Performance and Attribution Analyst

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Adcorp Holdings Full time

Roles and Responsibilities

Data maintenance and reporting, including:

  • Ensuring the coordination and sanitisation of data in the performance and attribution systems;
  • Calculating performance and providing timely delivery of daily, monthly, and/or quarterly performance, attribution, risk, and custom reports to clients;
  • Summarising the results where required for the Investment and/or Executive committee report, and other highlevel reporting;
  • Providing performance commentary across various portfolios;
  • Auditing and verifying the accuracy of portfolio accounting data and reports;
  • Reconciling and explaining performance variation/s and difference/s against benchmarks and other asset managers; and
  • Constructing and maintaining custom benchmarks and composites.

Analysis, including:

  • Analysing client portfolios or assets within their portfolios so as to explain performance and attribution variances;
  • Analysing the portfolio structure and component returns; explaining changes between a portfolio and its benchmark;
  • Assisting with the development of new risk reporting requirements of the Risk Management team;
  • Monitoring market indicators;
  • GIPS:
  • Analysing and reporting on GIPS performance;
  • Assisting with the implementation of processes that are compliant with policies;
  • Involvement in projects to streamline and improve the GIPS process; and
  • Analysing and preparing attribution reports and graphs.
  • Assisting with the calculation of performance fees for certain fund mandates.
  • Assisting the Business Development team with the new client take-on process, in terms of the benchmark and composite.
  • Supporting the Client Services team with performance or valuation-related client queries.
  • Assisting the Performance and Attribution team in delivering on key operational project initiatives and process improvements.
  • Assisting and providing input to the Investment Operations team regarding unlisted instrument valuations, where required, and daily unit price checking and confirmation.
  • Ensuring processes and procedures are adequately documented and monitored.

Job Requirements

  • Skills, knowhow and experience:
  • Understanding of financial markets and investments;
  • MS Office specifically MS Excel intermediate to advanced level;
  • Experience in using StatPro Fixed Interest is advantageous but not necessary; and
  • 2 years performance/quantitativerelated experience in an asset management environment.
  • Technical/ professional qualifications:
  • B Com (with quantitative focus modules) or BSc (with Mathematics, Statistics or similar); and
  • Key behaviours and competencies:
  • Analytical thinking;
  • Problem solving skills;
  • Aptitude for building and maintaining relationships;
  • Aptitude for teamwork and collaboration;
  • Quality orientation (includes attention to detail);
  • Ability to be client focused;
  • Stress tolerance;
  • Good communication skills, both written and verbal;
  • Capacity for initiating action;
  • Planning and organising skills;
  • Results orientation; and
  • Integrity.

Job Reference:
TCN01788

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