Quantitative Finance Specialist UCITS & AIF

coni+partner AG; Zürich; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

coni + partner ag in Zurich seeks a Quantitative Finance Analyst to support UCITS & AIF fund activities, performance measurement and risk analysis. The role interacts with front office, IT and external data vendors to ensure accurate reporting and control.

The candidate should hold a Master’s in Finance or Quantitative Finance, have asset management or consulting experience, and be proficient in VBA, Python, SQL plus Bloomberg/FactSet/Morningstar.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Finance or Quantitative Finance.
• Experience in asset management, investment banking or consulting.
• Experience with risk and performance analysis of fund investments (e.g. UCITS, AIF).
• Programming skills (e.g. VBA, Python, SQL).
• Experience with data/tools like Bloomberg, FactSet, Morningstar and Essentials, QA Direct.
• Experience with performance measurement and attribution and interest in internal controls or external service providers.

Responsibilities

• Calculate, validate and report fund investment portfolio performance measurement, attribution and risks.
• Analyze portfolio configuration, aggregated portfolios, benchmark data sourcing and management.
• Support client reporting teams with relevant performance metrics.
• Execute performance-related projects with client reporting and project management teams.
• Collaborate with front office, IT platforms and external data vendors to improve processes.
• Contribute to optimization of department tools, systems and processes.

Skills

Programming skills

Asset management experience

Risk & performance analysis

Analytical mindset

Education

Master's in Finance or Quantitative Finance

Tools

Bloomberg

FactSet

Morningstar

QA Direct

Job description

coni + partner, established 1993, is a consultancy company with headquarter in Zurich and subsidiaries in Düsseldorf and Shanghai. We are specialised in custom-fit staffing in tune with the corporate culture by ensuring a perfect match of professional skills, references and personal as well as social skills of successful candidates.

Our client is the asset management division of an international bank in Zurich. We are looking for a quantitative analyst (m, f, d) to serve as a

Quantitative Finance Analyst UCITS & AIF

Your Tasks:

• Responsible for the calculation, validation and reporting of fund investment portfolio performance measurement, attribution and risks
• Responsible for portfolio configuration analysis, aggregated portfolios, benchmark data sourcing and benchmark management
• Support client reporting teams across the group with relevant performance metrics
• Responsible for executing critical performance related projects with client reporting and project management teams in Private Banking Operations & IT
• Responsible for problem-solving, change management, user acceptance test (UAT) support, documentation and application of controls
• Responsible for working with process and IT platform enablers, front office clients such as portfolio managers, front desks and business management teams, internal audit as well as external data vendors and service providers
• Contribute to the optimization of the department, its tools, systems, platforms and processes

Your Profile:

• Master's degree Finance or Quantitative Finance
• Professional experience in asset management, investment banking or consulting
• Experience in the risk and performance analysis of fund investments (e.g. CISA, UCITS, AIF)
• Programming skills (e.g. VBA / Python / SQL)
• Experience with e.g. Bloomberg, FactSet, MorningStar and Essentials, QA Direct
• Professional experience with performance measurement and performance attribution, but also generalist interest in other tasks such as internal controls or controlling of external service providers
• Knowledge of the life cycle of processes
• Knowledge of process flows, process flow charts and governance in operations
• Independent, analytical team player and practical problem solver
• Eye for efficiency and effectiveness even under time pressure
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Self-motivated, team-minded and goal oriented
• High affinity for IT and systems

Your Contact:

• For additional information please call Mr. Ivano Coni.
• coni + partner ag
• Klosbachstrasse 107
• CH-8032 Zürich
• Tel.: [phone]
• E-Mail: [e-mail]