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Preferred Qualification

• Analytical Degree with Finance and Business knowledge

Preferred Certifications

• CDMP certification advantageous (or similar language)

Minimum Experience Level

• 5 years' experience in a management role in MIS or Business Intelligence.
• Asset Management / Collective Investment experience advantageous

Technical / Professional Knowledge

Behavioural Competencies

FAIS Affected

Employment Equity Statement

Preference will be given to individuals from underrepresented groups.