Portfolio Performance & Risk Analyst / Subject Matter Expert

Portfolio Performance & Risk Analyst / Subject Matter Expert
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Posted 1 day ago Full Job DescriptionSuperb career opportunity as a subject matter expert forsophisticated portfolio risk analytics. Increase your analyticalknowledge & experience, and diversify your day with a wider variety ofresponsibilities, challenges and more client interaction.Our client is a global financial technology (fintech) provider offront & middle office solutions for Investment Banks, Asset Managers,Hedge Funds and Fund Adminstrators, looking for a portfolio riskanalytics expert with a fixed income edge to join their growingmulti-asset solutions team. Working with an award winning analyticsplatform, this is a client facing role engaging with customers to helpthem manage their portfolio performance & risk and increase theirefficiency through effective use of the analytics platform. In partnership with clients to support their use of the analyticsplatform, you’ll ensure its integrated as best as possible into theirinvestment process, solve analytical problems that arise and optimisetheir efficiency using the risk tools (i.e. risk reporting, VaR andtracking error analysis, return attribution, stress testing, portfoliohedging, construction and optimisation etc). Besides this being avaried client engagement role in an enterprising environment that willallow you to learn and increase your portfolio analytics expertise, itwill also give you a lot of exposure to many investment institutions.There is ample opportunity for further learning and career growth in avariety of roles, depending on your personal interests.Appropriate candidates will have the following experience and skills:Domain knowledge in portfolio analytics such asfixed income portfolio risk, performance attribution, pricing or asimilar quantitative area. It would be even better if your fixedincome experience included the use of derivatives i.e. credit &interest rate swaps etc (not a pre-requisite though as you’ll haveample learning opportunity).Your portfolio analyticsexpertise, intelligence and personality are most important so ourclient is open to a variety of career experiences such as at an AssetManager, Hedge Fund, Fund Administrator or Investment Bank in a RiskAnalyst, Performance Analyst, Quant Analyst, Fixed Income Analyst,Portfolio Analyst or Fixed Income Trading type role, or at atechnology company or consultancy.Experience using anyof the following risk management solutions or similar would be anadvantage: Bloomberg PORT / Point, UBS Delta, Yieldbook, MSCI / Barra/ Riskmetrics, Qontigo / Axioma, Factset etc.A creativeapproach and ability to present complex information in a clear andstructured way.Excellent data analysis and problemskills.Must be customer focused and comfortable in suchan environment with excellent written and verbal communication,besides having a consultative problem solving approach.Excellent career opportunity with well respected global company,offering the chance to develop your portfolio risk expertise in avaried role with lots of client engagement and problem solving.Location: London (flexible working, hybrid or in office).Remuneration: commensurate with experience.
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