Senior Financial Markets Specialist

2 weeks ago


Pretoria, South Africa Kamo Placements Full time

JOB DESCRIPTION The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:Research, develop and maintain advanced analytics related to interest rate and foreign exchange markets. Conduct research on various aspects relating to financial benchmarks and reference rate reforms. Provide thought leadership and contribute to position papers, presentations, speeches and other documentation prepared by the company Working Group, Market Practitioners Group (MPG) and other relevant bodies. Contribute to the formulation and execution of strategic initiatives of the unit and the Financial Markets Department. Lead the development and periodic review of interest rate benchmarks and the implementation of solutions for various calculation methodologies. Establish relevant data sources and lead the implementation of appropriate data collection models to enable the production of analytics. Oversee the benchmark determination process and enhance operating procedures and the control framework for benchmark administration. Collaborate with other financial market specialists, business analysts, data management specialists, integration specialists and software developers to design and implement infrastructure solutions. Prepare periodic operational reports to enable lead specialists, senior management and the Reference Rate Oversight Committee to exercise their oversight function on all aspects of benchmark administration. Leverage data and analytics to prepare reports aimed at enhancing the transparency of various segments of interest rate and foreign exchange markets. Build and maintain relationships with reporting institutions, market infrastructure providers, industry bodies and other relevant stakeholders. Contribute to the learning and development of junior specialists. Assist with committee administration. Contribute to process improvement. Perform ad hoc tasks. JOB REQUIREMENTS To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of: An Honours degree (NQF8) in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Data Science or an equivalent combination of education and job-related experience; and at least 8 to 10 years work experience in financial markets. The following will be an added advantage: Knowledge of financial markets products and the pricing thereof. Knowledge of quantitative finance. Proficient in Microsoft Office, R and/or Python; and proficient in data analysis.



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