Quantitative Financial Developer - Cape Town Verfied

Salary Negotiable Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 22-06-2021 7:39:54 AM
17-08-2021 7:39:54 AM
Do you have a passion for analysing and solving business problems with software solutions?

This position is with an innovative Financial Technology company (software development - based in Claremont) that provides data and process automation solutions to financial investment companies.

THE ROLE WILL:
*Be part of the Business Analysis Team.
*Conduct new feature analysis and drive development on the Compnay'ssoftware platform using C#.
*Work with clients to identify where we can help them achieve their data and automation goals.
*Create financial data reports for clients in MSSQL Server.
*Generate and chase leads for new business for the FundSolve platform.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
*Undergraduate degree in Finance, Actuarial Science, Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics, Information Systems or Computer Science.
*Honours preferred.
*Recognised financial qualification if the degree was not finance-related.

RESPONSIBILITIES
*Analyse and solve business problems with software
*Drive sales and up-sell opportunities with each client interaction
*Learn and push financial and software knowledge of both team and self
*Communicate with directors and clients
*Extend and maintain existing software solutions
*Analyse and create project specification documents as required

EXPERIENCE NEEDED
*2+ years experience writing software with C#, Java, Python, Scala, or JavaScript. + .Net with Entity Framework would highly beneficial.
*Any of the following:
-Pricing, structuring, analysing, or trading financial and investment products.
-Financial risk management from the perspective of a financial institution.
-Data and/or quantitative analysis in a finance-related context.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SKILLS
*Experience working in an object-oriented or functional programming environment
*Design pattern knowledge highly advantageous
*Experience in writing financial calculations, models or algorithms
-BENEFICIAL-
*Any of C#, Java, Python, Scala, JavaScript
*HIGHLY ADVANTAGEOUS - C# and Entity Framework
*RDBMS & MSSQL
*CSS, HTML4/5 , PowerBI

KEY COMPETENCIES, SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES
*Experience solving financial business problems using technology
*Strong interest in financial services
*Strong analytical skills
*Comfortable presenting to clients
*Pays attention to detail
*Safeguards integrity of sensitive client data
*A strong knack for problem-solving
*Quick learner
*Interest in software development
*Good time management
*Able to work under pressure
*Understands industry trends
*Communicates clearly and politely, both verbally and in writing
*Able to work independently but also be a team player
*Uses initiative, is pro-active and possesses problem-solving skills
*Willing to put in long hours when needed

TO APPLY, SUBMIT THE LATEST VERSION OF YOUR CV WITH THE CORRECT CONTACT INFORMATION.

YOUR APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE A MOTIVATION EXPLAINING WHY YOU'RE A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR THIS ROLE.

SHOULD YOU NOT HEAR FROM US WITHIN 2-WEEKS OF YOUR SUBMISSION, CONSIDER YOUR APPLICATION UNSUCCESSFUL.