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Guggenheim Partners - Chicago, IL
posted 4 days ago
About the position
Guggenheim is seeking an organized and detail-oriented candidate to join its Performance and Attribution Team. This person will be part of Guggenheim Investments middle office responsible for investment performance reporting processes for diverse portfolio strategies including fixed income equity and derivative assets. They will also provide investment performance and attribution analysis and support to Portfolio Management Marketing Distribution as well as internal consultants and other business partners. We seek a candidate who is very self-motivated able to think critically to solve problems understand and articulate the drivers of performance internally and externally. Hands-on experience with investment performance systems (Bi-Sam B-One PORT Aladdin Explore Eagle Factset PA etc) is required. Knowledge of fixed-income attribution models is a strong plus. Extensive knowledge of a wide range of asset classes across credit and equity is a plus. The role requires a detailed individual who thrives in a deadline driven environment team-oriented and collaborative to deliver on work projects and can work cross-functionally as the needs of the team change. Excellent communications skills are required as this candidate will be interacting with various departments and levels of management throughout the Firm.
Responsibilities
- Provide investment performance and attribution reporting for clients, portfolio management, distribution, portfolio construction and other business partners across Guggenheim Investments
- Calculate and compile investment performance, attribution and risk statistics required for consultants, Distribution, and client reports
- Review all reports for reasonability. Become comfortable digging into security level returns and troubleshoot any large outliers, and explain the drivers of performance and attribution analysis to portfolio managers and/or clients service representatives
- 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
- 5+ years of investment performance experience
- Hands-on experience with FactSet PA, BI-SAM B-One, Bloomberg PORT or other investment performance/attribution system is required
- Advanced Excel skills are required
Nice-to-haves
- Pursuing CFA and/or CIPM designation preferred
- Sound understanding of fixed income securities and structured instruments is a plus
- Knowledge of fixed-income attribution models is a strong plus
- Knowledge of GIPS standards and procedures is a plus
- Middle office or accounting/finance experience preferred
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to operate in a deadline driven environment while still maintaining a strict attention to detail and accuracy, and ability to prioritize issues appropriately
- Demonstrate an ability to take initiative and critically analyze processes and procedures in a push toward constant improvement
- Familiarity with Python, Excel VBA or other programming languages is a plus
