Investment Performance Analyst - Minneapolis, United States - eTeam

    eTeam
    eTeam Minneapolis, United States

    1 month ago

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    Banking / Loans
    Description

    Job Title: Financial Performance Analyst / Investment

    Location: Minneapolis, MN 55402

    Duration: 8 Months(Contract), with extension

    Pay: $46.00/hr

    Job Description:

    Performance Analyst role will work within the Performance team and support accurate and timely performance measurement and reporting. This role involves the collecting, calculating, measuring and analyzing of investment performance results and communication of those results in support of both internal management and external clients. The successful candidate will have a high attention to detail, a strong background in portfolio performance and attribution as well as excellent analytical, technical and communication skills.

    Key Responsibilities:


    • Generate and analyze performance returns for accounts in the firm's performance measurement system, researching and resolving any

    discrepancies that arise promptly


    • Set up and maintain new client accounts and benchmarks in the performance system


    • Monitor and reconcile benchmark data information received from index providers, resolving any data problems, and manage internal

    benchmark records


    • Use performance data from various systems to calculate, analyze and interpret data for the purpose of determining contributing factors to

    performance results in comparison to benchmarks


    • Calculate and maintain performance composites in compliance with GIPS. Update and maintain necessary composite documents and

    disclosures. Assist in maintaining firm's adherence to GIPS and maintaining GIPS verification records and other documents


    • Complete internal/external client performance requests, support firm's RFP processes and produce performance related materials for

    consultant databases


    • Conduct ongoing reporting or ad hoc reporting as needed at an excellent service level


    • Demonstrate a basic understanding of the flow of firms information to accounting and performance systems and use that knowledge to

    troubleshoot problems


    • Contribute ideas for and assist in the implementation of improvements to efficiency, accuracy, and controls in relation to assigned work,

    projects or other process enhancements

    Basic Qualifications:


    • Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience


    • Three to five years of experience in operations/technology project management activities

    Preferred Qualifications:


    • College degree required (mathematics/statistics, finance or equivalent field preferred)


    • Five plus years of related experience


    • A solid, detailed understanding of performance and attribution calculations and methodologies


    • Understand investment concepts, portfolio accounting, security types, accruals and how transactions affect performance


    • Proficient computer skills, especially MS Excel, MS Word & MS Access applications


    • Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational abilities


    • Ability to collaborate with other team members, yet be comfortable running detailed scheduled or ad-hoc reports independently; manage

    multiple tasks at the same time.


    • Self-directed with a willingness to learn and follow-through projects to completion

    Additional Preferred Skills:


    • Experience with trust and fiduciary systems, operations and investment systems


    • Working toward CIPM and/or CFA


    • Experience in database analytics, data mining and data manipulation to produce accurate, high-quality work; attentive to details


    • Knowledge of SS&C Sylvan and SS&C PORTIA strongly preferred, prior experience with Clearwater, FactSet and Bloomberg