The main function of the role is to review and calculate performance returns for Funds, Clients and Benchmarks as required, and support the Performance and Reporting Manager.
Main Responsibilities
- Participate in the oversight of the outsourced measurement of investment performance.
- Input into op model definition for future state Performance measurement calculation including bringing function back in house.
- Calculation of Client and Benchmark Performance returns for both internal and external usage.
- Calculation of stock and sector level attribution.
- Investigation and resolution of Performance and data queries.
- Provide Peer group analysis.
- Preparation of monthly, Quarterly and Annual Performance reporting data and reports.
- Contribute to the Performance Reporting training materials, procedures, and how-to guides.
- Maintain a high level of professionalism and assist in developing strong relations with other teams throughout the business.
- Provide support to colleagues.
- Use judgement for tasks with the support from Manager- Performance and Reporting.
- Ad-hoc work as and when required.
Experience Required
- 3 - 4 years of experience calculating Client (Segregated and Pooled), Fund and Benchmark Performance.
- Experience working in a Performance measurement team within an Asset Manager or Third Party provider.
- Experience of calculating performance returns using both in house processes / systems or third party systems.
- Exposure to Equity, Fixed and Multi Asset funds / securities.
- Experience with Market Vendor systems such as Bloomberg or Morningstar.
- Experience of establishing, maintaining and working within disciplined procedures with tight deadlines.
- Use of Third-party Performance external and in-house report production systems, this would ideally include exposure to StatPro; report building would be a bonus.
Skills Required
- Numerate and accurate, with excellent attention to detail.
- Strong understanding of investment instruments across all asset classes.
- Strong understanding of data management best practice, data governance and quality assurance.
- Understanding of derivatives and FX forward instruments.
- Ability to analyse complex data sets
- Advanced MS Excel skills.
- SQL or Power BI skills
- Must show the ability to meet deadlines, establish priorities and concentrate on detailed information.
Personal Attributes
- Proactive attitude; seeks opportunities to learning and to do more for the team.
- Strong sense of ownership, mature and resilient, with an interest in learning the mechanics of a process.
- Organised, professional and determined to meet job requirements.
- Collegiate, co-operative, constructive, i.e. a good fit with CCLA’s culture.
- Team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to speak to all areas of the business, if required.
- Strive for continuous improvement.