Intern, Client Reporting

Firm Overview:

Cambridge Associates (“CA”) is a leading global investment firm. CA’s goal is to help endowments & foundations, pension plans, and ultra-high net worth private clients implement and manage custom investment portfolios that generate outperformance so that they can maximize their impact on the world. Cambridge Associates delivers a range of services, including outsourced CIO, non-discretionary portfolio management, and investment consulting.

Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, CA has offices in key markets in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Our worldwide teams ensure our clients benefit from decades of global presence, local expertise, and relationships with the top global investment managers across the world. For more information, please visit www.cambridgeassociates.com.

Job Description Summary:

Job Description:

This 6-month internship with our Client Reporting Group (CRG) team in Singapore offers immediate exposure to the investment industry through an operations-focused role. The internship includes back- and middle-office responsibilities supporting Cambridge Associates’ broad range of services. The Client Reporting Group works closely with internal Investment Teams, Portfolio Implementation Management, Investment Operations, Data Processing, internal contractors, and external clients.

Our team oversees all aspects of monthly and quarterly performance report production across multiple asset classes, including coordinating with various parties, data input, reconciliation, client report administration, exhibit generation, quality control, and investments performance review.

You will support performance reporting for portfolios across a diverse client base, from endowments to private clients. You will gain exposure to public and private asset classes while learning how the team prepares and checks performance reports. An orientation and training program introduces interns to the firm and familiarizes them with our data, reporting tools, and team’s work. Each intern is paired with a Client Reporting Analyst mentor who serves as a key resource throughout the internship.

The Internship Program lasts approximately 6 months, usually starting in January and ending in June.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assume ownership and accountability for the generation and delivery of monthly and quarterly performance reports to investment teams for multiple client assignments

• Input data into proprietary database and maintain high accuracy of reports through extensive quality checking procedures
• Reconcile and track all money movements within client portfolios (e.g., investment manager subscriptions/redemptions, cash flows, private investment commitments, spending) through communication with internal and external parties
• Compare product returns to benchmarks; analyze and document any variances in the reported figures

• Proactively communicate and address requests related to investment performance, deviations from benchmarks and asset allocation targets, and portfolio movements to CA investment teams

• Collaborate with other operations groups to complete shared processes as part of report preparation, including confirmation and oversight of transactions, changes to the client’s investment portfolio, data readiness, benchmark updates, and changes to the upcoming reporting deliverable

• Maintaining relationships with internal stakeholders, utilizing internal resources to fulfill time-sensitive data requests and providing professional customer service to CA investment teams and clients
• Participate in activities and processes in support of broader department objectives. Opportunities include projects, initiatives and application development and other duties as assigned, as earned

We Offer:

• In-depth orientation and training program and structured mentorship program, which partners each intern with a Client Reporting Analyst who serves as his/her key resource while at the firm
• Team-based work structure, which supports an environment where immediate contributions can be made, and ongoing learning is encouraged and fostered through interactions with colleagues across multiple groups, office locations, and experience levels
• Exposure to robust data platform expanding across public and private asset classes and learning about institutional client investments portfolios
• Opportunity to join peer-led auxiliary teams to strengthen project management and leadership experience
• Opportunity to join our community service activities and other events to promote team collaboration and corporate citizenship

Qualifications :

• Penultimate-year students (any major), with a record of high academic achievement
• Must be eligible to work in Singapore without sponsorship or restriction
• Attention to detail and experience reconciling data across multiple sources
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written; ability to interact efficiently with a wide range of investment teams and colleagues.
• Strong organizational and time management skills; ability to work on multiple projects/client assignments simultaneously, while ensuring timeliness and accuracy
• Adopt a proactive, customer-service oriented approach
• Ability to work independently and collectively as part of a team
• Highly motivated, self-starting, positive attitude, willingness to make an impact by improving processes
• Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel
• Interest in gaining knowledge about investment operations, investment vehicles and asset classes
• Interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI), with a willingness to explore how they can support process improvement and operational efficiency

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In addition to the listed salary range, this position is eligible for an annual performance-based bonus and a comprehensive, competitive benefits package. Actual placement within the stated salary range will be determined based on factors such as skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as internal equity.

The firm is committed to the concept and practice of equal employment opportunity and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. It is expected that all employees will follow a similar policy toward their co-workers.