Portfolio Analyst - Brisbane, Australia - Australian Retirement Trust

Australian Retirement Trust

Verified Company

Brisbane, Australia

6 days ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

An exciting opportunity exists to join our Investment Resilience and Planning team as a Portfolio Analyst.

Why join us?

State of the art offices with offerings like end of trip facilities, yoga and multi faith room, barista coffee, indoor gardens, and a multitude of spaces to encourage a collaborative culture, our workspaces are something we are extremely proud of.
A mature outlook on flexible work arrangements which allows you to truly balance work and life. A #hybrid work from home approach is embedded in our ways of working.
We have excellent career progression and development opportunities; we are committed to continuous improvement and have exciting plans for our future.
We have an incredible company culture where wellbeing of our employees is at the forefront of everything we do.

About the role
Every one of our team contributes to helping make our members' world better.

As a
Portfolio Analyst, you will work with key internal and external stakeholders and support setting and executing the strategy for the relevant Investment domain, delivering outcomes that are in the best financial interests of our members.

You will work closely with the Strategy and asset class teams to ensure effective risk management of investment portfolios.

The first-line Investment Risk team sits within Investment Resilience and Planning and supports the Strategy and asset class teams to ensure effective risk management of Australian Retirement Trust's investment portfolios.

Responsibilities include investment risk analytics and reporting, whole-of-fund risk considerations, research on public and private markets, monitoring the macroeconomic and geopolitical landscape, assisting with stress testing (including climate change risks), and evaluation of risk mitigation strategies.

Key accountabilities will include:

Build, maintain and improve fit for purpose processes, models and tools relevant to the investment domain.
Conduct quality checks on the accuracy, completeness and suitability of data and methodology used in risk analytics, and sense check results prior to reporting.
Develop and deliver timely and accurate risk reporting using Blackrock's Aladdin Risk system and internal tools, including dashboards for asset classes and investment options.
Assist with research and modelling of potential future scenarios and their likely impact on portfolios and evaluating potential risk mitigation strategies.
Collaborate with individual investment teams across Public and Private Markets to enhance the risk assessment of asset class portfolios and to support teamwide success.
Provide analysis and reporting to support the negotiation of agreements and development of trusted working relationships with key external partners.
Support embedding the Australian Retirement Trust risk management framework internally and externally.

This role is available as a permanent opportunity.

About you
If this is the right role for you, your skills and qualifications may include:

Relevant tertiary qualifications in finance, investments, commerce or economics
Understanding of the Australian superannuation industry
Experience working in the Investments industry for the relevant investment domain
Advanced research and analysis capability
Stakeholder management capability
Welldeveloped written and oral communication skills
Ability to relate well to people and contribute as a team player.

About us
As one of Australia's largest superannuation funds, we proudly take care of over $240 billion in retirement savings. Our teams are as diverse and unique as the members we strive to inspire and empower.

Our inclusive culture means you will be valued and heard in a respectful workplace, where you can be your authentic self every day.

When you work for Australian Retirement Trust, every day is an opportunity to be a force for good in the lives of more than 2 million members.

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