Graduate Investment Data Analyst

We are currently looking for 2024 graduates to join one of the most interesting and exciting investment managers in their London office for summer 2024. This is an amazing opportunity to kickstart your career in an organisation which has an inclusive culture where the contributions of all our people are recognised and valued.

At the heart of the firm's mission is the responsibility to safeguard and grow investors' capital. In alignment with investor expectations, they are dedicated to cultivating a culture that upholds the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion, alongside delivering financial returns

The Data Analytics and Business Solutions team is tasked with the capture, validation, manipulation and analysis of various investment-related datasets in order to deliver effective insights, reports, completion of targeted cross-functional projects to improve efficiency and reduce operational risk, implementation of solutions to business process challenges and provision of insights to assist with decision making. As such, candidates will gain broad exposure to various functions, teams and senior personnel including those within Investment Management, Operations, Valuation, Risk, Technology and Client Services/Reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Management of investment attribution data.
• Management of pricing feeds and validation
• Development of processes to improve efficiency and reduce operational risk.
• Ensuring data requirements of internal and external stakeholders (incl. recurring reports) are completed
• Management of cash data and reconciliation for cash forecasting exercises.
• Projection of future returns for each investment within the companies portfolios on a monthly basis.
• Execution of portfolio analytics and the utilization of in-house aggregation tools to generate analytical reports.
• Communication of monthly portfolio projection results to senior management and clients through monthly newsletters and bespoke reports.
• Address ad-hoc portfolio-related analytical requests from investors and senior management.
• Collaboration with the internal tech team in targeted cross-functional projects, offering exposure to different teams and enhancing business efficiency.

Requirements:

• Drive and passion to build a career in investment management
• Strong numerical degree from a reputable university.
• Good IT skills, especially in Excel
• Some experience with programming languages such as Python, R, and C# is beneficial but not mandatory.
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure, delivering accurate results within strict deadlines.
• Strong team mindset and excellent collaboration skills.