Institutional Reporting Analyst Senior

Posted:
12/2/2024, 3:15:13 AM

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Business & Strategy

Role summary: Demonstrates in-depth knowledge in assigned area and primarily works without direction to manage, maintain, and provide comprehensive quantitative and qualitative information about CG’s investment strategies including results, portfolio characteristics, ESG positioning, DE&I positioning, portfolio attribution, current investment philosophy, investment commentary and organizational data and statistics to CG’s institutional clients, respond to complex ad hoc client inquiries, and deliver against specific client’s reporting and strategy needs and schedules / cadences. Serves as a subject matter expert on team/department and cross-functional projects and reengineering efforts including, under limited supervision, leveraging project management and project analysis toolsets for medium and large size initiatives, often with significant scope and complexity, and focused on the implementation of new technologies to innovate and automate client reporting capabilities.

Primary responsibilities/essential functions:

Tactical focus: Across cohort, leads and actively engages in institutional reporting activities including new client and other reporting implementation set-ups and ongoing standard and custom and ad hoc reporting, based on specific client and regulatory requirements. Focuses on driving efficiency in workflow execution, improving processes, and training, onboarding, and operational oversight of analyst level associates.

Drives onboarding process for new clients, collaborating with multiple internal business partners, and

establishing client report set-ups, both standard and custom including cadences/schedule

Responsible for creating and/or providing oversight to team in their leveraging of reporting tools, e.g.,

Simcorp CORIC, Blue Prism, and RPA in the production and delivery of recurring, standard and custom

institutional client reports. Production includes taking clients’ specific Excel reporting templates and

requirements – the results/portfolio characteristics the client wants to see - and driving the information,

managing upstream data sources, and populating and segmenting data, e.g., by sector, benchmark,

performance, fixed income duration, risk measures, and aligned to client reporting SLAs

Provides oversight to team and/or handles reporting/illustrating institutional client portfolio positioning,

specific to how CG is managing holdings, in line with the institutional client’s investment strategy

Performs analytical reviews over large amounts of investment data to identify inconsistencies and/or

inaccuracies enabling data to be included in reporting results

Provides comprehensive quantitative and qualitative information about CG’s investment strategies

including results, portfolio characteristics, ESG positioning, portfolio attribution, current investment

philosophy, investment commentary and organizational data and statistics to CG’s institutional clients

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Anticipates changes in customer data needs and enables team to meet any changes

Ensure all applicable policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements are followed

Leads the identification and prioritization of workflow and process improvement opportunities

Develops job aids for department processes and team workflow tools on an ongoing basis

Participates in the training and onboarding of senior analyst and analyst level associates and identifies

training needs across the department. Recommends enhancements to training plans

Provides direction and feedback to team and assists them in completing their assignments

Domain Knowledge Focus: Applies a strong understanding of investment management concepts and CG data

concepts, coupled with in-depth knowledge of relevant global investment markets, the institutional investor

marketplace and its operating mechanics, in supporting the accurate and timely delivery of work and driving

to desired business outcomes.

Applies working knowledge of the investment management industry, CG’s lines of business and product

structures, the competitive landscape, and the reporting and regulatory environment, coupled with

project management and project analysis toolsets in supporting work inputs and driving to desired

business outcomes

Demonstrates a strong understanding of investment management concepts and an in-depth knowledge of

the financial services industry, global equity and fixed income markets, related instruments, general

portfolio statistics, and the institutional investment market, applying this knowledge to support the

effective analysis of complex data and information

Demonstrates and applies an in-depth knowledge of Capital’s funds, mandates, investment process and

various internal groups

Demonstrates a strong understanding of CG data concepts and accompanying issue resolution processes

to ensure accuracy and completeness of data

Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of working with internal reporting / RPA tools

Demonstrates working knowledge in external practices, trends, technology, and information affecting the

department/business area

Consultative / Business Acumen Focus: Works across several internal and external business partners,

including the Results team, Client Relationship Managers and Client Relationship Analysts, Accounting, Legal,

Compliance, serving as a subject matter and continuous improvement expert. Delivers complex, analytical

insights, problem solving, and remedying of significant data issues, responding to the most complex ad hoc

inquiries involving quantitative data, and ensuring operational effectiveness of key outsourced partners, all in

support of demonstrating client stewardship, providing comprehensive, accurate, and timely responses. Leads

and serves as a subject matter expert on team/department and cross-functional projects and initiatives across

sphere of work including project ownership, system ownership and development, and implementation and

ongoing maintenance.

Responds to large volumes of ad hoc reporting and data requests from large institutional clients,

identifying the best data source(s) - often requiring complex data analysis, working in SQL, and

interpreting what the client wants to see and how to position and package the response

Works closely with Information Technology function as a key stakeholder, establishing engagement

and alignment including feasibility studies regarding potential solutions

Drives the development of UAT test scripts and plans and facilitates UAT execution

Ensures technology delivers reports that align to clients’ strategies and broader needs

Partners with data producers to ensure data integrity and any errant data gets corrected

Performs impact analysis across team to evaluate any potential reporting impacts to respective client

books of business

Serves as a subject matter expert in performing impact analysis and determining whether to escalate an

issue, where to escalate specific issues, e.g., Client Relationship Analyst, Relationship Manager and

considering items such as client size and understanding specific client sensitivity and state of relationship

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Ensures effective collaboration and partnership with the Results team, Accounting, Legal, Compliance and

other internal stakeholders to ensure appropriate and accurate client reporting

Ensures the integrity of information in upstream systems, proactively identifying discrepancies, and

partnering with relevant data owners in investigating and resolving the issues and then communicating

the situation to Client Relationship Manager including resolution and implications

Provides data expertise and responds to the most complex client ad hoc inquiries involving quantitative

data. Also, reviews ad-hoc reports developed by less senior associates

Develops and manages vendor/outsourced partner relationships, providing direction and ensuring

operational effectiveness for partners involved in participating in the provision of institutional reporting,

e.g., Acuity

Provides perspective, when applicable, on preferred outsourced reporting partners

Serves as a subject matter expert on team/department and cross-functional projects and initiatives

focused on evolving institutional reporting capabilities and understanding and analyzing how changes may

or will have impacts to specific teams, identifying the impacts and changes to workflow and evaluating

whether there is a need to make changes to the team’s processes

Collaborates with manager to recommend departmental improvements

Serves as a positive role model, coach, and mentor for other associates

May manage workflow within the team

Required Skills/Abilities:

Demonstrates a deep understanding of the technology applications that are needed to support the

institutional reporting business including a strong aptitude for learning and working effectively with new

technologies

Demonstrated ability to work with large databases and manipulate substantial datasets

Ability to identify, assess, respond to, and escalate risks or potential risks encountered through day-to-day

activities

Strong written and oral communication skills and presentation skills including the ability to tailor and deliver

information in a way that recognizes and reflects the unique needs of different audiences

Ability to learn and assimilate newly acquired knowledge quickly

Demonstrates intellectual curiosity, analytical and critical thinking, and problem-solving skills

Solid project management experience and capabilities (lead and manage)

Ability to effectively deal with ambiguity and drive to decisions without all relevant information being

available

Consistent attention to detail

Ability to operate with independence and self-motivation

Strong organizational and time management skills; ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment

while delivery consistently accurate results

Demonstrates ability to collaborate and develop/maintain working relationships and partnerships inside and

outside the organization to enable effective completion of business objectives

Advanced Excel skills and the ability to accurately manipulate substantial amounts of data and perform

advanced functions including writing macros and leveraging formulas

Demonstrates working knowledge of business intelligence tools, e.g., Tableau

Demonstrates working knowledge of SQL, VBA, and other database coding capabilities, including the ability to

perform intermediate level coding

Demonstrates an in-depth level of knowledge of RPA

Demonstrates sound and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward

Ability to build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions

Action-oriented, taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and

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enthusiasm

Strong results orientation and bias for action, regardless of circumstance

Ability to plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals

Optimizes Work Processes, finding the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a

focus on continuous improvement

Manages complexity, making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory

information to effectively solve problem

Directs work, providing direction, delegating, and removing obstacles to get work done

Working knowledge of the Simcorp Coric Client Reporting tool a plus

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, math, engineering, or related field. Progress towards

obtaining a CFA designation a plus

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In addition to a highly competitive base salary, per plan guidelines, restrictions and vesting requirements, you also will be eligible for an individual annual performance bonus, plus Capital’s annual profitability bonus plus a retirement plan where Capital contributes 15% of your eligible earnings.

You can learn more about our compensation and benefits here.

* Temporary positions in Canada and the United States are excluded from the above mentioned compensation and benefit plans.


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