Performance Analyst – Fund Management recruitment

Performance Analyst - Fund Management
£40,000 - £50,000 + Bonus + Benefits
London

The Company

Our client is manages insurance linked investments to provide their investors with access to pure insurance risk through capital markets instruments.

The role

This exciting role will is support of the daily running of cat models and simulations tools for portfolio risk. Provide database knowledge to team and be able to build reports. Armed with good knowledge of Microsoft office products you will need to provide reporting support of trades and maintain risk analysis to team members. The primary goal as a Performance Analyst is to support all members of the team from the Chairman, CEO, Head of Portfolio Analysis to the Operational team.

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables:

Maintain aggregate portfolio analysis
Catastrophe Modelling and Actuarial Analysis
Provide support for investment/underwriting decision
Month end risk reporting for investors
Quarterly risk reporting for boards
Working and training operational staff in risk analysis
Help create and maintain analytical process to team
Keep and maintain trading files/fund pages up to date
Maintain and support IT for modelling purposes
Support Head of Portfolio Analysis

The Candidate;

Cat Modelling experience (AIR or RMS preferred)
SQL Database Programming experience
BA/BSc degree preferred in science, maths, economics or IT
1-2 years of relevant and commercial work experience (e.g. actuarial, cat modelling, accounting, IT or project finance) in either insurance or banking area
Superior analytical skills that include the ability to see granular as well as big picture issues
Advanced level of proficiency in Microsoft Office
Ability to work in a fast-paced, constantly evolving team environment
Basic VBA Skills
Numerical ability
Personable with a good telephone manner
Willing to learn multiple disciplines

Nice to have skills:

Simulation Package Experience
Reinsurance / Insurance Pricing
Capital Markets knowledge
Actuarial Knowledge

Please apply immediately to insure that you are considered