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Senior Asset Manager at Old Mutual

  • Job Type Full Time
  • Qualification Bachelors , Masters
  • Experience 6 years
  • Location Gauteng
  • City Johannesburg
  • Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit&nbsp

Senior Asset Manager at Old Mutual

Senior Asset Manager

Role Descriptor

  • Submissions for Committees and Forums
  • Compile reports, analysis and specific tasks as may be required by the Board, Property and Investment Committee, any Board Sub-Committee, Exco Committee or as directed.
  • Adhere to and ensure that direct reports adhere to relevant levels of authority.
  • Perform corporate management functions in accordance with policies, procedures and legal requirements.
  • Perform corporate management functions within the allocated time frame

Strategic Asset Management Responsibilities

  • Developing investment and or economic strategies based on management philosophy and customer objectives. 
  • Performs investment research to formulate asset specific strategies
  • Performs deal structuring and financial modelling.
  • Analyses the market, looks for opportunities and works with external consultants to develop new products and features in existing products to suit specific target markets.
  • Responsible for researching, analysing and providing relevant economic and property overviews.
  • Makes recommendations regarding investment attractiveness of specific property sectors.
  • Assists in making recommendations for the selection of investment decisions to the Investment Committees
  • Assist in the development of an industry leading property, data driven information system.
  • Monitor, update, maintain and report on property fundamentals, which includes review of annual budgets, net income comparison to budgets, forecasting and modelling.
  • Create standardized property research decks for Investment Team and Investment Committee.
  • Conduct research on special topics in support Investment Teams strategic initiatives.
  • Assist with the development and presentation of the firm’s macroeconomic, capital market and property market information.
  • Assist with the preparation of property trends commentaries.
  • Develop research tools to assist the Investments Team for potential property investments. The nature of the role is more specialised knowledge work rather than knowledge integration
  • Monitor’s developments in security markets. 
  • Liaises with tax attorneys or accountants to determine legal consequences of investment decisions.
  • Review and analyse annual property valuations and complete internal valuations.
  • Regular reports and updates to various committees and boards.

Investment Analysis

  • Research, analyses, and provides relevant property benchmarking information.
  • Assists with the analysis of investment decisions and motivations for Investment Committee.
  • Compilation of Fund investment performance reports for Investment Committee and Board packs/presentations.
  • Asset Management Support and Assistance
  • Review and analysis of Fund data to facilitate investment decisions
  • Assist with the management, review and of approval of quarterly forecasts and annual property budgets.
  • Performs deal structuring and financial modelling

Personal Effectiveness

  • Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
  • Individually accountable for managing own time, asks and output quality over periods of 1 day to a maximum of three months.
  • Makes increased contributions by broadening individual skills.
  • Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.
  • Accepts and lives the company values.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including ability to articulate recommendations in a concise and timely manner.
  • Strong research and analytical skills including the ability to gather, interpret and effectively communicate macroeconomic, capital market and property market data.
  • Critical thinking skills that can convert data into meaningful relationships and information to drive quality decision making.

Basic Job Requirements

  • B. Com / MBA / CA
  • Min 6 yrs. relevant industry experience required
  • Experience with deal structuring and financial modelling is required
  • CFA (any level – advantageous)
  • Property experience advantageous
  • Strong analytical skills and numerical ability
  • Computer skills (Advanced Excel and PowerPoint)

Skills

  • Action Planning, Analytical Thinking, Budget Management, Client Management, Client Needs Assessments, Computer Literacy, Database Reporting, Data Classification, Data Compilation, Data Controls, Evaluating Information, Information Retrieval, Legal Practices, Numerical Aptitude

Competencies

  • Business Insight
  • Collaborates
  • Customer Focus
  • Ensures Accountability
  • Financial Acumen
  • Instills Trust
  • Manages Complexity
  • Optimizes Work Processes

Education

  • NQF Level 7 – Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent  (Required)

Closing Date

  • 17 October 2025

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Old Mutual on oldmutual.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com to apply

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