What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Investment Performance & Analytics position at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC?
As a Manager on the Investment Performance & Analytics team, you will serve a critical function in advancing initiatives within the broker dealer's Advice & Wealth Management (AWM) segment, specifically those related to investment performance reporting. Responsibilities include conducting research, defining and documenting business requirements, and providing analytical and reporting support. Additionally, you will contribute to the development and ongoing maintenance of the infrastructure necessary to sustain and enhance performance reporting capabilities across the AWM segment of Ameriprise Financial.
Key Responsibilities
In collaboration with other business units (e.g. products, technology, legal, compliance, marketing, training, field implementation, etc.) and vendors, participate in the execution of projects aimed at developing investment products, ensuring compliance, enhancing the quality of the performance data, and improving the front-end experience
Provide data quality oversight, escalation support, process and procedure development, and back-up support to “business and usual” performance reporting operational tasks.
Maintain or supervise control-related testing across the various performance tools and processes to ensure a single, cohesive approach to testing/audit protocols of reporting mechanisms and underlying data
In collaboration with other business units, participate in the performance verification compliance process for third-party investment manager performance information on the Advisory Platform
Help maintain business ownership of the performance reporting tools utilized for both client performance reporting and product performance reporting for the Advisory Platform
This job may be located in Minneapolis, MN or Charlotte, NC.
Required Qualifications
5 years of experience in the financial services industry
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
Strong communications skills, both oral and written, to interact with team, business partners, advisors, senior management and vendors
Ability to effectively and efficiently multi-task between different projects and recurring tasks
Ability to execute on small to large scale projects with limited supervision
Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with vendors and across the organization
Strong leadership skills to effectively guide junior colleagues
Ability to stay current with regulatory requirements and best practices
Preferred Qualifications
Investment performance measurement, analysis, and reporting experience in a financial services organization (broker/dealer preferred)
Knowledge in investment concepts, practices, procedures, management operations and tools
Experience with both account level performance and product level composite performance.
Conceptual and practical understanding of money-weighted and time-weighted return methodologies, performance characteristic metrics (e.g. alpha, beta), asset allocation, and benchmarking.
Experience working with performance measurement and portfolio accounting systems (e.g., Pershing X (fka Albridge), First Rate, InvestCloud (aka APL), Informa Profile Producer, Envestnet, Morningstar Direct, & FactSet)
Certificate in Investment Performance (CIPM) and/or Charted Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, or progress towards
Understanding of Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)and ability to apply the standards to performance calculations and representations
Knowledge of practices and procedures of retail-oriented investment products and financial planning
About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of 2024. With our team of more than 20,000 people in 20 countries, we advise, manage and protect assets and income of more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.
Base Pay Salary
The estimated base salary for this role is $98,100 - $132,400 / year. We have a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location. In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives depending on the role. We also have a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well-being, including but not limited to vacation time, sick time, 401(k), and health, dental and life insurances.
Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.
Full-Time/Part-Time
Full time
Exempt/Non-Exempt
Exempt
Job Family Group
Business Support & Operations
Line of Business
FPPS Wealth Management Solutions
Key Responsibilities
In collaboration with other business units (e.g. products, technology, legal, compliance, marketing, training, field implementation, etc.) and vendors, participate in the execution of projects aimed at developing investment products, ensuring compliance, enhancing the quality of the performance data, and improving the front-end experience
Provide data quality oversight, escalation support, process and procedure development, and back-up support to “business and usual” performance reporting operational tasks.
Maintain or supervise control-related testing across the various performance tools and processes to ensure a single, cohesive approach to testing/audit protocols of reporting mechanisms and underlying data
In collaboration with other business units, participate in the performance verification compliance process for third-party investment manager performance information on the Advisory Platform
Help maintain business ownership of the performance reporting tools utilized for both client performance reporting and product performance reporting for the Advisory Platform
This job may be located in Minneapolis, MN or Charlotte, NC.
Required Qualifications
5 years of experience in the financial services industry
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
Strong communications skills, both oral and written, to interact with team, business partners, advisors, senior management and vendors
Ability to effectively and efficiently multi-task between different projects and recurring tasks
Ability to execute on small to large scale projects with limited supervision
Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with vendors and across the organization
Strong leadership skills to effectively guide junior colleagues
Ability to stay current with regulatory requirements and best practices
Preferred Qualifications
Investment performance measurement, analysis, and reporting experience in a financial services organization (broker/dealer preferred)
Knowledge in investment concepts, practices, procedures, management operations and tools
Experience with both account level performance and product level composite performance.
Conceptual and practical understanding of money-weighted and time-weighted return methodologies, performance characteristic metrics (e.g. alpha, beta), asset allocation, and benchmarking.
Experience working with performance measurement and portfolio accounting systems (e.g., Pershing X (fka Albridge), First Rate, InvestCloud (aka APL), Informa Profile Producer, Envestnet, Morningstar Direct, & FactSet)
Certificate in Investment Performance (CIPM) and/or Charted Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, or progress towards
Understanding of Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)and ability to apply the standards to performance calculations and representations
Knowledge of practices and procedures of retail-oriented investment products and financial planning
About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of 2024. With our team of more than 20,000 people in 20 countries, we advise, manage and protect assets and income of more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.
Base Pay Salary
The estimated base salary for this role is $98,100 - $132,400 / year. We have a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location. In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives depending on the role. We also have a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well-being, including but not limited to vacation time, sick time, 401(k), and health, dental and life insurances.
Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.
Full-Time/Part-Time
Full time
Exempt/Non-Exempt
Exempt
Job Family Group
Business Support & Operations
Line of Business
FPPS Wealth Management Solutions
Salary : $98,100 - $132,400