Transaction Management Analyst - Fixed Term Contract

Ninety One

Cape Town, South Africa · Southern Africa

Role type

Private Equity, VC & Private Credit

Experience

Analyst

Deadline

2027-02-02

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Summary

Support private-credit investment monitoring and transaction management at Ninety One in Cape Town on a nine-month fixed-term contract. The role combines covenant and borrower monitoring, transaction coordination and investment KYC with improvements to data, reporting and automation across the asset manager’s global Private Markets platform.

About the role

You join a global Transaction Management team based in London and Cape Town, working with Investment Management, Legal, ESG, Compliance, Finance and Treasury colleagues. The team monitors private-market investments and investor obligations across Africa and other regions. Alongside core portfolio and transaction work, this role helps redesign monitoring and KYC workflows to reduce manual tasks and develop more structured, automation-ready information and reporting.

Key responsibilities

Analyse waivers, consents and amendments and coordinate approvals with legal and investment teams, keeping documentation, deal economics and cash movements aligned.

Monitor borrower performance, covenants and reporting obligations and identify material changes, breaches or emerging risks.

Track conditions precedent, funding logistics, settlement and post-close setup for private-credit transactions.

Prepare information for fund committees, boards, investors and management and improve portfolio reporting.

Complete investment AML/KYC due diligence, review corporate structures and coordinate onboarding, refreshes and external KYC reporting.

Work with technology and investment colleagues to automate monitoring, reporting, escalation and lifecycle workflows.

Key requirements

BCom, LLB, CA(SA) or a similar qualification.

Two to three years of relevant experience at a financial institution, bank, asset manager, DFI, professional-services, law, accounting or consulting firm.

High accuracy with data and operational detail, strong Excel skills and familiarity with modern data-handling tools.

Experience contributing to operational tools, dashboards or automation, with a systems-thinking and continuous-improvement mindset.

Python, VS Code, Power Automate or similar automation and AI tools are highly advantageous.

Strong written and verbal communication, collaboration, ownership and the ability to work across evolving processes and external counterparties.

Nine-month fixed-term contract. Requisition AF01184; official portal job ID 4517. The current ATS lists applications through 2 February 2027. Open the official role page and use its application route.

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