Investment Associate - Cheltenham or London

Attivo Investments; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Attivo Investments is seeking an enthusiastic Investment Associate to join their team in Cheltenham or London. This entry-level role offers hands-on experience in investment management, focusing on creating and maintaining investment materials while collaborating with various teams to ensure accuracy and compliance. Ideal candidates will have a strong interest in financial markets, exceptional attention to detail, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Benefits

Non-contributory Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Income Protection

Critical Illness

Death in Service

Generous holiday allowance, rising with length of service

Work from home and flexible working available

Parking allowance for employees living over 1.5 miles away from the office

Excellent culture promoting employee wellbeing and engagement

Qualifications

• Strong interest in investment management and financial markets.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
• Experience in investment research or financial analysis is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Update and manage investment documents with current data and commentary.
• Collaborate with various teams to ensure accuracy in client-facing materials.
• Assist in preparing investment reports and maintaining research logs.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

Degree in Economics, Finance, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Investment Associate - Cheltenham or London

About Attivo Investments:

We are an investment firm dedicated to creating investment solutions specifically designed for financial planning firms and their clients. Our mission is to seamlessly align investment strategies with the goals of financial planning, ensuring a cohesive approach that supports clients throughout their wealth journey.

We recognise the growing demand for clear communication, seamless experience, and tangible results. Our highly qualified industry specialists focus on delivering portfolios, ensuring the best outcomes for clients, prioritising trust, collaboration and innovative solutions that provide real value.

Our mission is clear: to offer a cutting-edge investment solution designed for the goals of today’s clients while providing financial planners with the tools and confidence to deliver exceptional outcomes. Through a unique strategic partnership model, we collaborate with leading experts, ensuring seamless integration between financial planning and investment management.

About the Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and detail-oriented Investment Associate to join our team. This entry-level position offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in investment management, supporting the creation and maintenance of investment materials, coordinating data inputs, and ensuring the delivery of accurate and compliant client communications.

The successful candidate will be based at our London or Cheltenham office approximately 3 days per week, with some flexibility and occasional travel between sites.

About You

You’re curious about how financial markets work and motivated to build a career in investment management. You take pride in your attention to detail and enjoy producing high-quality, well-presented work. You’re organised, methodical, and thrive on meeting deadlines, especially when juggling multiple tasks.

You’re confident using Excel and PowerPoint, and you’re open to learning new systems and tools. You communicate clearly and enjoy collaborating with others, whether you’re coordinating with the investment team, working alongside marketing, or supporting the wider business.

You may already have some experience in investment research or financial analysis, or you might be looking for your first step into the sector. Either way, you're eager to learn, keen to contribute, and ready to take ownership of your work.

Key responsibilities include:

• Update and manage investment documents with current data and commentary.
• Collaborate with various teams to ensure accuracy and consistency in client-facing materials.
• Collect and analyse performance, fund, and portfolio data.
• Assist in preparing investment reports and maintaining research logs.
• Liaise with investment, proposition, and marketing teams and agencies to ensure accuracy and version control of all client-facing materials.
• Maintain marketing registers and track document usage across planning firms.
• Assist in the preparation of quarterly investment reporting and performance summaries.
• Maintain logs for fund research, model portfolio updates, and CRM entries for investment communications.
• Provide administrative support to the wider team across investment operations, compliance documentation, and file organisation.

Essential skills and experience:

• A strong interest in investment management and financial markets.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• A degree in Economics, Finance, or a related field.
• Experience in investment research or financial analysis is a plus.
  

Desirable:

• Experience with InDesign or Adobe Creative Suite.
• Familiarity with investment platforms, fund factsheets, or model portfolios.
• Studying towards IMC, CFA, or similar (optional at this stage).
• Experience working within financial services or wealth management.

Salary and benefits

£25,000 to £35,000 depending qualifications and experience. Attivo Investments also offers aLondon Living Allowance for employees within the M25.

Attivo Investments also offers:

• Non-contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Income Protection
• Critical Illness
• Death in Service
• Generous holiday allowance, rising with length of service
• Work from home and flexible working available
• Parking allowance for employees who live over 1.5 miles away from the office
• London Living Allowance for employees living within M25
• Excellent culture, promoting employee wellbeing and engagement
  

For more information about Attivo Investments, please visit our website: www.attivoinvestments.co.uk

Attivo Investments is committed to being an Equal Opportunities employer. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will endeavour to make the process as accessible and as fair as possible.

Please be aware that any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment vetting as outlined by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This may include, but is not limited to, adverse financial history, criminal records, UK directorship and disqualifications check.

Attivo Investments does not use recruitment agencies, and we respectfully ask that agencies do not contact us in regard to posts advertised on this site.