Analyst, Pension Investments

Emera Inc; Halifax; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading energy company as an Analyst in Pension Investments. Collaborate with a dedicated team to manage pension assets, conduct research, and support governance. Enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits while making a significant impact in Atlantic Canada and beyond.

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits Plan

24/7 Virtual Health Care Services

On-site Fitness Centre

Employee Assistance Program

Parental Leave Top-Up

Opportunities for Advancement

Sponsored Education Programs

Corporate Investments in Community

Short-term Incentive Plan

Defined Contribution Pension Plan

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in relevant field with strong academic results.
• Experience in investment manager research and financial modelling is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate research and due diligence on pension plan investment portfolios.
• Prepare quarterly meeting materials for pension committees.
• Support pension fund management and governance operations.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Numerical Proficiency

Process-Driven

Team Player

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Investment Management

Graduate Degree (Asset)

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Job description

The Opportunity

Job Title: Analyst, Pension Investments
Department: Pension Investments, Emera Corporate
Location: Halifax, NS

At Emera, you’ll be part of an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone is welcome and supported. Come, build a career as unique as you are, making an impact from Atlantic Canada and on our businesses across the US and the Caribbean. Your experience and values will support the Emera team to safely deliver cleaner, reliable energy to our customers.

Emera’s subsidiaries sponsor several pension plans with combined assets of approximately $4B. The Pension Investments Team resides within Emera’s Finance department and provides services to these pension plan sponsoring subsidiaries.

The Pension Investments Team’s role consists of advising the various pension committees and boards and carrying out on their behalf the programs pertaining to both the investment of pension plan assets and the governance of the pension plans. This involves working with internal groups and directing external service providers, including investment managers (all assets are externally managed), to ensure the pension plans and their assets are managed in accordance with pension plan documents and policies, legislation and industry best practices.

As the Analyst, Pension Investments, you will become a key member of Emera’s Pension Investments team. Reporting to the Director, Pension Investments you will work alongside the two other members of the Pension Investments Teamand collaborate and consult with external service providers as well as multiplestakeholders across the Emera group of companies.

Accountabilities:

• Coordinate, perform and document the research, monitoring and due diligence activities on all the pension plan investment portfolios in accordance with the team’s processes;
• Coordinate and perform the monitoring and reporting activities related to investment performance, compliance, risk and proxy voting;
• Prepare quarterly meeting materials for the various pension committees and boards;
• Conduct research and analysis to enhance the team’s views on relevant aspects of the investment programs, and identify ways to improve the team’s processes;
• Work on projects including asset-liability studies, manager searches and other projects pertaining to the investment management of the pension plans and other areas of governance. Provide analysis and thought leadership to shape recommendations, and prepare recommendation memos/presentations;
• Support the pension fund management including directing cash contributions, rebalancing of assets and raising cash for benefit payments;
• Support other areas related to the operations, administration and governance of the pension plans.

Periodic domestic and international travel, including to the US is required for this role. A typical year would involve roughly 20-25 days of business travel. Travel would be planned in advance.

What Skills will make you successful:

As the ideal candidate you recognize yourself in most of the following competencies, and possess or are working towards the desired skills and experience listed below:

• An undergraduate degree in a field relevant to investment management with strong academic results. Completion of a graduate degree would be considered an asset, though is not essential. Completion of, or enrollment in, the CFA program or another program relevant to pension investment management would also be considered an asset;
• Previous experience in investment manager research, monitoring and due diligence would be considered an asset; additionally, some combination of experience with financial modelling, investment/capital market research, asset-liability studies and portfolio structure reviews would be advantageous;
• Other combinations of related education and experience may be considered.

Attributes:

• You are a critical thinker, intellectually curious and willing to question conventional wisdom;
• You are disciplined and process-driven, with the ability to focus and produce deep, insightful work;
• You are principled, self-motivated, and set high standards for the work that you do for your clients;
• You have strong numerical proficiency and have the ability to thoroughly analyze and find sensible solutions to complex issues
• You are a highly organized and detail-oriented individual, and have the ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to an evolving environment;
• You are a proactive team player with an ability to work well in a highly collaborative team
• You are proficient in theMS Office suite, particularly Excel and comfortable with technology in general.

The Perks of joining our team. We offer:

• Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, 24/7 access to virtual health care services for you and your family through Dialogue, access to a free on-site fitness centre, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.
• Grow Your Career:Opportunities to advance within and between our operating businesses, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.
• Community Engagement & Care:Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching & volunteer programs, and scholarships for children of employees.
• Competitive Compensation:A comprehensive benefits plan, short-term incentive plan, and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

Please apply with both a resumé and cover letter explaining why you are interested in the role and outlining your relevant experience.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emera

As one of Atlantic Canada’s largest publicly traded companies, we are ranked one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Top Employers for Young People and Top Diversity Employers. We know our success is driven by our dedicated teams and we strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through the online application process. We support candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs and encourage you to let us know when you require accommodation.

Recruitment & Promotion Policy

The success of the Emera Company is driven by its people: a strong team with a shared commitment to support the Emera Company mission and values. The purpose of our recruitment policy is to provide a consistent framework to support fair and equitable attraction, hiring, and retention of the best talent for vacant positions. We are dedicated to maintaining a fair hiring process that provides equitable opportunities to all our applicants and is guided by our company values.