Fixed Income Performance Analyst

About Us

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support nearly two million members, with around $75 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re 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.

About the Job

The primary purpose of the role is to prepare and deliver internal investment reports and related information to internal stakeholders with an emphasis on Fixed Income portfolios

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities

Performance Analysis:

• Produce regular performance analysis, attribution and commentary on the investment performance of REST’s Fixed Income and Debt portfolio at a whole of asset class, Sub Asset Class and an individual Fixed Income manager level.
• Contribute to the establishment of and oversee the maintenance of a fixed income attribution model.

Reporting:

• Prepare regular investment performance reporting for the fixed income team, Investment Committee and Board (including commentary and analysis),
• Contribute fixed income performance related exhibits to the analytics team monthly investment performance outcome forums.
• Actively work with other team members to proactively engage end users of reports to ensure the reports are fit for purpose, effective, consistent and in line with reporting objectives.
• Provide ad-hoc performance related information and analysis to internal and external stakeholders.

Vendor Management:

• Manage the day to day working relationship with FactSet as it relates to fixed income functionality.

Operations:

• Reconcile investment data from custodian, investment managers, investment advisers and other service providers.
• Assist other analytical team members resolve performance related problems.
• Ensure compliance with relevant industry reporting standards (eg, GIPS, APRA).
• Interact with other internal investment teams and deploy a continuous improvement mindset to upgrade workflows and achieve operational efficiency and resilience.

Requirements

About You:

Essential:

• Demonstrated experience in an analytics, investment risk or performance reporting or similar function.
• Knowledge of domestic and global fixed income securities including the credit universe and derivatives
• Demonstrated experience with delivering fixed income attribution reporting
• Tertiary qualifications in a quantitative discipline.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management, co-ordination and prioritisation skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills and high level of numerical literacy.
• Strong excel skills and a strong desire to upgrade skills including proficiency with analytical systems.
• Team player with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with investment and operations staff.

Also viewed favourably:

• Experience using analytics or investment risk systems such as FactSet, Charles River, Aladdin, SimCorp, etc.
• Experience applying quantitative skills to investment analysis or investment risk problems.

Additional information

Benefits

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
• Meeting free breaks (Rest Stops)
• Income Protection Insurance
• Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest’s values and behaviours)

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 2023. Rest is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.

Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier