Investment Data Analyst Location:Kansas City,KS
100,000 - 200,000
Job Description:
Responsibilities
The candidate can expect to:
- Partner with the investment team to understand requirements and work to create consumable data content
- Develop processes and tools around datasets to enable the team to make better investment decisions
- Consolidate, validate and manage investment-related data from both internal and external sources
- Function as the team resource and SME as it relates to quantitative credit analysis
- Monitor and evaluate portfolio risk in a manner consistent with the teams philosophy
- Support trading efforts as needed in assisting with the management of trade relationships, trade execution and liquidity oversight
- Develop an in-depth understanding of the teamâ??s investment process
Qualifications
- The successful candidate will possess strong analytical skills with a high level of attention to detail. Additionally, the ideal candidate will possess the following traits:
- A minimum of 3 yearsâ?? work experience in quantitative modeling or data analysis
- A degree in financial engineering, computer science, mathematics or similar quantitative field
- Proficiency with complex Excel usage; modeling experience strongly preferred
- Quantitative and technical skills with the ability to manage large data sets
- Comfort with using and extracting data from Bloomberg
- A high level of initiative and intellectual curiosity with an ability to grasp new concepts
- Strong interpersonal skills; the ability to work in a small, collaborative environment
- Commercial mindset with the ability to deliver in a timely fashion