Deutsche Bank - Associate - Index/Equity Management

Index/Equity Management Associate

Job Title: Index Assocaite

Location: Mumbai

Role Description:

- The Portfolio Analyst supports the Portfolio Manager in monitoring portfolio performance, conducting statistical and performance analyses and producing investor reports.

- Applying excellent financial, mathematical and statistical skills they work with complex databases and quantitative tools to assess, reconcile and attribute portfolio performance.

- The Portfolio Analyst ensures Portfolio performance is transparent to key stakeholders and monitors adherence to the appropriate governance guidelines, including any regulatory/legal restrictions that may impact the portfolio.

- Portfolio Analysts may also participate in company due-diligence, research meetings and client meetings, communicating portfolio information to clients and client requirements to Portfolio Managers.

Your Key Responsibilities :

- Work closely with the European Passive Portfolio Management team.

- Responsible for team management and stakeholder expectations.

- Monitor index changes and corporate actions and portfolio cash flow analysis.

- Calculate Net Asset Value (NAV) and Portfolio Composition File (PCF) reconciliations.

- Analyze performance and production of performance attribution on a regular basis.

- Control risk exposure

- Interactions with external third parties (Index providers, Valuation agent, Custodian...) and internal department (Middle Office, Risk, Compliance...)

Your Skills and Experience:

- Post-graduate or international equivalent experience, a CFA qualification would be an advantage.

- Experience in managing a team will be added advantage.

- Prior relevant work experience of minimum 5 years.

- Good knowledge/ previous work experience in Equity / Fixed income assistant portfolio management role.

- Basic knowledge of Equity / Fixed instruments and derivatives.

- Proficient in Microsoft Office, Bloomberg, Reuters, and Factset.

- Engineering/mathematical or banking /financial/economic literacy.

- Experience of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

Personal Characteristics:

- Highly motivated and self-sufficient, with a strong willingness to learn and take on new challenges.

- Superior communication skills (written and verbal) with strict attention to detail.

- Leadership skills and High level of comfort in dealing with different levels of management.

- Diligent, efficient and able to manage multiple conflicting deliverables including working under pressure.

- Comfortable in a technical environment and with the general mathematical concepts of finance.

How we'll support you:

- Training and development to help you excel in your career

- Coaching and support from experts in your team

- A culture of continuous learning to aid progression

- A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs