Investment Performance Associate

Guggenheim Partners - Chicago, IL

- Mid Level

Chicago, IL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Guggenheim Investments is the global asset management and investment advisory division of Guggenheim Partners, with expertise in fixed income, equity, and alternative strategies. We focus on the return and risk needs of our diverse client base that includes insurance companies, corporate and public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations, wealth managers, and high net worth investors.

Responsibilities

• Provide investment performance reporting for clients, portfolio management, distribution, portfolio construction and other business partners across Guggenheim Investments
• Calculate and compile investment performance and risk statistics required for consultants, Distribution, and client reports
• Review all reports for reasonability, digging into security level returns and troubleshooting any large outliers, explaining the drivers of performance to portfolio managers and/or client service representatives
• Prepare and analyze daily performance reports for portfolios containing diverse asset classes for senior management
• Work closely with other members of Operations to create efficiencies, improvements and resolve upstream issues associated with performance returns
• Reconcile data between the accounting and performance systems to ensure completeness
• Respond to internal/external ad hoc requests

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• 3+ years of investment performance and/or investment accounting experience preferred
• Advanced Excel skills required

Nice-to-haves

• Pursuing CFA and/or CIPM designation preferred
• Sound understanding of fixed income securities desired
• Middle office or accounting/finance experience preferred
• Knowledge of GIPS standards and procedures is a plus
• Familiarity with FactSet, BI-SAM/B-One, or other performance measurement tools is a plus
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to operate in a deadline driven environment while still maintaining a strict attention to detail and ability to prioritize issues appropriately
• Demonstrate an ability to take initiative and critically analyze processes and procedures in a push toward constant improvement
• Must be hands-on and be willing to roll up their sleeves to perform any and all responsibilities needed to ensure success
• Familiarity with Python or other programming languages is a plus