Portfolio Analyst

How you will add value:

• Manage the pre- and post-trade execution process: Oversee allocations, hedge calculations, while ensuring all trades meet compliance and market deadlines; utilize the OMS system to efficiently build trades for both local and global offices; pro-actively seek opportunities to increase efficiency, reduce errors, and create consistency in process outcomes
• Manage the end-of-day trade process: Ensure all trades are accurately loaded, driving transparency and reliability in portfolio valuations; partner with the back office to investigate and resolve confirmation breaks and trade fails, maintaining operational accuracy
• Action portfolio maintenance trades: Monitor daily cashflow ladders across currencies and any portfolio drift; communicate necessary maintenance and rebalancing trades to stakeholders; monitor post-trade impacts
• Facilitate fund and FX orders: Monitor FX trades ensuring fund orders are processed efficiently and accurately; follow up on foreign exchange orders routed through the back office, ensuring timely and accurate settlement with custodians
• Advance corporate actions workflow: Preclear voluntary corporate actions and support the corporate actions process; communicate critical updates and action items to PMs, Client Service, and Compliance, ensuring all stakeholders are informed and meet corporate action deadlines
• Monitor portfolio compliance: Pro-actively review daily portfolio compliance reports, swiftly addressing action items to maintain regulatory and guideline integrity; track the downgrade dashboard and coordinate timely responses to credit rating changes; monitor and report benchmark updates
• Support client-related requests: Prepare information and analysis for PMs and Traders for client meetings or answering client requests, both ad-hoc and recurring
• Deliver actionable insights: Develop in-depth understanding of various portfolio strategies and understanding of key risk factors and metrics; prepare and analyze daily portfolio reporting, surfacing trends and opportunities; review and analyze monthly performance data, identify issues, and collaborate with PMs to optimize results
• Support investment accounting: Partner with Investment Support and Accounting to resolve book value, yield, and other accounting queries, enhancing financial reporting

What will help you be successful in this role

• Exceptional attention to detail: Your analytical mindset and problem-solving skills set you apart in a fast-paced environment
• Financial and technical proficiency: Demonstrated strength in financial, mathematical, and statistical analysis; expert-level Excel skills required; familiarity with query tools (SQL, Python) is a plus
• Influential communicator: Ability to engage and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, driving consensus and action
• Asset management experience: Previous exposure to asset management is highly valued and will accelerate your impact. Money Markets experience is desirable.
• Educational foundation: Bachelor’s degree preferred; CFA designation or progress toward a designation, such as IMC, is highly desirable

Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.