Job Title:Senior Business Analyst - Performance Measurement
Location: London (3 days in office)
Salary/Rate: £600-700 per day inside IR35
Start Date: End of September
Job Type: Initial 3 months, potential scope to 6 months (medical leave cover)
Company Introduction
We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading consultancy clients! They are currently looking for a skilled Senior Business Analyst with strong Performance Measurement experience to join a global asset manager in London
Job Responsibilities/Objectives
The role is initially for 3 months to provide medical leave cover, with potential for the contract to extend to 6 months.
The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of investment performance measurement, including indices and constituent benchmarks, and will work closely with business and technology stakeholders on the development and enhancement of performance capabilities.
- Work with business and technology stakeholders to understand and document performance measurement requirements.
- Analyse existing performance calculation and measurement processes and identify areas for enhancement.
- Support the rework and development of performance capabilities in relation to Aladdin.
- Work with data and technology teams to ensure appropriate performance and benchmark data is available and fit for purpose.
- Analyse requirements around indices, benchmarks and benchmark constituents.
- Produce clear business requirements, process documentation and functional specifications.
- Support solution design, testing and implementation activities.
- Work closely with development and data engineering teams to ensure requirements are clearly understood and delivered.
- Investigate data and performance-related issues and support resolution.
- Manage stakeholders across business, investment and technology functions.
Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:
- Strong commercial experience as a Senior Business Analyst within financial services.
- Aladdin experience is a very nice to have
- Proven experience in performance measurement / investment performance.
- Good understanding of indices, benchmarks and benchmark constituents.
- Strong SQL skills are essential.
- Experience working with performance calculation or measurement systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working in complex, data-driven environments.
Desirable Skills/Experience
Although not essential, the following skills are desired by the client:
- Experience within asset management / investment management.
- Knowledge or experience of Aladdin.
- Experience with performance data sourced from platforms such as Morningstar and/or FactSet.
- Understanding of investment data, market data and portfolio analytics.
- Experience working on performance system implementations or transformation projects.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.
Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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