Performance Analyst – Top-Tier Fixed Income / Alternative Investment Asset Manager recruitment

The Opportunity:

New opportunity to work as a performance analyst within a leading fixed income asset manager, with a great reputation for managing innovative investment products, including alternative investment products
Working within a small and established, highly skilled performance team, you will be involved in the whole performance piece, including the production of monthly performance returns as well as more detailed and bespoke attribution analysis
Other duties may also include the production and reconciliation of fund and benchmark data for attribution analysis and the reporting of performance returns to third party measurers such as JP Morgan and Northern Trust, as well as weekly and monthly performance summary reporting
The team culture is very progressive and this role offers a real career opportunity
The funds you will be analysing are cutting edge and varied in nature and contain a variety of fixed income securities, as well as innovative derivative instruments, offering further opportunity for career development.
You will also be required to participate / contribute towards department related projects and initiatives, whether they be product, fund, process or system related
Having established yourself within the team, your duties will expand to utilise your learning and ensure continued development

Your Experience:

You will have a strong record of academic achievement and be demonstrably numerate, combined with a qualifications(whether academic or professional) that show an interest and inherent knowledge of financial services / asset management
It is essential that you have demonstrable performance measurement experience gained from within the asset management industry, along with a strong understanding of attribution analysis
Familiarity with fixed income attribution techniques important, as well as a demonstrable interest in this asset class
Experience of using attribution and performance measurement software, such as Statpro
It is likely that you will have passed relevant recognised industry qualifications such as the IMC (Investment Management Certificate)
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written are essential as there will be a requirement to liaise extensively with both internal and external stakeholders
You must have a keenness to learn and demonstrate an enthusiasm to want to gain as much knowledge as possible
Strong attention to detail

The Company:

Established asset manager with a long track record of success
The assets managed are predominantly fixed income and the funds are predominantly long-only retail and institutional funds as well as some very high performing alternative investment products
A culture that promotes both personal and professional development

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