Student, Performance Reporting & Attribution (Fall 2026, 4 Months)

OMERS•Toronto, ON

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Performance, Reporting & Attribution, we are looking for a highly motivated Student to join our Capital Markets Finance team in Toronto, which is building a world-class, winning culture that prioritizes people development and focuses on long-term growth. Our team is responsible for the performance measurement, attribution and reporting for OMERS Capital Markets (OCM) and its underlying strategies. This includes calculating performance results for both the OCM portfolio and its benchmarks (“the what?”) and delivering insights through structured attribution views and dynamic analysis of return drivers (“the how?” and the “why?”). We also monitor each of OCM’s strategies against their applicable investment guidelines, and support compliance monitoring against external regulatory requirements.

Requirements

Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Business, Mathematics, Engineering, or another relevant field.
Strong understanding of capital markets products, especially fixed income securities.
Interest in financial analysis or investment reporting.
Experience creating systematic solutions with data, including SQL.
Experience developing dashboards and information solutions with Power BI.
An understanding of investment products including bonds, equities, derivatives, and alternative investments
Demonstrated ability to perform complex, insight-driven analysis and work with large data sets, including strong excel skills.
Strong attention to detail, highly organized and keen to learn.
Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process enhancements to ensure that activities are completed in an efficient manner that adds value to the enterprise.
Strong team player with a positive attitude, willingness to help colleagues and “go the extra mile.”
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with investment performance and risk for institutional portfolios is an asset.

Responsibilities

Validate and review performance results at the Capital Markets Global Credit business unit, strategy and asset class levels.
Perform daily attribution analysis for Fixed Income from various perspectives to identify the key drivers of the investment performance.
Identify data quality issues or performance anomalies and assist in root-cause investigation.
Prepare compelling communications, PowerPoint presentations and Power BI dashboards to report key performance results to multiple levels of the organization including senior leadership.
Help to lead the team’s adoption of digital delivery for portfolio insights and reporting.
Add value by driving in-depth insights and analysis through well-defined reporting to Senior Management.
Monitor portfolio compliance against defined internal investment guidelines and external regulatory policies.
Establish trusted relationships with colleagues in Capital Markets, Total Portfolio Management, Risk and Finance departments to understand new product developments, strategies, policies and other activities.
Stay current on financial market developments and trends including their impact on the Capital Markets balance sheet and investment performance.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry standards in the performance reporting field (GIPS).
Identify and implement process improvement opportunities and automation solutions to enhance the efficiency of day-to-day tasks.
Lead or contribute to new team projects and department initiatives.
Contribute to culture-enhancing initiatives within the broader Capital Markets Finance team, including both social and educational elements.