Associate Director

5 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa The Catalyst Group Full time

**About the Role**
- Develop Private Equity Product Solutions within Catalyst
- Co-Lead and/or assist with developing/customizing technology to produce a product solution that is robust, scalable, and fit for business purposes.
- New client or fund onboarding to the applicable systems. This includes:

- Fund, portfolio, and object set up.
- NAV, Balance Sheet, and Transfer Agency take-ons at a point in time.
- Catch up, parallel period and initial NAV/s reconciliation and transition to the Operations Team once onboarding is completed,
- Co-Lead and/or assist in process documentation and developing training materials.
- Develop and contribute to the development of:

- Template and report development.
- Portal development and support.
- Vendor management of applicable NAV, RTA and Portal vendors.
- Training and support of the operations teams.
- Support the ‘Director - Product Solutions (Private Equity Solutions)’ as needed.
- Share insights to enable development of new processes and procedures that will create business efficiency and support delivery of client excellence in service.
- Contribute to the creation, development and implementation of new products and solutions to accommodate changing customer needs.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with operations staff, business users, project, and implementation managers to achieve desired and elegant solutions.

**What we need from you**

On the daily

**Acting as a key contributor and SME resource within the Product team on a day-to-day perspective**:

- Proactively manage, co-manage or contribute and participate in projects/workstreams in order to achieve defined project and solution benefits and outcomes, which align with overall company goals.
- Work with the business as a SME and provide support and guidance to colleagues and internal users.
- Provide support to external Clients in conjunction with the business, where required.
- Diligent approach to tasks completing with a high degree of accuracy and competence.
- Provide a flexible approach to supporting internal users in different locations and time zones.
- In the event of BCP or significant system issue/downtime, provide support as required/until resolution in place.

The art of artful thinking
- Provide ad-hoc day-to-day support on requests that come up.
- Work with clients on any demand they may have that Catalyst can assist with
- Share insights to enable development of new processes and procedures that will create business efficiency and support delivery of client excellence in service
- Maintain awareness of industry, regulatory, jurisdictional and other trends that could affect the business
- Contribute to the creation, development and implementation of new products and solutions to accommodate changing customer needs.
- Contribute to the creation, development, and implementation and marketing of new products and solutions which would add value to customers and generate additional revenue streams.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with operations staff, business users, project and implementation managers to achieve desired and elegant solutions.

**Skills & Experience**

The role requires the following skills & experience;
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting (Internationally recognized accounting

designation preferred).
- Minimum of 5 years’ fund accounting, with 2 - 4 years’ experience in private equity.
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge and experience with fund accounting software preferred e.g., Investran, Dynamo or Geneva
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of the investment fund industry.
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of PE fund accounting, investor services and reporting principals.
- Fluent in English (writing & speaking).

**You must also**:

- Think strategically, balancing the current & future demands of the business.
- Have an innovative/entrepreneurial mindset & are a self-starter with high energy and drive.
- Have solid organization skills and the ability to work under pressure.
- Possess strong process orientation, analytical skills and an affinity for technology-based solutions.
- Have effective time management skills.
- Be prepared to work in a dynamic environment.
- Work autonomously and self-manage.
- Work under pressure and meet deadlines.

**Let's talk money (it's good)**

Remuneration will be market-related and aligned with your experience and seniority. You will also be in the running for a competitive benefits package and a discretionary bonus scheme. You get great leave and of course, you get to work with a bunch of really switched-on people with big brains and personalities. But let’s talk more about this in person.

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