Job Description:

Our client, a leading asset management firm, have an exciting opportunity for a Performance Analyst to join their Edinburgh team on an initial 12-month FTC.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Previous experience in a similar performance measurement role,
• Asset management experience, an understanding of portfolio management principles, and different asset classes beneficial.
• Comprehensive knowledge of performance measurement techniques.
• A foundation in statistical analysis and data interpretation, including the ability to collect, clean, analyse data sets and draw meaningful conclusions.
• Maintaining high ethical standards and ensuring data integrity is paramount.
• Knowledge of performance related systems and vendors including FactSet, Lipper, Morningstar, Bloomberg and Style Analytics beneficial.
• Detailed understanding of investment products.
• Proficiency in performance attribution, and knowledge of risk measurement techniques.
• Power BI proficiency beneficial.
• The ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively.
• Highly proficient excel skills.
• CIPM, IMC or CFA qualified would be beneficial.

Core Responsibilities:

• Support the fund managers and sales teams with any ad hoc requests, providing detailed analysis and checking outputs are consistent across the team.
• Administration, production and delivery of both Style Analytics Skyline and other associated Style reports.
• Development, production and delivery of high-quality performance attribution and risk reports across the business in an accurate and timely manner.
• Ongoing dialogue with internal clients to identify requirements and pro-actively promote improvements.
• Ensure that systems and methodology used are commensurate with our business needs, including level of analysis and product complexity.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with external performance measurement providers and peers within the industry.
• Assist in the servicing of clients and calculation of segregated fund performance.
• Ensure that the firm remains in compliance with GIPS and updating procedures and composites accordingly.
• Work with teams from across the business to deliver initiatives and projects.
• Ensure that all performance activities comply with internal and external requirements.

Benefits:

• A highly competitive salary
• Wider Benefits package

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: 15918

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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