Investment Perf & Analytics Analyst (Hybrid)
Northwestern Mutual · Milwaukee, WI · Yesterday
$76k/yrFull-time
Non-Registered Fingerprinted role under FINRA guidelines requiring fingerprinting and completion of required forms.
Responsibilities
- Analyze investment performance data and communicate insights to senior management, field, and home office teams.
- Assist in performance reporting projects to identify and fix reporting defects.
- Prioritize performance reporting enhancements based on feedback from multiple sources.
- Perform data quality checks and resolve errors in data with vendor(s).
- Produce and validate marketing materials used by the Field to define Advisory models and strategies.
- Load data to Field analytical tools such as Morningstar and Ycharts to assist in quantitative analysis.
- Summarize analysis into user-friendly deliverables by translating technical data into business-appropriate communications and recommendations, including process change suggestions.
- Report analytical results and recommendations in written, verbal, and presentation formats.
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, math, statistics, business, or a related field.
- Understanding of investment accounts, including Brokerage, Advisory, and Direct-to-fund.
- Knowledge of investment vehicles such as stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, and illiquid alternatives.
- Familiarity with business processes, including research and data analysis.
- Understanding of investment performance calculations (IRR, TWR) and performance statistics.
- Knowledge of portfolio risk exposures and benchmark characteristics.
- Familiarity with performance attribution methodologies.
- Expertise in analytical tools such as MS Excel, Business Objects, and PowerBI.
- Proven problem-solving skills and experience in research, quantitative analysis, and analytical techniques.
- Strong aptitude and desire to learn new platforms, investment products, strategies, and analytic tools.
- Ability to generate innovative ideas and recognize the need for new or modified approaches.
- Demonstrated ability to gather and analyze information systematically, grasp complexities, and perceive relationships among problems or issues.
- Initiative to independently prioritize and develop deliverables while collaborating as a team player.
- Ability to deliver results and recommendations in written, verbal, and presentation formats tailored for a business audience.
- Ability to work effectively with people at all levels.
Skills
- Engineering Expertise & Practices (NM) - Beginner
- Data Solutions (NM) - Beginner
- Data Access (NM) - Beginner
- Business Application (NM) - Beginner
- Strategic Thinking (NM) - Beginner
- Adaptive Communication (NM) - Beginner
- Business Acumen (NM) - Beginner
- Data Architecture (NM) - Beginner
- Data Analytics (NM) - Intermediate
- Cross Functional Partnering & Planning (NM) - Beginner
- Data Literacy (NM) - Intermediate
- Data Lifecycle (NM) - Beginner
- Metadata Management (NM) - Beginner
- Root Cause Analysis & Decision Quality (NM) - Beginner
- Data Security (NM) - Beginner
- Analytical Thinking (NM) - Beginner
- Data Modeling (NM) - Beginner
- Data Integrity (NM) - Beginner
- Data Governance (NM) - Beginner
Pay
Compensation range: $75,600.00 – $113,400.00. Final salary is based on skills, experience, location, and other factors uncovered during the hiring process. Geographic-specific pay structures may apply for candidates in California, New York City, or other eligible locations.
Benefits
- Flexible work schedules
- Concierge service
- Comprehensive benefits
- Employee resource groups