Mercer UK Investments team is seeking a candidate for the following position based in our Mumbai office:


Specialist Investments


Location - Mumbai



What can you expect?

An exciting opportunity to join one of Mercers largest and most rapidly-growing business areas UK Investments. As part of our Investments Reporting Team, the successful candidate will play a key role in preparing Performance Monitoring reports for our UK DB clients.

Reporting & Analytics Team (R&A) in GSD Wealth Investments is primarily responsible for supporting and developing Performance Reports for both DB and DC clients on a periodic basis. This team is also accountable for creating monthly strategy reports for their clients and assisting other teams by supplying necessary data.


We will count on you to:



Develop and maintain the performance monitoring reports, excel models and flash sheets.

Provide research and analysis of desired quality with an ability to explain anomalies and movements.

Communicate with investment and money managers and custodians to gather and/or clarify client specific data needed for reporting.

Measuring Performance of investments and various asset classes.

As required, participate, and perform task for other research related projects.

Attend queries, concerns, suggestions from stakeholders.

Work in partnership with our internal and external teams to ensure assigned tasks are completed effectively with a strong focus on accuracy, efficiency, and maintaining professionalism.

Take ownership of team processes, whilst always being conscious of the risk of error and ensuring that we have appropriate controls and checks in place to achieve consistently excellent results.

Identifying issues but also offering and putting forward ideas and solutions. Ensuring all issues are communicated and escalated appropriately to the Process Lead / Portfolio Owner.

Attend daily team conference calls along with other weekly/ad-hoc calls to allow for effective communication and escalation of matters when required.

Identify areas for training and development and be pro-active in finding ways to achieve development plans.

Provide support to the Process Leads / Portfolio Owners as required on operational changes, risk management and overall operational planning.



What you need to have:



A relevant professional qualification with 2-4 years experience in the financial sector.

Ability to understand and interpret performance indicators.

Professional and enthusiastic approach to work.

Accuracy and attention to detail key requirements.

Highly driven and disciplined.

Strong proficiency in IT skills (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).

Adept in undertaking and articulating investment research and insights.

Ability to understand and interpret large amounts of fund performance indicators.

Ability to work as part of a team.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Ability to absorb new information quickly.

Managing Relationships: Demonstrates the ability to build relationships with colleagues from a variety of different divisions / Demonstrates effective communication skills.

Planning and Organizing: Ability to prioritize workload effectively in order to support the team.


What makes you stand out:


Education/ Qualification: Masters in Finance or similar field, or MBA. Candidates having MBA/CFA/FRM will be an advantage.

Hands-on experience of Python and VBA will be an added advantage.

Self-starter with energy, proactivity, and desire to see things done efficiently.

Ability to consistently prioritize work.

Solutions driven ability to see the bigger picture and be proactive in identifying areas for service enhancement.

Strong proficiency in Excel and Word with experience using daily in previous roles.


MERCER

Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercers approximately 25,000 employees are based in 43 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the worlds leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with 85,000 colleagues and annual revenue of over $20 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit (link removed). Follow Mercer on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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