FreeThink Capital Investment & Research Associate

General Bank of Canada; Alberta; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent financial institution in Alberta is seeking an Investment & Research Associate to manage daily investment operations and assist in financial analyses. Applicants should have a degree in Finance or Economics, alongside skills in Excel and familiarity with investment concepts. This full-time position offers a stimulating work environment with room for growth, located in Edmonton, Alberta, while providing a competitive salary and support for relocation expenses.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in relevant fields like Finance or Economics.
• Familiarity with investment concepts and financial analyses.
• Grasp of statistics fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Execute day-to-day investment and trading operations.
• Assist in maintaining capital adequacy models.
• Design key portfolio reports.

Skills

Intermediate to advanced skill with MS Excel

Familiarity with basic investment and financial concepts

Grasp of fundamental statistics

Education

Post-secondary degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering or Sciences

Tools

Bloomberg

S&P ClariFI

SS&C Geneva

Job description

This opportunity is shared by General Bank of Canada on behalf of FreeThink Capital Inc. We are thrilled to help connect talented candidates with amazing opportunities across the Wheaton Group of companies!

While this position is posted through General Bank of Canada's Applicant Tracking Software, employment for this position is directly through FreeThink Capital Inc. All aspects of the role and employment will be managed by the FreeThink Capital Inc. team.

FreeThink Capital – Edmonton, AB

313-11523 100 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 0J8

Investment & Research Associate

Who We Are

FreeThink Capital (“FTC”) is an investment management firm based in Edmonton, Alberta, with $1.5 billion currently under management. We are registered with the Alberta Securities Commission as a Portfolio Manager, Investment Fund Manager, and Exempt Market Dealer.

FTC employs both long‑only and market‑neutral strategies to capitalize on market opportunities wherever they present themselves by investing in multiple asset classes and regions across the globe. Our goal is simple: to provide investment excellence to our clients by consistently delivering superior risk‑adjusted returns.

Additionally, FTC serves as the quantitative and financial research team for a broader group of companies, a Schedule I Bank (General Bank of Canada) and 2 insurance companies (First Canadian Insurance Corporation & Millennium Insurance Corporation). In this capacity, FTC performs analysis, employs data science, and builds models across a variety of financial functions, including capital adequacy, strategic asset allocation, valuation and automated decision making.

The Opportunity

FreeThink Capital is looking for a permanent, full‑time Investment & Research Associate to join a team of exceptional professionals that come from some of the top hedge funds and schools in the world. FTC consists of a small, tightly knit team that values quantitative/analytical thinking, evidence‑based decision making, intellectual curiosity and humility.

As an organization that sits at the nexus of a variety of financial institutions, working for FTC provides a healthy variety of financial work that is both stimulating and vital. This role serves as an excellent learning opportunity for the right individual to contribute meaningfully with considerable potential for growth and advancement.

Position Responsibilities

Operations

• Execute day‑to‑day investment and trading operations
• Implement investment strategies and daily trade execution processes
• Design, prepare, and deliver key portfolio reporting (monitoring investment performance, portfolio risk, position and factor concentrations)
• Daily reconciliation and trade coordination with external service providers (including executing and prime brokers, custodians, and fund administrators)
• Regular & ad‑hoc updating of key inputs and features that support a live automated loan adjudication model

Research

• Assist with the maintenance, updating and evolution of capital adequacy models
• Refine and improve asset liability matching program
• Ad‑hoc research on systematic, quantitative investment strategies
• Ad‑hoc requests to analyze specific investment hypotheses

Required Qualifications

• Post‑secondary degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering or Sciences
• Familiarity with basic investment and financial concepts (e.g., financial statement analysis, Sharpe ratios, efficient markets, etc.)
• A grasp of fundamental statistics (e.g., standard deviation, normal distributions, probability, etc.)
• Intermediate to advanced skill with MS Excel

Preferred Qualifications

• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation or in progress
• Post‑graduate education is an asset
• Previous experience in an investment operations role
• Previous experience researching and/or implementing systematic investment strategies
• Familiarity with Bloomberg, S&P ClariFI, SS&C Geneva

Position Details

• Status: Permanent, full‑time
• Workplace Model: In‑Office, with occasional remote work to accommodate one‑off needs
• Location: Edmonton, Alberta
• Compensation: Salary will be commensurate with the quality and experience of the selected individual. Assistance with moving expenses will also be included.

How to Apply

We invite you to apply directly through our Careers portal at generalbank.ca/careers. Please send any questions you may have to [e-mail]. While we appreciate all applications, only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted directly.