Securities Analyst

EMC Insurance Companies • Des Moines, IA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Securities Analyst independently assesses the creditworthiness of existing holdings and identifies investment opportunities in assigned sectors. The role combines investment research and financial modeling with investment back-office operations, economic analysis, and support for the Investment Team. The position may be performed from home a few days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• Three years of experience with Bloomberg or an equivalent platform.
• Three years of experience performing investment research.
• Three years of experience monitoring equity, security, debt, and/or capital markets.
• Two years of experience performing financial modeling.

Responsibilities

• Independently analyze the creditworthiness of existing holdings and identify new investment opportunities within assigned sectors.
• Build and maintain financial models and prepare research reports.
• Conduct investment back-office operations, including reporting cash transactions and monitoring capital calls, wire requests, and tender offers.
• Assist with trade execution and settlement and work with Insurance operations on Statutory Deposit requests.
• Identify and implement operations process enhancements to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Lead the economic update process and discussion of current economic trends, including building and maintaining economic models and evaluating potential improvements and indicators.
• Identify ways to enhance portfolio yield and reduce risk.
• Assist the Investment Team with quarterly and ad-hoc reporting and presentations, provide feedback on meeting minutes, and review existing and prospective third-party managers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time