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Fixed Income Performance Analyst

Posted 26 Mar 2024
Work experience
0 to 2 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Job function
Degree level
Required language
English (Fluent)

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At M&G our vision is: to become the best loved and most successful savings and investment business and we’re looking for people who are excited about joining us on our journey. We’re digitally transforming and investing heavily in technology and innovation to develop new and improved customer propositions that really raise the bar for our customers. To help us achieve our vision we’re looking for exceptional people who live our values and behaviours and who can inspire others; embrace change; deliver results and keep it simple.

What you can expect from us:

We are committed to creating an environment where you can be exceptional at all you do. To help us deliver this, we promise to:

  • Challenge Your Limits by creating a stimulating working environment and providing opportunities for you to be involved in meaningful and challenging work
  • Support Your Aspirations with a commitment to learning and development that helps you achieve and build your experience with people who want you to succeed
  • Value Your Input whereby leaders and managers will involve you in key decisions, listen to your thoughts and recognise the important contribution you make
  • Balance Your Life through a work life partnership that focuses on making this an inclusive, diverse and friendly place to work and offers the flexibility and support that enables everyone to be at their best

The Role:

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Fixed Income Performance Analyst to join the Performance Analytics department to deliver accurate fixed income performance reporting and attribution in a timely manner to key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

· You will be responsible for the following tasks

· To support project and Business as Usual (BAU) work in the team

· Deliver accurate regular performance reporting and analysis on a timely basis

· Reconciliation of performance numbers between custodian, performance engine and attribution system

· Sign off individual funds and benchmarks on a monthly basis once data is clean

· Ensure the internal performance reporting database is populated and maintained on a regular basis

· Dealing with ad-hoc queries from Fund Managers, Client Directors, Investment Specialists, Investment Risk, Sales & Marketing

· Working with Back Office and IT to ensure a high quality of data is feeding the performance and attribution systems

· Ensure accurate delivery of fixed income performance attribution

· Assist with project work to enhance accuracy and efficiency within the team

You will have:

· Ideally an experienced performance analyst able to demonstrate Fixed Income Performance Measurement experience, preferably from an investment management environment.

· You must demonstrate a very high attention to detail and problem-solving ability in a deadline-driven environment.

· Systems and process testing experience will be an advantage.

· A quick learner with a good understanding of business processes.

· Ability to multi-task and prioritise in a pressured environment and ability to work well under pressure with colleagues from various areas of the business.

· A good team player but also able to work independently with own initiative and solutions driven.

Desirable Qualifications:

· You should ideally be educated to a degree standard as a minimum (or equivalent) and it would be ideal to hold the following qualifications: IMC, CIPM or CFA.

· The role demands good Microsoft application skills, in particular: Excel, PowerBI, as well as good systems knowledge, like StatPro, FactSet and BRS Aladdin.

· Having coding skills such as VBA, Python and R will be an advantage

Recruiter Name: Tom Hunt

Closing Date: 14/11/2019

We live by four behaviours at M&G and we ask all our employees to:

  • Inspire Others - Support and encourage each other, creating an environment where everyone can contribute and succeed
  • Embrace Change - Be open to change, willing to be challenged and able to adapt quickly and imaginatively to new ideas
  • Deliver Results - Focus on outcomes, set high standards and deliver with energy and determination
  • Keep it Simple - Cut through complexity and bureaucracy, be clear and decisive and never overcomplicate things

At M&G Diversity and Inclusion is a strategic objective. We know that an inclusive environment makes us more accessible and ensures we attract, engage, promote and retain exceptional people. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity/nationally, disability, or military service and welcome those who have taken career breaks. We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles.

M&G Investments is an asset management company.

Finance & Banking
London
2,100 employees