Investment Portfolio Control Consultant

Wells Fargo & Company•St. Louis, MO

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

About this role: The WIM Investment Solutions Center of Excellence (IS COE) is looking for an Investment Portfolio Control Consultant in the FA Directed Portfolio Analysis (FADPA) team. The FADPA team is responsible for monitoring of investment risk for advisors that have both discretion and fiduciary responsibility. This group also provides portfolio analytics support for Advisors seeking analytics and assistance. The team is responsible for partnering with the relevant business group across the Wells Fargo Advisors (WFA) organization to identify, assess, manage and mitigate current and emerging investment risk. The team member will work directly with Financial Advisors, plus will collaborate with other business leaders in the firm. This role will include leveraging sophisticated third-party tools and internal reporting to help advisors identify appropriate benchmarks for the portfolios. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com. In this role, you will: Work with advisors daily providing investment risk data, reviewing investment strategies and benchmarks, and identifying key risk in client accounts. Conduct proactive reach outs to advisors to help them reduce investment risk in client accounts. Help train advisors on the use of analytic tools and firm resources, key investment risk controls, and the resolution to control alerts. Performs various moderately complex activities related to assessing portfolio risk exposures. Identify, assess, manage and mitigate current and emerging investment risk. Provides an aggregate view of portfolio risk and serves as a subject matter expert for measuring and managing investment risk. Utilizes multiple complex data sources; complies and mines sources to achieve data needs for analyses. Adheres to data management / data governance regulations and policies for data integrity. Consult and provide input into business processes, control execution, policies and procedure implementation and governance. Produces daily, monthly, quarterly and annual investment risk reports for Sr. Management.

Requirements

2+ years of investment portfolio control experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Nice To Haves

2+ years of Investment acumen and Investment risk experience
FINRA registration including Series 7 and Series 66 (or FINRA recognized equivalents)
Experience implementing policies and procedures, oversight of controls, and conducting supervisory review tasks.
Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment
Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
Experience leading projects with third party vendors such as Blackrock Alladin, Morningstar Direct or FactSet
Intermediate Microsoft Office Skills, including Excel
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
BS/BA degree or higher in accounting or finance, computer science, engineering or other scientific background
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation or demonstrated progress toward the designation

Responsibilities

Work with advisors daily providing investment risk data, reviewing investment strategies and benchmarks, and identifying key risk in client accounts.
Conduct proactive reach outs to advisors to help them reduce investment risk in client accounts.
Help train advisors on the use of analytic tools and firm resources, key investment risk controls, and the resolution to control alerts.
Performs various moderately complex activities related to assessing portfolio risk exposures.
Identify, assess, manage and mitigate current and emerging investment risk.
Provides an aggregate view of portfolio risk and serves as a subject matter expert for measuring and managing investment risk.
Utilizes multiple complex data sources; complies and mines sources to achieve data needs for analyses.
Adheres to data management / data governance regulations and policies for data integrity.
Consult and provide input into business processes, control execution, policies and procedure implementation and governance.
Produces daily, monthly, quarterly and annual investment risk reports for Sr. Management.