Vacancies

Business Analyst — Fund Administration (Prescient Fund Services)

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Business Analyst Practice Lead

Location

Westlake, Cape Town

Business Unit

Prescient Fund Services (PFSI)
https://prescient.simplify.hr/Vacancy/Apply/tas7ja

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Technical Requirements & Solution Design.
  • Asset Administration Process Improvement.
  • Requirements & Solution Design.
  • AI & Intelligent Automation.
  • Data & Reporting.
  • Stakeholder Management.
  • Testing & Implementation.
  • Controls & Compliance.
  • Continuous Improvement & Root Cause Analysis.
  • Data Engineering Coordination.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

  • 5+ years’ experience as a Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, or similar within ICT supporting asset management and fund administration.
  • Experience in fund accounting, transfer agency, or prime broker operations.
  • Deep knowledge of settlements, custody, corporate actions, reconciliations, NAV support, and asset servicing.
  • Experience with relevant investment administration / accounting software.
  • Strong technical skills: SQL, data modelling, API design/REST, JSON/XML, experience specifying integrations with middleware, message queues, or ETL tools.
  • Proven experience documenting requirements, data mappings, and test plans; comfortable writing user stories and acceptance criteria.
  • Solid understanding of internal controls and audit processes; experience supporting internal/external audits.
  • Some experience with cloud platforms and ML tooling (AWS) or close collaboration with cloud/ML teams.
  • Hands-on exposure to ETL tools, workflow automation, or API-based integrations.
  • Experience with working with AI in automation tasks to reduce time to delivery.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Business, Computer Science, Information Systems or related field.

KEY COMPETENCIES

  • Operational expertise - deep practical understanding of securities lifecycle and settlement mechanics, trade capture, settlement lifecycle, custody, corporate actions, income processing, NAV support.
  • Analytical - strong quantitative analysis, root-cause diagnosis, troubleshooting, and KPI-driven improvement focus.
  • Technical fluency - able to translate business problems into technical designs and integration specifications.
  • Communication - clear, concise technical documentation, executive summaries, and ability to run cross-functional workshops and bridge ICT and business stakeholders.
  • Collaboration - builds credibility with trading, operations, custody, fund accounting, and vendor partners.
  • Security & Controls mindset - evidence-driven approach to improve controls and reduce operational risk. Embeds security, auditability, and resilience into solution designs.
  • Delivery-oriented - pragmatic and prioritises and drives technical delivery with measurable operational impact.
  • AI literacy - define data/validation needs for ML, interpret model metrics, and specify monitoring requirements.

WHY THIS ROLE?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing ICT team at Prescient Fund Services during a pivotal phase of expansion. As the organisation scales, you will play a key role in navigating an evolving and increasingly complex technology landscape, contributing to meaningful change, driving innovation, and shaping the future of our IT capabilities.

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