Senior Financial Analyst

Overview

Bellwether is seeking a Portfolio Analytics Senior Analyst to join our Portfolio Management Team. It is a unique opportunity for someone eager to play an integral role in producing highly leveraged and impactful analytical reports. The individual will interact with multiple stakeholders while gaining exposure to various asset classes and fundraising and marketing initiatives. Additionally, this role will be critical in helping conduct portfolio analysis, create new client reporting, and spearhead various production efforts across teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Compile investment-level financial information and assist in creating best-in-class investor relationships and marketing reports
• Build, maintain and assist in automating analytical dashboards across multiple clients
• Analyze and calculate portfolio-level metrics that will be used to provide KPIs across various client strategies (i.e., Opportunistic, Income, and Debt)
• Actively engage and coordinate deliverables with Asset and Portfolio management teams
• Assist with Due Diligence Questionnaires for client fundraising efforts
• Create and develop marketing and investor reports for new clients

Professional Experience

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in financial services and/or real estate investment, and at least the same amount of time in an analytical role
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience in Big Data Management, MRI and Tableau is a plus

Education/Certification

• A bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in Finance, Economics or Engineering fields

Essential Skills & Competencies

Bellwether seeks to hire entrepreneurial individuals who are highly motivated, mature and intelligent, with demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. The successful candidate should have:

• Job Knowledge & Technical Ability: Strong analytical skills and detailed oriented. Proven ability to grasp new concepts, initiate ideas and implement new processes. Exhibits an eagerness to learn. Ability to work cross-functionally with different parts of the organization. Ability to manage and organize large amounts of data and communications.
• Initiative & Dependability: Ability to perform responsibilities independently and proactively, solve problems, and improve processes and/or services. Self-directed, takes initiative and responsibility, ensures completion of tasks.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong listening and interpersonal skills. Highly effective at preparing and presenting information.
• Professionalism & Teamwork: Acts with honesty and integrity and maintains confidentiality, adheres to company policies. Promotes a collaborative and productive work environment. Demonstrates team building, support and respect.

Travel Requirements

• No travel is required for this position.

Position Details

• Classification: Exempt
• Position Status: Regular / Full Time
• Reports To: Managing Director, Portfolio Analytics
• Direct Reports: No

Physical and Mental Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, and walk. Must be able to sit at an office workstation for an extended period of time. May need to reach, stoop, or kneel to access items.
• Must be able to talk, hear and use wrists, hands and/or fingers frequently and repetitively to operate a computer, telephone and other office productivity machinery.
• Must frequently prepare or inspect documents, and convey details or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Ability to work independently, and prioritize duties to ensure timely completion. The ability to collaborate is also imperative.
• Requires active listening, critical thinking, making decisions, time management, as well as administration skills.
• Ability to interact in a courteous professional manner at all times.
• Regular, predictable attendance is required.

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

Work Environment

• No hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions (such as in a typical office).
• Moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phones, printers and light traffic)
• Indoor business office environment with windows; light foot traffic within work areas

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a teammate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
• Employer-paid Medical, Dental & Vision, with buy-up options available
• Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account
• Carrot Fertility Benefit - $10,000 lifetime benefit
• 401k company match 4%, immediately vested
• Generous PTO, 11 Paid Company Holidays & Paid Holiday Office Closure
• 14 weeks Maternity Leave & 12 weeks Parental Leave
• Wellbeing program offerings
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Engaging team events & holiday parties