Intermediate Project Manager – Constantia, CT
IT Software Development Project Manager with relevant IT qualification, and minimum 3 years’ IT project management experience, specific to software development projects in the Financial Services Industry, required to assist in embedding Agile practices and establishing the project management office competency within this organisation. Minimum requirements: IT Qualifications – B.Tech/B.Comm or similar Minimum 3 years’ Project Management experience specific to software development required Proven experience as Project Manager responsible for implementation of projects and related workshops required PMBOK and Prince2 experience advantageous Agile/Scrum/Kanban experience preferred Understanding of IT Software products/development required SDLC and implementation experience required Experience in testing and QA environment required Previous experience in the Financial Services Industry preferred Must be competent in workshop facilitation techniques Responsibilities: Meet client objectives and ensure deliverable are delivered to time and cost targets and quality standards Define projects goals with client and establish success criteria for projects – time, cost, technical and performance parameters Align projects with client’s business goals Develop project execution plan Identify and implement tools and systems to proactively maintain project governance Coordinate, control and direct activities of staff and project team members Monitor and apply performance management techniques Manage project change control process Monitor and advice on project finances Manage flow of project information Ensure compliance with agreed systems and procedures Prepare formal project progress and other reports Take lead in interfacing with all stakeholders at all project stages Agile specific responsibilities: Daily, weekly and monthly Agile rituals Track work progress to identify blockages and developer divergence Facilitate Business, Operational Staff and Product Owners from interference with Development Structure Monitor channels for submission of development requests Implement structure changes and strategies Facilitate stories that do not contain the right level of detail from entering the Dev Structure If you are an SA citizen & your CV meets the above criteria, please send your CV to lourie@yazoo.co.za Recognising that diversity is the key to excellence, our client especially encourages members of designated groups to apply. If you have not heard from us within a 2 week period, please deem your application as unsuccessful. By Submitting your personal and employment information and application you hereby confirm: That you have read and understood our POPI Policy. That you have no objection to us retaining your personal information in our database for future matching and will notify us in writing should you wish to remove your personal information from our database. Should suitable opportunities arise we will contact you and request your consent to submit your CV to a specific client for a specific purpose. That the information you have provided to us is true, correct and up to date.
Commercial Underwriter – Bellville, CT
Commercial Underwriter with minimum 5 years’ relevant experience and industry required qualifications (FAIS & RE), required for a Short Term Brokerage in Bellville. Minimum requirements: Grade 12 essential NQF4 or NQ5 Short Term Insurance qualification essential RE5 essential Minimum 5 years’ short term insurance underwriting experience, specific to Commercial Lines, essential Experience in a Broker environment required Sound knowledge of Commercial, Agri, Engineering and Marine required Responsibilities: Commercial Underwriting of new and existing business Quotations New Business Endorsement and renewals Needs analysis Unpaids Age analysis Processing of documents Assist Account Executive with administration Retention If you are a South African citizen & your CV meets the above criteria, please send your CV to lourie@yazoo.co.za Recognising that diversity is the key to excellence, our client especially encourages members of designated groups to apply. If you have not heard from us within a 2 week period, please deem your application as unsuccessful. By Submitting your personal and employment information and application you hereby confirm: That you have read and understood our POPI Policy. That you have no objection to us retaining your personal information in our database for future matching and will notify us in writing should you wish to remove your personal information from our database. Should suitable opportunities arise we will contact you and request your consent to submit your CV to a specific client for a specific purpose. That the information you have provided to us is true, correct and up to date.
Senior Software Developer – Waterfall, GP
Senior Software Developer with minimum 8 years’ experience in CRM and client portal solutions as well as Android and Apple development required to do software development on the CRM Platform and client facing portals for an Asset Management Company based in Midrand, Gauteng. Minimum requirements: Tertiary qualification preferred Minimum 8 years’ software development experience required Exposure to the Financial Services Industry preferred Agile/Scrum experience required C# Software Development experience required CRM and client portal solution experience required Android and Apple development experience required Understanding of software development process required PHP Development experience required Responsibilities: Develop components of the CRM Platform as well as client facing portals in conjunction with external software development partners Develop components of Android and Apple client apps Develop according to the future architecture of the software stack and suggest improvement to the current architecture Research, design, document and modify software specification throughout the production life cycle Produce compliant code for performance optimisation Write secure code Industrialise solutions with DEVOPS Liaise with the BA’s and Testers and maintain relationships with external software development partner Follow current coding practice and suggest improvements If you are a South African citizen & your CV meets the above criteria, please send your CV to lourie@yazoo.co.za Recognising that diversity is the key to excellence, our client especially encourages members of designated groups to apply. If you have not heard from us within a 2 week period, please deem your application as unsuccessful. By Submitting your personal and employment information and application you hereby confirm: That you have read and understood our POPI Policy. That you have no objection to us retaining your personal information in our database for future matching and will notify us in writing should you wish to remove your personal information from our database. Should suitable opportunities arise we will contact you and request your consent to submit your CV to a specific client for a specific purpose. That the information you have provided to us is true, correct and up to date.
Head: Fund Accounting Division – Constantia, CT
Candidate with relevant tertiary qualification and minimum 5 years’ experience in a Pricing Team required to manage the daily administration of local and offshore Portfolios, for an Asset Management Company based in Constantia, Cape Town. Minimum requirements: Minimum qualification: Matric, University degree Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience in a Pricing Team required Experience in managing daily administration of local and offshore portfolios required Punctuality and Time management skills Detail orientated with strong communication skills (oral and written: Minimum requirement: English) Able to work extended hours when required Responsibilities: Asset Running of the day-to-day administration of local and offshore Portfolios Report to COO – Fund Accounting/Asset Pricing Team and Business Support Analysts Ensure accurate and efficient pricing and review of in-house administered portfolios. Administration is completed within the appropriate standard frameworks, using technology and documentation as appropriate. Management of Pricing Department Management of all deadlines and deliverables in the end-to-end process from trade cycle, corporate events, price scrubbing and other inputs to the dissemination of the finalized NAV Minimizing errors through implementing extra controls and optimizing processes Manage, motivate, and mentor the fund accounting team Identify training and development needs of the team to ensure continuity in our service delivery Participate and collaborate with internal and external teams to minimize risk and streamline processes affecting the department Develop strong and trusted relationships with external and internal parties Remain up to date with industry and regulatory changes Actively manage issues and risks to resolution for all escalated matters Perform ad-hoc analysis to investigate queries Oversight and review of reporting and key controls Review and sign off fund distributions and underlying FOF distributions monthly Review and sign off weekly corporate event checks Review and sign off all quarterly reporting Review and sign off of any additional/ad hoc reporting as and when required If you are a South African citizen & your CV meets the above criteria, please send your CV to lourie@yazoo.co.za Recognising that diversity is the key to excellence, our client especially encourages members of designated groups to apply. If you have not heard from us within a 2 week period, please deem your application as unsuccessful. By Submitting your personal and employment information and application you hereby confirm: That you have read and understood our POPI Policy. That you have no objection to us retaining your personal information in our database for future matching and will notify us in writing should you wish to remove your personal information from our database. Should suitable opportunities arise we will contact you and request your consent to submit your CV to a specific client for a specific purpose. That the information you have provided to us is true, correct and up to date.
Compliance Officer – Malta
Compliance Officer with relevant qualification and minimum 3 years’ experience within the Asset Management and Collective Investment Schemes industry, required to join this Asset Management Company in Malta and be responsible for regulatory compliance, reporting, research and guidance on legislation and to liaise with the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA). Minimum requirements: Relevant qualification required – Law degree, Financial Degree, etc) Minimum 3 years’ experience within in the asset management and collective investments schemes industry essential Certificate in Financial Services Compliance Management highly beneficial MFSA approval required Knowledge of Investent Services Act, Undertaking of Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive, Alternative Investment Funds Directive and AML Legislation, required Responsibilities: Supporting the Management Company/Funds Regulatory compliance Regulatory reporting Research and guidance on existing and future legislation Liaise with the Malta Financial Services Authority on behalf of the Company and Funds Develop and maintain policies, procedures and controls used to support the compliance function If you meet the above criteria, please send your CV to lourie@yazoo.co.za Recognising that diversity is the key to excellence, our client especially encourages members of designated groups to apply. If you have not heard from us within a 2 week period, please deem your application as unsuccessful. By Submitting your personal and employment information and application you hereby confirm: That you have read and understood our POPI Policy. That you have no objection to us retaining your personal information in our database for future matching and will notify us in writing should you wish to remove your personal information from our database. Should suitable opportunities arise we will contact you and request your consent to submit your CV to a specific client for a specific purpose. That the information you have provided to us is true, correct and up to date.
Accountant (Independent Reviews & Compilations) – Cape Town CBD
Accountant with completed Accounting Degree and SAICA Articles OR minimum 5-10 years bookkeeping experience in an Accounting & Auditing Firm, required for Compilations and Independent Reviews in terms of IFRS for SME’s and Accounting Officers’ engagements and Trust Compilation Engagements, for an Accounting and Auditing Firm based in Cape Town. Minimum requirements: Accounting Degree essential Completed SAICA Articles OR 5-10 years’ Bookkeeping experience in an Accounting and Auditing environment required AGA(SA) advantageous IFRS for SME knowledge required Experience in compilations and IR and drafting of AFS essential CaseWare experience required Xero experience beneficial Hybrid and flexible working hours Responsibilities: Compilation and Independent Review in terms of IFRS for SME’s – prepare budgets, import and map client information, process year-end journals to finalise Trial Balance and drafting of AFS Prepare Tac and deferred tac computations Ensure allocated engagements are completed within budget and communicate overruns Perform quality compilations, independent review and accounting officers’ engagement and a detailed review of working papers Write-ups – prepare budget approvals, capture client financial information on Xero/CaseWare, process relevant year-end journal entries, trial balance and draft AFS If you are a South African citizen and your CV meets the above requirements, please respond via email to lourie@yazoo.co.za Recognising that diversity is key to excellence, our client especially encourages members of designated groups to apply. If you have not heard from us within a two week period, please deem your application as unsuccessful. By Submitting your personal and employment information and application you hereby confirm: That you have read and understood our POPI Policy. That you have no objection to us retaining your personal information in our database for future matching and will notify us in writing should you wish to remove your personal information from our database. Should suitable opportunities arise we will contact you and request your consent to submit your CV to a specific client for a specific purpose. That the information you have provided to us is true, correct and up to date.
Junior Trainee Accountant (Accounting Firm Experience) – Bellville, CT
Trainee/Junior Accountant with minimum 1 year bookkeeping/accounting function experience within an accounting firm/practice, and the aspiration to become an Accountant, required for an Accounting Practice based in Bellville. Minimum requirements: B.Comm degree or equivalent preferred Previous bookkeeping/accounting function experience required – minimum 1 year Knowledge of completing and submitting VAT returns required Pastel Sage Online, Pastel Payroll, QuickBooks / Xero required Valid driver’s license and own transport preferred Responsibilities: Full bookkeeping/accounting function for various clients Pastel processing Completing and submitting VAT returns Bank reconciliations Creditors and Debtors processing and reconciliations SARS e-filing and statutory requirements If you are a South African citizen and your CV meets the above requirements, please respond via email to lourie@yazoo.co.za Recognising that diversity is key to excellence, our client especially encourages members of designated groups to apply. If you have not heard from us within a 2 week period, please deem your application as unsuccessful By Submitting your personal and employment information and application you hereby confirm: That you have read and understood our POPI Policy. That you have no objection to us retaining your personal information in our database for future matching and will notify us in writing should you wish to remove your personal information from our database. Should suitable opportunities arise we will contact you and request your consent to submit your CV to a specific client for a specific purpose. That the information you have provided to us is true, correct and up to date.
HR Manager – Bellville, CT
HR Manager with relevant Degree and minimum 3 years’ HR Management experience in a retail or call centre environment, required to lead the HR and L&D functions for a FinTech company based in Bellville. Minimum requirements: Bachelors Degree required Minimum 3 years in an HR Management role within a call centre or retail environment required HR Legislation and acts knowledge required Experience in representations at CCMA level required Responsibilities: Lead the HR and L&D function Align Group wide HR Initiatives Provide HR direction Support operational excellence Collaborate closely with leadership team Develop HR Plan, management, execution and monitoring of the HR Plan Relationship building with country teams and stakeholders Planning, management and delivery of all HR Processes including L&D Implementation and monitoring of HR Projects and initiatives Regulatory compliance Performance management of HR Business Partners and Learning Facilitators Employee record management for accuracy Payroll submission management Guide, develop and train management team on HR Processes Develop and implement operational processes Job Fairs, Career Days and networking opportunities HR reports as required Ensure HR Systems are optimally used Advisor to business on all HR related matters Monitor and analyse HR metrics to provide insights If you are a South African Citizen & your CV meets the above criteria, please send your CV to lourie@yazoo.co.za Recognising that diversity is the key to excellence, our client especially encourages members of designated groups to apply. If you have not heard from us within a 2 week period, please deem your application as unsuccessful. By Submitting your personal and employment information and application you hereby confirm: That you have read and understood our POPI Policy. That you have no objection to us retaining your personal information in our database for future matching and will notify us in writing should you wish to remove your personal information from our database. Should suitable opportunities arise we will contact you and request your consent to submit your CV to a specific client for a specific purpose. That the information you have provided to us is true, correct and up to date.
Client Accountant and Administrator – Cape Town CBD
Accountant with full bookkeeping/accounting experience and a formal accounting qualification, required for an Accounting Firm based in Cape Town City Bowl, to provide outsourced accounting, payroll and administration services to a portfolio of clients. Minimum requirements: Degree or equivalent Accounting qualification required Experience in full bookkeeping/accounting function required Experience in preparing monthly management accounts required Experience in Xero essential Experience in filing SARS returns (VAT, PAYE and Income Tax) required Responsibilities: Preparing financial data (sales, bank statements, expenses and providing bookkeeping support to clients Collating company documents and preparing SARS returns Assist with client’s administration and operational processes Assist in compilation of tax returns Accounting function for various clients on Xero Invoices Journals Monthly reconciliation Assist in development and improving of internal systems Prepare monthly management accounts Prepare annual information for accounting and assurance teams Payroll – prepare payslips, generate IRP5’s, EMP201’s and EMP501 SARS submissions VAT reconciliations to SARS Processing online payments Reporting to Directors and Trustees on clients Relationship management Assist with migration to Xero, implementation of Xero financial systems and training on Xero If you are a South African citizen and your CV meets the above requirements, please respond via email to lourie@yazoo.co.za Recognising that diversity is key to excellence, our client especially encourages members of designated groups to apply. If you have not heard from us within a two week period, please deem your application as unsuccessful. By Submitting your personal and employment information and application you hereby confirm: That you have read and understood our POPI Policy. That you have no objection to us retaining your personal information in our database for future matching and will notify us in writing should you wish to remove your personal information from our database. Should suitable opportunities arise we will contact you and request your consent to submit your CV to a specific client for a specific purpose. That the information you have provided to us is true, correct and up to date.
Business Systems Analyst: IT Systems – Constantia, CT
Business Systems Analyst with minimum 2 years’ experience as part of an IT delivery team, preferably in Financial Services Industry, required for an Asset Management Company based in Constantia, Cape Town. Minimum requirements: Relevant tertiary qualification required – Finance related Degree preferred Minimum 2 years’ business or systems analysis experience essential Financial data analysis skills required Exposure to programming and scripting required SQL and programming skills advantageous Experience in the Trust Fund environment beneficial Financial services experience preferred Responsibilities: Develop business requirement specifications Develop business processes and contribute to system design Develop functional and technical specifications Develop system integration specifications at the data level Analyse and test systems as part of investigation and system changes/upgrades Monitor and improve daily systems controls Monitor and ensure business and market data integrity Identify process improvement opportunities Work with vendors to plan, design and implement enhancements If you are a South African Citizen & your CV meets the above criteria, please send your CV to lourie@yazoo.co.za Recognising that diversity is the key to excellence, our client especially encourages members of designated groups to apply. If you have not heard from us within a 2 week period, please deem your application as unsuccessful. By Submitting your personal and employment information and application you hereby confirm: That you have read and understood our POPI Policy. That you have no objection to us retaining your personal information in our database for future matching and will notify us in writing should you wish to remove your personal information from our database. Should suitable opportunities arise we will contact you and request your consent to submit your CV to a specific client for a specific purpose. That the information you have provided to us is true, correct and up to date.