Job description

Respected wealth management company looking for a performance analyst.

Job description:

As a performance analyst, you are mainly responsible for firm-wide oversight of performance calculations, contribution and attribution analysis, composite review, and GIPS compliance. This role involves working closely with external service providers and internal departments including portfolio management, product development, finance as well as other groups within investment administration to provide analysis and guidance on performance related inquiries and business issues.

Job responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Compiling, maintaining and distributing various recurring and ad-hoc performance reports
• Ensure portfolio performance integrity by use and oversight of proprietary performance reporting, attribution, and contribution tools; review and analyse performance results and communicate findings
• Collaborate on performance attribution methodologies and results
• Liaise with investment administration on various operational challenges that impact performance and the investment process including pricing, derivatives processing, corporate actions, asset transfers, and cash flows
• Collaborate with IT (internal and external) to develop, test, and integrate technology solutions to enhance our performance reporting and analysis tools (automation)
• Engage with portfolio and product management to develop performance solutions
• Provide support to product management
• Assist in the design and implementation of policies, procedures and reporting to effectively identify and resolve operational issues while ensuring best practice and consistency across products
• Ad-hoc project work

Requirements

Core competencies:

• You have a good understanding of investments
• You have a practical understanding of different performance calculation and attribution methodologies
• You have an understanding and knowledge of performance standards (GIPS)
• VBA programming skills will be a distinct advantage
• You have current, relevant experience in accounting / portfolio administration would be a distinct advantage
• You have a keen eye for detail
• You are highly accurate
• You have excellent numeric skills
• You have an analytical mind-set
• You are a problem solver
• You do not mind repetition. Recurring tasks will be part of your role
• You are proactive and show initiative
• You have excellent communication skills – ability to interact effectively with people at all levels of the organization
• You have the ability to work unattended and as part of a small team
• You are able to learn quickly from an experienced team and have the ability to prioritise work efficiently and take ownership of responsibilities
• You have an affinity for systems
• You are able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• You are able to manage multiple priorities

Core qualifications and experience requirements:

• You have a B.Com accounting (honours) with tax as distinct advantage
• You have a minimum five years’ current and relevant experience in the financial services – asset management industry; this would be a distinct advantage
• You have strong knowledge of Excel (advanced) and Microsoft Office. Bloomberg, Morningstar and Statpro experience would be distinct advantages

Preferred computer competency:

• Microsoft Office
• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• VBA
• SQL
• Bloomberg / Statpro / Morningstar would be distinct advantage

Posted on 26 Sep 07:23