As a Performance and Risk Analyst within the Security Services Operations, you will support the bank’s institutional asset owner and asset manager clients with technologies that provide insights into the result of their investment decisions throughout the investment lifecycle.You will play a critical role in supporting decision-making processes, work on implementing organization’s objectives and ensuring reporting and client management with high standards.
Job responsibilities:
- Conduct preliminary performance analyses of investment portfolios including basic attribution analysis, exposures, and rates of return against objectives.
- Assist in the onboarding of new clients and participate in service reviews, due diligence meetings, etc.
- Maintain accurate and timely reporting for clients, ensuring data integrity and resolving basic workflow exceptions.
- Conduct comprehensive performance analyses of investment portfolios including attribution analysis, exposures and rates of return against objectives.
- Analyze and interpret workflow exceptions. Guide third parties on remediation efforts and take ownership on plan execution. Present findings in straightforward, audience-appropriate communications.
- Lead inquiry response efforts with external stakeholders including portfolio managers, back-office operations, and vendors. Establish clear priorities and articulate dependencies as well as delivery/resolution timetables.
- Manage and oversee the Investment Analytics team
- Maintain a positive, uplifting work environment where all are encouraged to contribute. Adopt a growth mindset where all feel comfortable taking risks to learn. Persist through setbacks to achieve results.
- Demonstrate success building strong interpersonal relationships in large, complex organizations. Ability to defend principles and build broad consensus amicably based on shared interests.
Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:
- 10+ years experience in performance analysis, risk analytics, or investment analytics within the financial services industry.
- Knowledge of Fund Accounting, Financial Reporting
- Demonstrate expertise in the investment lifecycle. This includes industry best practices, regulatory requirements, the competitive landscape and emerging trends in performance and risk analytics across client segments.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics or related field. Interest and/or pursuit of Master's degree or relevant professional designations (such as CFA, CIPM, CAIA, FRM) preferred
- Knowledge and/or use of FactSet and/or competitor platforms is a plus.