Portfolio Associate, Alternatives London - eFinancialCareers

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3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income.

With our launch in 1971 in Newport Beach, California, PIMCO introduced investors to a total return approach to fixed income investing.

In the 50+ years since, we have worked relentlessly to help millionsof investors pursue their objectives - regardless of shifting marketing conditions.

As active investors, our goal is not just to find opportunities, but to create them.

To this end, we remain firmly committed to the pursuit of our mission:
delivering superiorinvestment returns, solutions, and service to our clients.
Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence.

We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.

Overview
PIMCO is seeking a Portfolio Associate to assist with the Alternative Business.

The Portfolio Associate team directly support Portfolio Managers and build relationships internally with Account Managers, Product Managers, Legal and Compliance counterparts, Operations teams, and other Portfolio Associate teams across the firm's global offices.

On a day-to-day basis, Portfolio Associates use their Fixed Income training to actively monitor portfolios and markets to assist Portfolio Managers in measuring risk and managing client assets.

Portfolio Associates are routinely encouraged to provide creativesolutions and develop key tools and reporting methods to support the Portfolio Management team.

For this specific role there will also be the requirement to provide support to the Investment Risk function, reporting on various risk attributes of portfolios.

Position Development Value:

Extensive exposure to industry experts within Portfolio Management and across other functional areas of the firm
A broad range of opportunities to collaborate with talented colleagues
Learning environment focused on key buyside portfolio risk and return principles
Constructive feedback to foster career growth in addition to a formal annual review process

Responsibilities:

Key driver in process engineering and development to support the alternatives Portfolio Management team
Utilize proprietary risk systems for monitoring of portfolio exposures vs investment objectives across target portfolios
Coordinate with Cash Management and Alternatives Finance Group for active Cash and Liquidity requirements
Work with Risk Management and Product Specialist Groups on attribution/performance metrics and analysis
Assist Portfolio Managers with allocations and trade processing as well as management of trade life cycle events across all products
Coordinate with functional teams across the firm for new asset setup, compliance monitoring, acct setup and compliance coding, and areas for operational efficiency development
Respond to ongoing requests from the Portfolio Management team

Requirements:

Degree in finance, economics, mathematics or other related quantitative / analytical field from a leading university or equivalent experience
Good understanding of Fixed Income including knowledge of most cash and derivative instruments
Experience/understanding of Private Debt, Private Equity, Real Estate and Derivative products
Exceptional communication skills are required to operate in a complex financial and mathematical environment

Excel "power user"

SQL, Python and programming skills are preferred
Strong processoriented background and ability to demonstrate keen portfolio risk and operational awareness
Outstanding analytical skills with a proven ability to function efficiently and problemsolve in a highpressure and timecritical environment
2+ years of experience with international markets

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