Portfolio Analyst (Wealth Management)

Position Summary: The Portfolio Analyst actively supports the client relationship team in managing client investment accounts and coordinating delivery of solutions to the individuals, families, trusts, and foundations they serve. This role is responsible for analyzing, structuring, implementing and monitoring investment strategies for clients based their values, goals, and risk parameters.

Essential Functions: 

Gather, analyze, and document the client’s and prospective client’s financial plans and information and prepare investment guidelines, investment policy statements, and strategies in line with their values, goals, and risk parameters.

Prepare and produce financial reporting, charts, and other materials for client meetings and presentations. Assist in drafting proposals, presentations, reference materials, and other documents as needed.

Propose and implement investment programs as directed by the client relationship team and in line with the client’s investment policy statement.

Meet with clients to review investment performance and forecast market changes based on economic and industry analysis, including objectives and asset allocation models and ensuring current allocations are appropriate.

Respond to client requests for information, advice and service, including proactive client outreach and creating and building investment content for prospect and client presentations, client investment reviews, prospecting events, thought leadership articles and investment updates, and documenting account activities and client interaction.

Accountable for the understanding of and adherence to operational controls, policies, procedures and processes to ensure compliance with bank policies and related laws and regulations.

Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties in this job classification.

Position Requirements (Knowledge/Skills/Abilities)

Broad-based technical knowledge of investments, markets, the economy, and high net worth portfolio management.

Knowledge of fiduciary standards, principles, products and applicable laws and regulations relevant to discretionary portfolio management for fiduciary clients.

Intermediate level knowledge of Microsoft Office (expert level knowledge preferred for Excel) with the ability to learn other job specific software applications.

Skill in analyzing situations and applying critical thinking in order to resolve problems and decide on courses of action.

Demonstrated leadership and teamwork skills with an ability to collaborate and thrive in a client-focused, team-based environment.

Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to distill and convey information in a compelling manner.

Skill in adopting technological advancements and facilitating into current and future responsibilities

Skill in discovering and working to meet underlying needs; following through on questions, requests, complaints.

Ability to quickly process information, draw relevant conclusions, and clearly summarize results

Ability to readily modify, respond to, and integrate change with minimal personal resistance.

Ability to anticipate, monitor, and meet the needs of customers (internal and external) and respond in an appropriate manner.

Ability to take action in the workplace, set personal goals, and independently identify and find alternative solutions to accomplish objectives.

Ability to work collaboratively, communicate effectively and have positive relationships with customers (internal and external).

Education/Experience:

Undergraduate degree in finance, accounting, economics or equivalent preferred,

Certifications in or progress toward designations such as CFP, CFA, CIMA, CAIA and/or MBA.

A minimum of one year of experience in the financial services industry, preferably with management of discretionary fiduciary accounts for high net worth clients.

Working knowledge of a Bloomberg Terminal is preferred.

Physical Requirements

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

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear and occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  Specific vision requirements for the job include close vision (at 20 inches or less) and the ability to recognize colors.  

Working Conditions

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

The work environment is typically indoors and in an office setting. The noise level within the work environment is typically moderate.  

The specific statements shown in each section of this position description are not intended to be all-inclusive.  They represent typical elements and criteria necessary to successfully perform the job.