Portfolio Analyst (Western Asset)
About The Position
Western Asset Management (WAM), part of Franklin Templeton, is a leading global asset manager renowned for its expertise in fixed-income investing. Operating as a cohesive team, we leverage an open, integrated investment platform to deliver superior results for clients. Our collegial culture enables us to harness the combined experience and fixed-income acumen of our investment professionals worldwide. Western Asset is owned by Franklin Templeton, a diversified firm that spans asset management, wealth management, and fintech, with clients in over 150 countries and offices on six continents. As a Portfolio Analyst, you’ll play a key role within the Investment Management team, directly working with Portfolio Managers and Traders across diverse fixed income sectors including Broad Markets, Municipals, and Investment Grade credit across the SMA and liquidity desks. Your precision and proactive approach will drive operational excellence and empower decision-making at Western Asset. You’ll collaborate with key internal partners such as Client Services, Compliance, Investment Operations, and Risk Management to deliver seamless portfolio management support to the Investment Team. This role is based in our New York office.
Requirements
- Exceptional attention to detail: Your analytical mindset and problem-solving skills set you apart in a fast-paced environment
- Financial and technical proficiency: Demonstrated strength in financial, mathematical, and statistical analysis; expert-level Excel skills required
- AI fluency: Comfort with and/or experience using AI tools to enhance efficiency, streamline workflows, and support data-driven decision-making
- Influential communicator: Ability to engage and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, driving consensus and action
- Asset management experience: Previous exposure to asset management is highly valued and will accelerate your impact
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- CFA designation or progress toward a designation is highly desirable
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with query tools (SQL, Python) is a plus
Responsibilities
- Manage the pre- and post-trade execution process: Oversee allocations, and trade entry, while ensuring all trades meet compliance and market deadlines; utilize the OMS system to efficiently book trades for both local and global offices; pro-actively seek opportunities to increase efficiency, reduce errors, and create consistency in process outcomes
- Manage the end-of-day trade process: Ensure all trades are accurately loaded, driving transparency and reliability in portfolio valuations; partner with the back office to investigate and resolve confirmation breaks and trade fails, maintaining operational accuracy
- Action portfolio maintenance trades: Monitor daily cashflows across portfolios; communicate necessary maintenance and rebalancing trades to stakeholders; monitor post-trade impacts
- Advance corporate actions workflow: Preclear voluntary corporate actions and support the corporate actions process; communicate critical updates and action items to PMs, Client Service, and Compliance, ensuring all stakeholders are informed and meet corporate action deadlines
- Monitor portfolio compliance: Pro-actively review daily portfolio compliance reports, swiftly addressing action items to maintain regulatory and guideline integrity; track the downgrade dashboard and coordinate timely responses to credit rating changes; monitor and report benchmark updates
- Support client-related requests: Prepare information and analysis for PMs and Traders for client meetings or specific client requests
- Deliver actionable insights: Develop in-depth understanding of various portfolio strategies and understanding of key risk factors and metrics; prepare and analyze daily portfolio reporting, surfacing trends and opportunities; review and analyze monthly performance data, identify issues, and collaborate with PMs to optimize results
- Support investment accounting: Partner with Investment Support and Accounting to resolve book value, yield, and other accounting queries, enhancing financial reporting
Benefits
- Competitive and valuable range of total rewards—monetary and non-monetary
- Annual discretionary bonus
- 401(k) plan with a generous match
- Recognition rewards
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Range of competitive healthcare options
- Insurance
- Disability benefits
- Employee stock investment program
- Learning resources
- Career development programs
- Reimbursement for certain education expenses
- Paid time off (vacation / holidays / sick / leave / parental & caregiving leave / bereavement / volunteering / floating holidays)
- Motivational wellbeing program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
