Implementation Consultant Location, Century City, Cape Town, Job Type Full-Time. The company has a global strategy. The area where  it is mostly used is within the research and investment process.  A young and dynamic team of skilled implementation consultants who assist clients from both a support and project perspective. In both cases it involves interacting with the software (fundamentally a toolkit) which allows them to build customised solutions and models for clients based on their specific and unique requirements.

Implementation consultants are provided with training on the product and we have found candidates with an aptitude for logical thinking accelerate through this initial training within a 2-3 month period.

Areas of interest of candidates: Financial services industry (specifically the Asset Management industry): Someone wishing to understand how Asset Management companies operate and the reports they use during the research and investment process. The candidate will be exposed to a broad range of clients.

Information Technology (IT): The role may involve systems analysis. The candidate will be trained on and exposed to various surfacing tools used within the Asset Management industry.

Problem solving: creating solutions for clients based on business analysis and technical architecture requirements. Someone who has an interest in finding the best way to implement a solution to maximise performance would be ideal for the position.

Skills and experience: A minimum of 5 years’ experience within the financial markets industry. A Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised university. The following degrees have been found to be a good fit: BCom/Bachelor of Business Science degree with a major in IT and/or Finance. Either the candidate should have studied Finance but has an interest in IT or vice versa.

Any financial qualification relevant to the Asset Management Industry (i.e. CFA) is ideal. However, it should be noted that the ideal candidate who has successfully completed any CFA courses should be more interested in the IT side of Asset Management as opposed to a Portfolio Manager position for example.

Main interface is Excel. Consequently, proficiency in using Excel is a plus. The platform is primarily configured and based on Excel’s functions. Some experience in a programming language is therefore also a plus.

Responsibility: The configuration and implementation of  at our various clients. Understand the business requirements of ’s clients, the main focus being the research and investment process of these Asset Managers. Liaise and Interface with clients in a support role. Understand and manage the client’s data requirements, the data being specific to the financial markets. Practically as an example, this may involve uploading data into from various sources (JSE, Bloomberg, Internal Reports) using ’s toolkit and then manipulating the data in such a way that it provides end users of the system with a customised report.

Understand and implement financial models and processes. Provide feedback to the Development team regarding new functionality and bugs. Own and enhance the relationship with users. Be a Brand Ambassador. Salary: R40000.

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Salary is R40K per month CTC based on experience. All CVs to be sent to melissa@bluedesk.co.za