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Scope of Position:
Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Performance, Reporting & Attribution, we are looking for a highly motivated Student to join our Capital Markets Finance team in Toronto, which is building a world-class, winning culture that prioritizes people development and focuses on long-term growth.
Our team is responsible for the performance measurement, attribution and reporting for OMERS Capital Markets (OCM) and its underlying strategies. This includes calculating performance results for both the OCM portfolio and its benchmarks (“the what?”) and delivering insights through structured attribution views and dynamic analysis of return drivers (“the how?” and the “why?”). We also monitor each of OCM’s strategies against their applicable investment guidelines, and support compliance monitoring against external regulatory requirements.
As a member of this team, you will
- Validate and review performance results at the Capital Markets business unit, strategy and asset class levels. Perform attribution analysis from various perspectives to identify the key drivers of the investment performance.
- Prepare compelling communications, PowerPoint presentations and Power BI dashboards to report key performance results to multiple levels of the organization including senior leadership.
- Help to lead the team’s adoption of digital delivery for portfolio insights and reporting.
- Add value by driving in-depth insights and analysis through well-defined reporting to Senior Management.
- Monitor portfolio compliance against defined internal investment guidelines and external regulatory policies.
- Establish trusted relationships with colleagues in Capital Markets, Total Portfolio Management, Risk and Finance departments to understand new product developments, strategies, policies and other activities.
- Stay current on financial market developments and trends including their impact on the Capital Markets balance sheet and investment performance.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry standards in the performance reporting field (GIPS).
- Identify and implement process improvement opportunities and automation solutions to enhance the efficiency of day-to-day tasks.
- Lead or contribute to new team projects and department initiatives.
- Contribute to culture-enhancing initiatives within the broader Capital Markets Finance team, including both social and educational elements.
To succeed in this role, you bring the following
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Business, Mathematics, Engineering, or another relevant field.
- Interest in financial analysis or investment reporting. Experience with investment performance and risk for institutional portfolios is an asset.
- Experience creating systematic solutions with data, including SQL.
- Experience developing dashboards and information solutions with Power BI.
- An understanding of investment products including bonds, equities, derivatives, and alternative investments
- Demonstrated ability to perform complex, insight-driven analysis and work with large data sets, including strong excel skills.
- Strong attention to detail, highly organized and keen to learn.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process enhancements to ensure that activities are completed in an efficient manner that adds value to the enterprise.
- Strong team player with a positive attitude, willingness to help colleagues and “go the extra mile.”
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
What’s in it for you
- Work with Capital Markets subject matter experts in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Be part of a supportive team with a winning culture that prioritizes your growth and development.
- Continuous learning across different areas of the business.
- Networking and educational sessions with different leaders across the business.
- Mentorship and coaching opportunities from senior leaders at OMERS.
- Opportunity to be part of the student community at OMERS & Oxford
- An orientation program to set you up for success during your work term!
We believe that time together in the office is important for OMERS and Oxford, the strength of our employees, and the work we do for our pension members. In delivering on our pension promise, keeping us connected to our work and each other, our flexible hybrid work guideline requires teams to come in to the office 4 days per week.
IMPORTANT: Application Instructions:
To ensure your application is submitted to our applicant tracking system accurately, please follow the instructions below.
Please include all required documents (Resume, Cover Letter, Unofficial Transcript, etc.) in one combined file. Your application may be submitted in PDF of Microsoft Word format.
Posting will be taken down on May 11th at 11:59pm. Please submit your application prior to deadline.
As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.
From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.
