Performance Consultant – Vanguad Careers Gloucester

Overview

Position Title: Performance Consultant

Company: Vanguad

Location: Gloucester, Uk

Job Description:

Responsibilities: 

• Subject matter expert for complex performance attribution methodologies and leads key change initiatives to enhance performance attribution capabilities.
• Leverage past implementation and attribution experience to apply best practices.
• Conduct in-depth performance analysis, attribution and reporting of investment portfolios.
• Produce accurate performance measurement, attribution and analytical responses to queries and requests from internal and external clients.
• Teach analytical/technical skills and business acumen.
• Provide thought leadership and support to the global operational model. Assists in maintaining oversight process of all outputs, analysis and ad hoc responses to ensure quality levels in accordance with expected results.
• Build and implements complex calculation models. Evaluates risk and performance. Interacts with the Risk Management Group to help inform them of results in order to aid the investment management process and enhance risk adjusted returns. Keeps up to date with industry standards relating to performance methodology, attribution analysis and benchmark construction.
• Identify new opportunities in meeting client needs. Identifies recent notable activity, assesses information and communicates key findings and trends in a timely manner to senior management. Maintains open communication with internal partners to ensure a smooth flow of information and processes.
• Proactively utilize the resources and systems available to enhance process efficiency, applying a risk and control measures.
• Create and maintains metrics to evaluate effectiveness, productivity and scalability.
• Participate in special projects and performs other duties as necessary.

Reqirements:

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proven ability to interact and build effective working relationships with peers and senior management.
• Proven ability to analyse and resolve complex performance discrepancies quickly and independently, taking appropriate action under tight time constraints.
• Strong numerical, analytical, problem-solving, organizational skills and superior attention to detail.
• Strong foundation of investment knowledge. Experience in detailed performance attribution is highly desired.
• Demonstrated ability to function in a fast paced, dynamic working environment with multiple and diverse responsibilities.
• Ability to handle multiple, complex projects with attention to detail while meeting deadlines.
  Minimum five years related analytical work, project and data experience
• Strong Excel skills. Experience with leading industry performance systems would be advantageous (example: FactSet, BiSam, Eagle, StatPro, etc).
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent education. Progress towards advanced degree and/or professional certification (IMC / CIPM / CFA) preferred.

INTERNAL CREW, CONTRACTOR & DIRECT APPLICATIONS ONLY.

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