Quantitative Finance Analyst, Asset Management Risk

coni+partner AG; Zürich; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

coni + partner is a Zurich-based consultancy helping an international bank to fill a Quantitative Finance Analyst role in Asset Management in Zürich. The position focuses on risk- and performance-oriented quantitative analysis across asset classes and fund investments, with regular reporting to internal and external stakeholders.

You will work with portfolio managers and senior management to refine methodologies, develop in-house tools, and optimize investment processes.

Qualifications

• Master in Finance or Quantitative Finance.
• Experience in asset management at a bank or major fund manager.
• Experience in risk & performance calculation across equity, fixed income, multi-asset and fund portfolios, including private equity investments.
• Experience in ex-ante and ex-post risk analysis, including VaR calculations, factor exposures, concentration limits, liquidity risk, tracking error.
• Experience with investment restriction set up and controlling.
• Experience with Bloomberg, Morningstar, RiskMetrics, etc.
• Programming skills: SQL, VBA and Python, etc., for the further development of various in-house tools.

Responsibilities

• Risk- and performance-oriented quantitative analysis and calculations for a wide range of asset classes including fund investments.
• Foster in-depth risk analyses, estimates and recommendations based on high quality assessments.
• Monitoring of risk positions in the investment portfolios.
• Preparation of reports containing risk analytics and key performance indicators for internal and external stakeholders.
• Refine methodologies to constantly expand the analysis and reporting capabilities.
• Optimizing asset management strategies, products, processes and tools.
• Work closely with other team members, portfolio managers and senior management.
• Regular reporting to the Head of Asset Management.
• Participation in projects focused on the continuous development of infrastructure, tools and methods.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Team-oriented

Process oriented thinking

Problem solving mentality

Communication of results

Education

Master in Finance or Quantitative Finance

Tools

SQL

VBA

Python

Bloomberg

Morningstar

RiskMetrics

Job description

coni + partner is a Zurich-based consultancy helping an international bank to fill a Quantitative Finance Analyst role in Asset Management in Zürich. The position focuses on risk- and performance-oriented quantitative analysis across asset classes and fund investments, with regular reporting to internal and external stakeholders.

You will work with portfolio managers and senior management to refine methodologies, develop in-house tools, and optimize investment processes.