Senior Investment/Portfolio Analyst - Washington, United States - Raymond James

Description

Description

Job Summary :

Under limited supervision, uses specialized knowledge and skills obtained through education and experience, to assist in analyzing portfolios, asset allocations and other investment holdings with client portfolios and make appropriate recommendations.

Regular contact with internal and external customers is required to obtain, clarify, or provide facts or information. Utilize appropriate resources to create, present and maintain presentations and proposals for clients and prospects.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Serves as relationship manager for a subset of existing clients, at discretion of lead Financial Advisors.
• Prepares presentations, portfolio/equity analyses, and proposals for High Net Worth and institutional clients and prospects.
• Coordinates efforts to gather data to assist Financial Advisors in preparing responses to client or prospect requests.
• Creates portfolio/equity snapshots, researches investments and provides fund reports upon request to clients.
• Collects and compiles fundamental research on related companies in response to client inquiries.
• May lead client meetings to identify client goals and tolerances.
• Develops and presents individualized client investment strategy
• Uses analytical tools, software and methodologies to research investment products, asset allocation and comparative analysis on portfolios.
• Presents or responds to inquiries from Financial Advisors and/or clients to research and resolve issues.
• Creates presentations to clients and prospects under the direction of Financial Advisors.
• Prepares customized written industry and company specific reports upon request to clients.
• Develops financial models to forecast team revenue and income.
• Performs research and analytics used in Investment Strategy white papers for financial advisor or client use.
• Coordinates preparation of scheduled and ad hoc performance reports.
• Collaborates with internal and external product experts to insure proper due diligence of products.
• Develops and maintains checklists for tracking periodic investment managers' reviews by third party and independent investment manager searches.
• Generates periodic reports on investment analyses and peer group comparisons with relevant investment benchmarks for clients.
• Interfaces effectively with all levels of staff in managing portfolios.
• Completes ad hoc projects and reports as assigned.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications :

• Company's working structure, policies, mission, strategies and compliance guidelines
• Advanced investment concepts, practices and procedures used in the securities industry.
• Client relations management tools
• Financial services news and data resource tools
• Investment management analytical tools
• Financial planning software tools
• Operating standard office equipment and using required software applications to produce correspondence, reports, electronic communications, spreadsheets and databases.
• Preparing and delivering clear, effective and professional presentations.
• Identifying the needs of customers through effective questioning and listening techniques.
• Identifying relationships draw logical conclusions and interpret results for use in decision-making.
• Quantitative and analytical skills sufficient to assist in the development of corporate financial projections and equity valuation metrics.
• Organize, manage and track multiple detailed tasks and assignments with frequently changing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.
• Continuously learn investment products, industry rules and regulations and financial planning software.
• Use appropriate interpersonal styles and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with all organizational levels.
• Keep all appropriate parties up-to-date on decisions, changes and other relevant information.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Use mathematics sufficient to process account and transaction information
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Multi-task and work on a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Be proactive and demonstrate readiness and ability to initiate action.
• Project positive, professional image both internal and with external business contacts.
• Implement changes to standard procedures when required by specific situations and circumstances.
• Facilitate meetings, ensuring that all viewpoints, ideas and problems are addressed.

Educational/Previous Experience Requirements :

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business and a minimum of three years of experience in the financial industry with an emphasis on conducting market research and analysis.

~or~

• An equivalent combination of experience, education, and/or training as approved by Human Resources.

Licenses/Certifications :

• SIE required provided that an exemption or grandfathering cannot be applied.
• Series 7 required.
• Series 63, 65 and/or 66 as required by state.
• Certified Financial Analyst preferred.

Job: Administrative & Support Services


Primary Location: US-DC-Washington-Washington


Organization Eastern

Schedule Full-time

Job Shift Day Job

Travel Yes, 25 % of the Time


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