Investment Analyst

Mumbai, India

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Date live: Sep. 17, 2024

Business Area: Private Bank and Wealth Management

Area of Expertise: Relationship Management

Reference Code: JR-0000013501

Contract: Temp/Contractor Payroll (Fixed Term)

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About Investment Portfolio Analyst
The Investment Portfolio Analyst team supports Investment Advisors, Investment Managers, and Investment Specialists in the Investments team in preparing client portfolio analytics, review collaterals and presentations for clients/prospects, including standard and bespoke requirements.

Overall purpose of role

The role holder, as part of the Investments team, will collaborate with Investment Advisors, Investment Managers, Investment Specialists, and internal front-to-back office teams to understand, templatize and regularly deliver investment portfolio analysis and reporting requirements. Responsibilities often include gathering investments data, running analytics (in a semi-automated environment), and preparing appropriate reports/presentations for internal and external use with clients. Additionally, the role holder will actively support the teams in process change management and platform automation in the areas covered.

Key Accountabilities

Support Investment Advisors, Investment Managers, and Investment Specialists in the Investments team in preparing/collating presentations/analytics/reports/reviews for clients and prospects.
Meet/manage expectations with respect to timeliness of preparing and delivering the above.
Ensure that reports prepared do not contravene applicable regulatory guidelines and are accurate.
Verify integrity and accuracy of information presented in reports.
Assist clients and colleagues to understand and interpret reports.
Identify opportunities to improve data consistency, information, analytics, MIS, and presentation of reports and efficiency of producing them.
Support process change management, development of templates and SOP and platform automation.

Stakeholder Management and Leadership

Pro-active engagement with Investment Advisors, Investment Managers, Investment Specialists, relationship managers and service managers as well as clients.
Maintain engagement with Compliance and ROC teams towards ensuring that the reports remain compliant with relevant regulatory guidelines and internal standards and relevant risks are managed.
Maintain relationship with Operations towards accurate and timely production of reports.
Maintain relationship with Technology teams towards any enhancements/changes in client reporting to be implemented.
Building specialisation in maintaining high reporting standards, ensuring accuracy and relevance in financial reporting to meet the expectations of both internal and external stakeholder.

Decision-making and Problem Solving

Regularly involved in prioritising competing business demands and client expectations.
Able to work cross-functionally to solve problem and drive decision making.

Action-oriented and organised.
Ability to handle several tasks simultaneously and prioritise accordingly.
Self-motivated, able to work on their own initiative and remain calm under pressure.

Risk and Control Objective

Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you do.
Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.
Conduct regular/periodic self-assessment of controls to ensure managed CRM tools are in operating within risk appetite of the Business and Group

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

A relevant degree in finance, accounting, business or a related field. Professional certification such as CFA or CA.
Proficiency in investment accounting, financial assets reporting and a good understanding of relevant regulations and compliance standards.
Strong analytical and quantitative skills to analyse financial data to prepare various customise reports as per client requirements.
High level of accuracy and attentions to detail, ensuring precise and error free reporting.
Ability to identify and solve complex problems related to investment accounting and reporting.
The role holder will be responsible to understand all the investment products available in the industry and accounting of client’s transactions in systems. Ability to quickly come up the learning curve.

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge and experience in accounting and reporting of various investment product available in the financial services industry like Equity, Debt, Manage Account, AIF, Mutual funds, Held away assets reporting, etc.
Experience working in Fund accounting and Bespoke reporting.
Familiarity with financial software and tools as well as advanced Excel skill.
Excellent organizational and time management skills to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
The right candidate will have an excellent command of the English language with strong written and verbal communication skills, and presentation skills (PowerPoint).

Purpose, Values and Mindset

We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.

Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

Respect

We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.

Integrity

We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.

Service

We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.

Excellence

We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.

Stewardship

We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.

Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Empower

Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.

Challenge

Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.

Drive

Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.

More about working at Barclays

Barclays has been in Asia Pacific for over 50 years, supporting corporations and financial institutions across the Asia Pacific region and connecting them to the capital markets of UK, Europe and the Americas. For more information click here.

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We continue to embed and review our hybrid working environment and remain in a phase of testing and learning. This means that working arrangements could change, with reasonable notice, to align with the needs of our business.

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