Risk & Performance Analyst

Man Group plc

$80K — $90K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Recent graduate with 1-2 years of relevant industry experience
  • Good understanding and clear interest in financial markets
  • Relevant experience or internships at an investment management firm preferred
  • Ability to manage your workload and take responsibility for tasks
  • Effective time management skills
  • Strong communication skills across all business levels
  • Attention to detail for data extraction and control
  • Advanced Excel skills

Responsibilities

  • Report on various fund types, including Long Only and Long/Short strategies
  • Analyze market impact on product performance, detailing performance and exposure data
  • Publish weekly performance newsletters for internal and client communication
  • Develop a thorough understanding of hedge fund dynamics
  • Challenge existing processes to meet transparency demands of institutional investors

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Two paid 'Mankind' days for community volunteering
  • Comprehensive holiday entitlements
  • Pension/401k plans
  • Life and long-term disability coverage
  • Enhanced parental leave and long-service leave
  • Potential perks like private medical coverage and discounted gym memberships
Full Job Description
Job Profile Summary:

The core function of this role is to produce reports for our retail and institutional clients and work on reporting-based projects. You will have close working relationships with the Performance and Risk team as well as dealing with many other teams in the firm such as the investment teams, compliance, sales, and new product teams.

Responsibilities:
  • Report on a wide range of funds from Long Only, Long/Short, Credit and Managed Futures to name a few. Many of these reports are produced monthly
  • Provide an explanation of the effect of market movements on the performance of our product range and include performance, contribution/attribution, and exposure data
  • Publish performance newsletters that keep the company and clients informed of key performance movements on flagship funds and overview newsletters of content engine performance and outlooks on a weekly basis
  • The successful individual will gain a deep understanding of the hedge fund business and develop their performance and risk skills. We're looking for someone who is capable of challenging current procedures and can accommodate the increasing demands for transparency from our institutional investors

Key Skills & Experience:
  • Recent graduate with 1-2 years of relevant industry experience
  • Good understanding and a clear interest in financial markets
  • Relevant experience/internships at an investment management firm is strongly preferred
  • Ability to manage own workload and take responsibility for tasks
  • Effective time management is essential to manage your allocation of work across the business
  • Able to communicate effectively across all levels of the business
  • Attention to detail is crucial as you will be responsible for data extraction, manipulation, validation, and control
  • Advanced Excel skills


The anticipated based salary range for this position is listed below. Compensation packages would also include benefits and a discretionary bonus. This is the base salary range that the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting based on the location and requirements of the position as well as the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant. The Firm reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.

US Pay Range

$80,000-$90,000 USD

Inclusion, Work-Life Balance and Benefits at Man Group
You'll thrive in our working environment that champions equality of opportunity. Your unique perspective will contribute to our success, joining a workplace where inclusion is fundamental and deeply embedded in our culture and values. Through our external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes, you'll find opportunities to grow, develop your talents, and help foster an inclusive environment for all across our firm and industry. Learn more at www.man.com/diversity.

You'll have opportunities to make a difference through our charitable and global initiatives, while advancing your career through professional development, and with flexible working arrangements available too. Like all our people, you'll receive two annual 'Mankind' days of paid leave for community volunteering.

Our comprehensive benefits package includes competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Depending on your location, you may also enjoy additional benefits such as private medical coverage, discounted gym membership options and pet insurance.

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