Collective Investment Schemes Oversight Manager at RMB - Rand Merchant Bank

Job Description

• To ensure the oversight and compliance of collective investment schemes with regulatory standards and maintain the integrity of investment standards
• To collaborate with internal stakeholders and clients to implement oversight processes and provide key insights to support decision-making while mitigating potential risks

Are you someone who can: 

• Initiate dialogue to build professional working relationships with all stakeholders displaying excellent abilities to listen, advise, influence, negotiate and present at all levels
• Lead and facilitate difficult conflict situations into consensual agreements
• Integrate opinions and information provided by various sources to make strategic decisions
• Adapt communication styles to meet the needs of different audiences
• Oversee and provide guidance and support to collective investment scheme management companies in terms of the Act and the Deed to ensure the protection of underlying participatory interest holders
• Build and sustain collaborative working relationships with peers and stakeholders, such as Credit, Legal and Risk and Compliance, to achieve team goals and objectives to fulfil the Trustee responsibilities as prescribed in the act, deed, and subordinate regulation·
• Keep abreast of draft regulation up for comment that impacts collective investment schemes and provide required input
• Ensure regulatory changes and updates are incorporated into the Trustee Services oversight processes in conjunction with the Fiduciary Portfolio Oversight Manager
• Review, investigate, and provide feedback on the manager’s investment due diligence, provided to the Trustee for Foreign CIS and unlisted instruments as required by regulation, to determine permissibly for inclusion into the CIS portfolios
• Review and provide comments on the valuation, liquidity, repurchase and risk management policies of the Collective Investment Schemes ensuring the policies are aligned with the act, deed, and subordinate regulation
• Provide expert guidance and support to Trustee Services teams in the onboarding and offboarding of new clients and CIS portfolios
• Share information and expert knowledge that benefits the team in support of technical compliance and regulatory queries

You will be an ideal candidate if you: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Finance, Audit, Accounting, Risk, Mathematics, or Investment-related field
• Preferably Honour’s Degree or Post Graduate Diploma in Commerce, Finance, Audit, Accounting, Risk, Mathematics, or Investment-related field CFA / FRM, or studying towards these qualifications
• Minimum of 8-10 years in a Trustee Services team/environment or in an asset management organisation. Prior custody experience is an advantage.
• A deep understanding of regulations, and the interpretation of compliance requirements
• An understanding of financial analytics and the interpretation of financial information
• Proven exposure to and understanding of Collective Investment Scheme accounting and financial statement reviews.
• Proven exposure to investment due diligence and risk assessments

You will have access to: 

• Opportunities to network and collaborate
• Challenging Working
• Opportunities to innovate

We can be a match if you are: 

• Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough to
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it
• A deep understanding of regulations, and the interpretation of compliance requirements
• An understanding of financial analytics and the interpretation of financial information
• Proven exposure to and understanding of Collective Investment Scheme accounting and financial statement reviews.
• Proven exposure to investment due diligence and risk assessments