Quantitative Analyst

1 week ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa RPO Recruitment Full time

RPO's client who is a multinational business operating in financial services spanning across South Africa, Europe and Asia is seeking a Quantitative Analyst to be a part of their team that manages balanced portfolios in line with the company's philosophy and process. The ideal candidate will develop new asset allocation tools and strategies and improve the current system. They will build predictive models and advanced algorithms that help the multi asset team to drive performance across the multi asset fund range.

Responsibilities:

  • The key objective is the development of new asset allocation tools and strategies, as well as the improvement of the current system.
  • Assist in defining the asset allocation research/alpha framework.
  • Improve the current asset management tools available and maintain the infrastructure in place.
  • Develop econometric models to shape the tactical asset allocation.
  • Improve the process on the strategic asset allocation by applying different optimisations.
  • Improve the portfolio construction process by developing tools to measure correlations, minimize slippage etc.
  • Generate new ideas around risk management and implement them.
  • Develop tools to analyse capital markets and scrutinize large amounts of data in an efficient way.
  • Present results of research projects to broader investment team.
  • Document research, process, and model mechanics.

Requirements:

  • 1-3 years of experience in a comparable role, or in another quantitative finance field, having coded predictive models in various scripting languages. In the role it is essential to understand and implement sound econometric concepts in different scripting languages, driving efficiencies within the team and research processes. Knowledge of various statistical techniques and data science are therefore key elements.
  • University Degree (Computer Science/Maths/Stats/Business Science/Actuarial), and/or Post Graduate degree
  • CFA or FRM studies preferred.
  • Strong programming skills in R and SQL
  • Solid understanding of asset allocation, economics and multi asset portfolio management
  • Strong programming skills, particularly in R, are therefore essential (other languages are beneficial, especially Python)
  • Solid experience managing and analysing large amounts of data is a must (ideally SQL)
  • Experience with version control and database solutions necessary (ideally Git)

Benefits:

  • Salary: R500K/yr - R650K/yr, salary negotiable
  • Training & Development
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) (if applicable)

Contact RPO Recruitment for your next career opportunity.

  • Salary: negotiable.
  • Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
  • Apply for this role today, contact Keegan Wolhuter at RPO Recruitment or on LinkedIn
  • You can also visit the RPO Recruitment website:  or email us your CV: [email protected]

We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.

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