Senior Analyst - Performance Reporting

Established in 1988 Rest is one of Australias largest profittomember superannuation funds.

We support nearly two million members with around $86 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super theyre more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours we want to Be Daring Keep it Simple Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

The Senior Analyst is a key member of the performance reporting team responsible for measuring and reporting the performance and attribution of the RESTs multiple investment strategies (Options). As such this role has a primary focus on building the operating framework alongside the manger including the people processes and systems to enable performance reporting function.

The Senior Performance Reporting Analyst will be responsible for:

• Delivering accurate and timely performance and exposure reports to internal and external stakeholders including regulators survey/ratings houses and investment governance committees.
• Overseeing and enhancing the Whole of Fund attribution model including proactive monitoring of regulatory developments related to Rests published performance results.
• Liaising with internal stakeholders particularly the Rest Investment Team to ensure all Performance Reporting requirements are met and provide insights on sources of outperformance or underperformance.
• Reviewing and enhancing existing performance reporting processes through automation simplification and control improvement to reduce risk of error and create efficiencies.
• Contributing to regulatory reporting and analysing the impact of regulatory changes relating to performance reporting adapting processes to ensure compliance.
• Developing expostperformance reporting across various levels (manager sector asset class and option) with a focus on continuous improvement and insights for portfolio construction.
• Utilising and optimising reporting and analytics solutions such as State Street Alpha / Charles River and FactSet to enhance and automate current reporting capabilities.
• Providing guidance training and technical support to Performance Reporting analysts while contributing subject matter expertise to broader organisational initiatives.

Qualifications :

• Relevant tertiary or technical qualifications in Commerce Mathematics Information Management Finance or related field
• Fluency in FactSet and Whole of Fund attribution model based on notional exposure of derivatives (FX Forwards Equity and Fixed Income Futures etc.
• CIPM CAIA and CFA are highly desirable

Required experience understanding or credentials including:

• Proven experience in analytics risk or performance reporting within investment organisations custodians or vendors.
• Strong knowledge of performance calculation methodologies derivative financial instruments and their impact on Whole of Fund Performance.
• Ability to interpret and communicate performance attribution results to senior stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong problemsolving abilities and numerical literacy.
• Experience with investment data solutions in an Asset Owner environment (e.g. Custodian Data Services Front Office platforms FactSet Bloomberg).
• Demonstrated ability to lead change initiatives and provide guidance to junior team members.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills across all levels of the organisation.

Additional Information :

Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include:

• Personal and professional development opportunities 
• Hybrid working 
• Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave 
• Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave 
• Linkedin Learning 
• Income Protection Insurance 
• Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rests values and behaviours) 
• Rest Stops meeting free breaks 

If you share our values believe you can help make a difference for our members and want to be part of a leading superannuation fund with a Super culture please click Apply Now.

Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity equity and inclusion where people feel welcome safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.

We value the different backgrounds lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages cultural backgrounds faiths gender identities sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability neurodiverse individuals Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.

Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.

*Funds under management as at 30 June 2024. Rest is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime