Client Associate

Closing Date

2025/11/30

Reference Number

COR

Job Title

Client Associate

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Country

South Africa

Location - Province

Western Cape

Location - Town / City

Cape Town

Job Description

To play a significant support role within the Global Institutional Business team. This is a high-performance team that is the client face (both on a client acquisition, client service and retention basis) for institutional clients of Coronation in both the South African and International Markets.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To be a full in-house support and back-up for the Client Service Fund Managers (FM). This includes:
• Taking key responsibility for assigned clients alongside the FM. This requires that the incumbent is able to report on all current matters pertaining to a particular assigned client and build strong client relationships so that clients feel comfortable dealing directly with the incumbent when the FM is not available.
• Work closely with the FM and the dedicated Client Relationship Manager (CRM) to ensure all queries and issues around the client and products are dealt with efficiently and professionally.
• Liaise with staff at various levels of the organization and from other departments to ensure high levels of client service and administration
• Client Surveys, Due Diligence Questionnaires, tenders, maintenance of the DDQ database of questions/responses:
• Take responsibility for the initial completion of these documents, to be reviewed by FMs. The process includes sourcing information from various areas of the business, dealing with senior managers for input and ensuring all reviews are completed timeously
• Taking ownership for the submission and delivery accurately and within stringent time constraints
• Ensure that the Due Diligence Database of answers to questions is updated and is maintained at all times.

• To be responsible for the input and maintenance of all external client / consultant databases, both local and international. These databases are the most critical interface Coronation has to clients/consultants globally (of equal importance to performance) and hence need to be accurate and updated regularly

• Collate and take responsibility for maintaining accuracy and quality of all other client-related collateral, strategy fact sheets, client queries, Salesforce updates, meeting minutes, process documents/manuals etc.

• Assist with the preparation of legal documents relating to clients and ensure accurately captured, stored, maintained and scanned

• Deal with all other business and product related queries within the team

• Ensure the CRM system (Salesforce) is up to date and accurate for funds that the incumbent is allocated as the CA

• Take responsibility for ad-hoc projects as assigned with pride and diligence

• Ensure all process documents are kept up to date and enhanced where possible

• Assist with client communication distributions via Salesforce Marketing Cloud, including contact list generation and distribution, as and when required

• Provide training and mentoring to new starters and junior team members

• Assist with general tasks in the area as and when required

• Act with integrity and professionalism at all times and uphold the Coronation culture and values

Ideal Experience

• Asset management experience (preferred)

• Database management and advanced Excel skills

• Analytical/quantitative experience

• 5 Years working experience in finance/asset management.

Ideal Qualifications

• Commerce or related qualification – B Comm, B Bus Sci, CA (Numerical subjects)

Most Important Attribute

• Must possess an ownership mentality and a willingness to take responsibility for tasks through to completion.

• Attention to detail, goal orientated and a willingness to learn and be hands on,

• Highly organized, good at multi-tasking and able to deal with people at all levels

Systems Knowledge

• Microsoft Office Suite