Manager Performance & Attribution Reporting

Emirates Investment Authority; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Emirates Investment Authority is seeking a Manager for Performance & Attribution Reporting to lead the end-to-end measurement, attribution, and analytics across the sovereign wealth fund's multi-asset portfolios.

You will supervise data integrity, implement reporting automation, and collaborate with IT, Risk, and Investment teams to deliver insightful, governance-ready commentary for senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, mathematics, statistics, or a related discipline.
• CIPM, CFA Charter holder or equivalent professional qualification is highly desirable.
• 10–12 years of experience in investment performance measurement and reporting.
• Minimum 3 years of leadership experience in performance reporting teams.
• Experience with sovereign wealth funds or institutional investment environment is preferred.
• Experience with cross-asset performance measurement and analytical reporting enhancements.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end investment performance measurement across all portfolios and asset classes.
• Produce and validate performance attribution analyses (asset allocation, security selection, risk-adjusted performance).
• Analyse portfolio performance against objectives and prepare executive-ready reports.
• Oversee performance data management, controls, and documentation.
• Lead automation initiatives and AI-enabled analytics for reporting.
• Support governance forums and stakeholder communications.

Skills

Investment performance measurement

Attribution reporting

Portfolio analytics

Multi-asset portfolios

Benchmark methodologies

Data visualization

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, mathematics, statistics, or related discipline

CIPM / CFA charter holder or equivalent (desirable)

Tools

Solovis

SimCorp

Bloomberg PORT

MSCI Barra

Power BI

Job description

• The Manager – Performance & Attribution Reporting is responsible for managing the day-to-day delivery of investment performance measurement, attribution reporting, and the portfolio analytics framework across EIA's full investment portfolio.
• The role ensures accurate, timely, and transparent performance reporting across all asset classes and investment portfolios, supporting investment decision-making, portfolio oversight, and governance.
• Operating within a multi-asset, sovereign wealth fund environment, they are responsible for implementing the performance measurement framework, maintaining data integrity, supervising operational reporting activities, and driving continuous improvements in reporting processes, and analytical outputs.
• Overall, the Manager plays a key, leading role in executing the strategic responsibilities of the function.

Core Responsibilities

1. Performance Measurement & Attribution

• Manage the end-to-end investment performance measurement process across all investment portfolios and asset classes, and all the aggregations of those portfolios.
• Ensure accurate calculation and validation of portfolio returns aligned to approved methodologies.
• Produce and review performance contribution and attribution analyses, including but not limited to:
  • Asset allocation & Security selection
  • Factor attribution
  • Risk-adjusted performance analysis
• Validate benchmark calculations and comparative performance reporting and analysis.
• Ensure consistency between internal and external performance analysis where applicable

2. Portfolio Analytics, Reporting and Executive Information

• Analyse portfolio performance against investment objectives, benchmarks, strategic asset allocation, and other relevant asset class and industry approaches.
• Identify key drivers of portfolio returns and investigate and understand performance variances.
• Produce investment performance analysis and reports for stakeholders including:
  • Executive Management
  • Committees
  • Asset class Teams / Portfolio Managers
  • Chief Financial Officer
• Prepare analytical insights and commentary supporting investment reviews and governance discussions ensuring the information is presented to stakeholders in clear and informative ways.
• Support ad hoc portfolio performance analysis.

3. Performance Data Management, Documentation & Controls

• Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and reconciliation of performance data across different platforms and systems.
• Perform data validation and exception management to maintain high-quality reporting outputs.
• Maintain documentation of policies and controls governing performance measurement and attribution methodologies and standards.
• Support internal and external audit requirements through complete documentation and evidence of methodologies and controls.

4. Systems - Automation & Continuous Improvement & Digital Transformation

• Oversee day-to-day operation of performance reporting platforms and analytical tools in collaboration with any related parties.
• Support implementation of system and methodology enhancements, and reporting automation initiatives.
• Collaborate with IT and Data teams to improve integration between platforms and systems.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency and accuracy, reduce manual intervention, enhance data quality.
• Develop and implement enhanced analytical visualization, with support of other IT and Data teams where necessary.
• Develop and support the usage and adoption of AI-enabled analytical and reporting tools.

5. Governance & Stakeholder Management

• Ensure compliance with approved performance and analytical reporting methodologies, governance standards, and internal controls and policies. Conduct periodic review of such methodologies and standards.
• Coordinate with Investment, Risk, Operations and other relevant teams to resolve performance and reporting issues and data discrepancies.
• Liaise with any 3rd party service providers and entities to ensure data accuracy and service quality.
• Support governance forums through timely, accurate performance and attribution reporting.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related discipline.
• CIPM, CFA Charter holder or equivalent professional qualification is highly desirable.

Experience Requirements

• 10–12 years of experience in investment performance measurement, attribution reporting, portfolio analytics, or investment reporting.
• Minimum 3 years leading or supervising performance reporting teams.
• Experience within a sovereign wealth fund, asset owner, asset management firm, pension fund, or institutional investment environment is strongly preferred.
• Proven experience working with multi-asset portfolios, benchmark methodologies, and institutional investment performance reporting.
• Experience implementing analytical reporting enhancements, automation initiatives, or performance systems development is required.

Technical Expertise / Skills / Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of investment performance measurement and contribution/attribution methodologies across Public and Private assets within an overall multi-asset portfolio.
• Strong understanding of accounting, valuation, and investment data and flows.
• Deep experience within the areas of portfolio analytics, benchmark construction, and performance reporting.
• Familiarity with performance measurement systems (e.g., Solovis, SimCorp, BNY Eagle, Bloomberg PORT, FactSet, MSCI Barra, or equivalent).
• Advanced analytical, reporting, commentary and presentation skills, specifically with reporting and data visualization tools e.g. Power BI.
• Ability to interpret complex investment information and communicate insights clearly to senior stakeholders both in spoken and written form.