Portfolio analyst

Job Description

Job Description

About the Firm

Harrison Gray Search is recruiting on behalf of a fast-growing, global family office and investment advisory firm founded in 2006. Our client advises a select group of individuals, family offices, and institutions around the world on over $7.5 billion in assets. The firm delivers highly bespoke investment, financial, and planning solutions for sophisticated and complex client situations.

Job Overview

The Portfolio Analyst is based in the firm's Boston office as a member of the Portfolio Advisory and Management team. This team is charged with implementation, analysis, and performance reporting for investment strategies within an assigned group of client portfolios. The role spans a broad spectrum of portfolio management and technical tasks, focusing heavily on interacting with the portfolios and communicating issues to the Investment Team. The analyst monitors client portfolios daily and facilitates responses to client requests. Furthermore, the analyst is the point of contact for the preparation of periodic and ad hoc client reporting packages, investment portfolio reviews, and other analyses.

Analysts at the firm gain exposure to all facets of a global multi-family office. Top-performing analysts can be promoted to the Senior Analyst role, with the expectation that those individuals will continue their careers at the firm. The Senior Analyst is expected to elect a specialization within the firm in conjunction with firm partners to foster further career growth. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to contribute across portfolio operations, reporting, investment management, client service, business development, and philanthropy.

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensure client portfolio data quality and integrity.
• Develop, enhance, and prepare periodic client reporting packages via Addepar.
• Prepare client-facing communications, including periodic investment reviews and ad hoc analyses.
• Develop and maintain client-specific portfolio models.
• Build customized financial models in MSExcel and other applications for the analysis of various client situations.
• Construct and execute trades in equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and derivatives as directed by senior management.
• Ensure timely post-trade and periodic reconciliation of portfolio management models.
• Perform frequent updates of portfolio management models, including pre- and post-trade.
• Assist with investment research diligence as needed.
• Handle additional portfolio research requests from Portfolio Management and Client Advisory teams on an ad hoc basis.
• Utilize a strong knowledge of investment performance methodology for publicly traded and private investments, including time-weighted returns (TWR), internal rates of return (IRR), and investment multiples.
• Continuously monitor portfolios for compliance with Investment Policy Statements (IPS) and additional relevant guidance.
• Maintain client-level and security-level data for compliance with internal and regulatory reporting requirements.

Education and Skills

• Undergraduate coursework in accounting, finance, statistics, computer science, economics, or mathematics.
• 2 to 4 years of related investing experience.
• Solid understanding of portfolio theory and accounting.
• High proficiency with MSExcel.
• Deep interest in investing and the financial markets.
• Exceptional work ethic and pride of ownership.
• Exemplary attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to convey complex thoughts in a concise, logical, and eloquent manner.
• Collaborative personality.
• Strong sense of integrity.
• Completion of, or expectation to complete, the NASAA Investment Advisers Law Examination (Series 65).
• Participation and progress in the CFA Program are strongly encouraged.
• Firm grasp of Addepar is a plus.
• Familiarity with Bloomberg is also a plus.