Investment Performance Analyst

Total Resource Solutions; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 136,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Total Resource Solutions in Sydney is seeking an Investment Performance Analyst on a 12-month contract to ensure accurate, timely investment performance reporting for local and global clients. You will oversee the end-to-end reporting process, investigate data and performance exceptions, and support automation and process improvements from a global production team base.

The role requires strong knowledge of performance methodologies, risk measures, and advanced Excel/Power Query skills.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Commerce or related discipline.
• Experience within investment performance, attribution, analytics, fund accounting or custody operations.
• Strong understanding of investment performance methodologies including TWR, Modified Dietz, IRR and unit pricing.
• Knowledge of attribution methodologies and risk measures including Sharpe ratio, alpha, beta and volatility.
• Ability to calculate and interpret investment performance metrics from first principles.
• Strong understanding of market indices and benchmarks.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and Power Query skills.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Confident communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience working with clients and offshore teams.
• Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines and take ownership of reporting deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the timely and accurate production of investment performance reports, including returns, exposure, attribution and risk reporting.
• Validate data and reporting outputs, investigate exceptions and ensure adherence to established operating procedures.
• Monitor offshore production teams to ensure agreed SLAs and KPIs are consistently achieved.
• Act as a key SME for clients, resolving complex performance and reporting queries and participating in client service reviews.
• Support new client onboarding, including portfolio configurations, benchmarks and reporting requirements.
• Perform reconciliations and maintain appropriate operational controls, documentation and SOPs.
• Analyse change requests and undertake testing associated with reporting and system enhancements.
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline processes, reducing manual intervention and improving operational efficiency.

Skills

Investment performance

Performance attribution

Investment analytics

Fund accounting

Custody operations

TWR

Modified Dietz

IRR

Unit pricing

Sharpe ratio

Alpha

Beta

Volatility

Excel

Power Query

Education

Finance degree

CFA CIPM (Desirable)

Tools

FactSet

Bloomberg

B One

StatPro

Job description

Investment Performance Analyst – Financial Services

• 12 month contract
• $525 p/d (may be negotiable)
• Sydney CBD / WFH

Primary Purpose

The Performance Analyst is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, timeliness and quality of investment performance, attribution and risk reporting delivered to clients.

Working across local clients and global production teams, the role will oversee the end-to-end reporting process, investigate data and performance exceptions, and act as a key subject matter expert for client queries. The position will also support continuous improvement initiatives across reporting, automation and operational processes.

Key Accountabilities

• Oversee the timely and accurate production of investment performance reports, including returns, exposure, attribution and risk reporting.


• Validate data and reporting outputs, investigate exceptions and ensure adherence to established operating procedures.


• Monitor offshore production teams to ensure agreed SLAs and KPIs are consistently achieved.


• Act as a key SME for clients, resolving complex performance and reporting queries and participating in client service reviews.


• Support new client onboarding, including portfolio configurations, benchmarks and reporting requirements.


• Perform reconciliations and maintain appropriate operational controls, documentation and SOPs.


• Analyse change requests and undertake testing associated with reporting and system enhancements.


• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline processes, reducing manual intervention and improving operational efficiency.

Essential Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Commerce or a related discipline.


• Experience within investment performance, performance attribution, investment analytics, fund accounting or custody operations.


• Strong understanding of investment performance methodologies including TWR, Modified Dietz, IRR and unit pricing.


• Knowledge of attribution methodologies and risk measures including Sharpe ratio, alpha, beta and volatility.


• Ability to calculate and interpret investment performance metrics from first principles.


• Strong understanding of market indices and benchmarks.


• Advanced Microsoft Excel and Power Query skills.


• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.


• Confident communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience working with clients and offshore teams.


• Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines and take ownership of reporting deliverables.

Desirable

• CFA, CIPM or similar qualification, either completed or in progress.


• Experience with performance measurement platforms such as FactSet, Bloomberg, B One or StatPro.


• Knowledge of GIPS standards.


• Experience delivering automation, process improvement or operational efficiency initiatives.