Performance and Attribution Analyst - Cape Town, South Africa - Futuregrowth

Futuregrowth

Verified Company

Cape Town, South Africa

2 days ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

FUTUREGROWTH ASSET MANAGEMENT IS RECRUITING
We have an exciting opportunity available for a
Performance and Attribution Analyst in
our Investment Operations team.

Futuregrowth is committed to transformation. A strong preference will be given to _

Performance and Attribution Analyst
Are you passionate about calculations and analysis and are you seeking a rewarding
career in fiduciary asset management? Do you have strong communication and
interpersonal skills? Are you highly organised and adaptable, with a strong ethical base?
Then this position might be for you

Who is Futuregrowth?
Futuregrowth has been South Africa's leading developmental, responsible and fixed
- income investor for over 25 years. We manage a range of fixed interest and development
funds and play a key leadership role in the South African asset management industry. We
are committed to investing our clients' funds in a responsible manner, with the interests
of our clients always coming first.

Purpose of the position
income portfolio performance and attribution on various funds to the Investment team
and clients.

Key responsibilities of the position

Data maintenance and reporting, including:

Ensuring the coordination and sanitisation of data in the performance and attribution

systems;

Calculating performance and providing timely delivery of daily, monthly, and/or

quarterly performance, attribution, risk, and custom reports to clients;

Summarising the results where required for the Investment and/or Executive

committee report, and other high-level reporting;

Providing performance commentary across various portfolios;
Auditing and verifying the accuracy of portfolio accounting data and reports;
Reconciling and explaining performance variation/s and difference/s against

benchmarks and other asset managers; and

Constructing and maintaining custom benchmarks and composites.

Analysis, including:

Analysing client portfolios or assets within their portfolios so as to explain

performance and attribution variances;

Analysing the portfolio structure and component returns; explaining changes

between a portfolio and its benchmark;

Assisting with the development of new risk reporting requirements of the Risk

Management team;

Monitoring market indicators;
GIPS:
Analysing and reporting on GIPS performance;
Assisting with the implementation of processes that are compliant with policies;
Involvement in projects to streamline and improve the GIPS process; and
Analysing and preparing attribution reports and graphs.
Assisting with the calculation of performance fees for certain fund mandates.
Assisting the Business Development team with the new client take-on process, in

terms of the benchmark and composite.

Supporting the Client Services team with performance or valuation-related client

queries.

Assisting the Performance and Attribution team in delivering on key operational

project initiatives and process improvements.

Assisting and providing input to the Investment Operations team regarding unlisted

instrument valuations, where required, and daily unit price checking and
confirmation.

Ensuring processes and procedures are adequately documented and monitored.

Knowledge and experience required

Skills, know-how and experience:_ _**:

Understanding of financial markets and investments;
MS Office specifically MS Excel intermediate to advanced level;
Experience in using StatPro Fixed Interest is advantageous but not necessary; and
2 years performance/quantitativerelated experience in an asset management

environment.

Technical/ professional qualifications: