Manager Performance & Attribution Reporting

Emirates Investment Authority; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 550,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Emirates Investment Authority seeks a Manager – Performance & Attribution Reporting to lead the organization’s investment performance measurement, attribution reporting, and portfolio analytics framework across all asset classes. You will ensure accurate, timely, and transparent reporting to support decision-making, governance, and portfolio oversight.

The role operates in a sovereign wealth fund environment, focusing on data integrity, process improvements, and stakeholder communications with

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.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end investment performance measurement process across all investment portfolios and asset classes.
• Ensure accurate calculation and validation of portfolio returns aligned to approved methodologies.
• Produce performance contribution and attribution analyses including asset allocation, security selection, factor attribution, and risk-adjusted performance analyses.
• Validate benchmark calculations and comparative performance reporting and analysis.
• Support governance forums with timely, accurate performance and attribution reporting.
• Oversee data validation, documentation, and controls for performance data across platforms and systems.
• Oversee day-to-day operation of performance reporting platforms and analytics tools; drive automation and continuous improvement.

Skills

Performance measurement

Attribution reporting

Portfolio analytics

Data visualization

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance

CFA/CIPM desirable

Tools

Solovis

SimCorp

BNY Eagle

Bloomberg PORT

FactSet

MSCI Barra

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: o Asset allocation & Security selection o Factor attribution o 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: o Executive Management o Committees o Asset class Teams / Portfolio Managers o 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.

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.

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.