Performance Analyst

Nomura Holdings, inc.•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management, Inc. (NCRAM) is a registered investment advisor managing approximately $38 billion in fixed income assets. The Performance Analyst role is within NCRAM’s Operations team and is responsible for overall reporting for NCRAM and its Client accounts. This position will report to the Supervisor in the Performance Team and all duties will be performed in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Requirements

Recent college graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance and GPA: 3.0 or better.
Excellent computer skills and detail oriented.
Motivated and eager to work in an asset management environment.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to multi-task, work both with a team and independently with minimal supervision and prioritize assignments to meet deadlines.
Strong ability to develop effective working relationships with product development and articulate clear recommendations.
Proven capability to analyse complex data, evaluate information and draw logical conclusions.
Excellent telephone, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
Able to handle ad-hoc requests in a timely manner.

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of various return calculation methodologies, portfolio risk statistics and GIPS would be helpful.

Responsibilities

Produce and release daily reports, reviewing & validating daily performance for all the portfolios & composites under management.
Perform month-end activities to facilitate finalization of monthly performance and attribution, including the production of standard and customized client reports.
Review and understand the various return calculation methodologies to analyse and spot any discrepancies.
Track changes and maintain composites as per the GIPS policy and procedures.
Perform account vs benchmark analysis to ensure reasonableness of the returns produced.
Effectively handle all queries from internal & external stakeholders on all the matters related to performance, attribution & risk statistics.
Work closely with Portfolio Admin and Client Services/Product Development to provide necessary information required to prepare materials for marketing, DDQs & RFPs.
Work closely with Risk team to ensure the consistency of data and analysis across the business.