Senior Investment/Portfolio Analyst

Job Description Summary

Under limited supervision, uses specialized knowledge and skills obtained through education and experience, to assist in analyzing portfolios, asset allocations and other investment holdings with client portfolios and make appropriate recommendations. Regular contact with internal and external customers is required to obtain, clarify, or provide facts or information. Utilize appropriate resources to create, present and maintain presentations and proposals for clients and prospects.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Serves as relationship manager for a subset of existing clients, at discretion of lead Financial Advisors.
• Prepares presentations, portfolio/equity analyses, and proposals for High Net Worth and institutional clients and prospects.
• Coordinates efforts to gather data to assist Financial Advisors in preparing responses to client or prospect requests.
• Creates portfolio/equity snapshots, researches investments and provides fund reports upon request to clients.
• Collects and compiles fundamental research on related companies in response to client inquiries.
• May lead client meetings to identify client goals and tolerances.
• Develops and presents individualized client investment strategy
• Uses analytical tools, software and methodologies to research investment products, asset allocation and comparative analysis on portfolios.
• Presents or responds to inquiries from Financial Advisors and/or clients to research and resolve issues.
• Creates presentations to clients and prospects under the direction of Financial Advisors.
• Prepares customized written industry and company specific reports upon request to clients.
• Develops financial models to forecast team revenue and income.
• Performs research and analytics used in Investment Strategy white papers for financial advisor or client use.
• Coordinates preparation of scheduled and ad hoc performance reports.
• Collaborates with internal and external product experts to insure proper due diligence of products.
• Develops and maintains checklists for tracking periodic investment managers’ reviews by third party and independent investment manager searches.
• Generates periodic reports on investment analyses and peer group comparisons with relevant investment benchmarks for clients.
• Interfaces effectively with all levels of staff in managing portfolios.
• Completes ad hoc projects and reports as assigned.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Education/Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and a minimum of four years’ experience in the financial services industry with an emphasis on conducting market research and analysis

~or~

• An equivalent combination of experience, education and/or training as approved by Human Resources

Licenses Required

• SIE required provided that an exemption or grandfathering cannot be applied